The newest special livery of Alaska Airlines has taken to the skies. This eye-catching paint job commemorates the airline's home state of Alaska and is painted on a Boeing 737-800.

The Livery

This brand new Alaska-themed livery is painted on N559AS, a 16-year-old Boeing 737-890. Eagle-eyed planespotters will be quick to realize that this aircraft is the former "Salmon-Thirty-Salmon" jet.

Alaska Airlines retired the special "Salmon-Thirty-Salmon" livery from revenue service on April 25th, when the aircraft flew its last revenue flight from Albuquerque to Seattle as AS650. The plane was ferried the next day to Amarillo, Texas to be repainted, presumably into the standard Alaska livery.

N559AS emerged from the Amarillo paint shops roughly two weeks later on May 9th and was ferried up to Anchorage, Alaska. The aircraft landed in Anchorage shortly past 8:40 pm local time.

Spotters awaiting the aircraft's arrival were given quite the treat as the 737 rolled past their cameras decked out in an eye-catching blue and white livery.

The livery features two giant Sockeye salmon on each side, one on the tail and one along the fuselage, somewhat ironic considering this plane is the former "Salmon-Thirty-Salmon".

Alaska Airlines has not officially unveiled the livery to the public and thus, its official name is unclear as of now.

First Flight

N559AS and its new Alaskan livery will debut in revenue service on Friday, May 12th. Perfectly enough, its first assignment with the new paint job, barring any changes, will be one of the famed Alaska "Milk Run" services.

The "Milk Run" is a series of flights operated by Alaska Airlines throughout the State of Alaska. It serves primarily remote communities that, aside from air travel, are challenging to reach.

N559AS has been assigned the AS62 flight as its first revenue service: operating the Anchorage - Juneau - Sitka - Ketchikan - Seattle routing. Once N559AS lands back in Seattle, it is anyone's guess where Alaska Airlines will schedule it to fly next. Whatever the case may be, it's another amazing special livery that planespotters will be eager to catch.