Alaska is a partner of the Boeing ecoDemonstrator program, which saw this aircraft test flight about 20 new technologies to "enhance the safety and sustainability of air travel". This aircraft tested a new halon-free fire-extinguishing agent that significantly reduces effects on the ozone layer, an engine nacelle designed to reduce noise as well as cabin sidewalls made from recycled material, among others. The decals depicted sunset over the Pacific Northwest mountains. The aircraft was showcased at the 2021 Dubai Airshow and flew there via London (still with its test reg N60436). Decals were removed before delivery of the plane as N979AK.
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