Alaska, today:

Never in its 94-year history has Alaska Airlines created an onboard safety video. Until now.

The new safety video will be shown prior to departure on the seatback entertainment systems of Alaska’s widebody, long-haul Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, connecting the airline’s growing global gateway in Seattle to an expanding number of international destinations.

Decent video. Strikes a nice balance between the cinematic and just-the-facts approaches that airlines have been wrestling with in recent years.

If you watch all the way through, you’ll notice that the video was shot in five places: Seattle, London, Rome, Mount Fuji (Japan), and Sydney.

Alaska has announced flights to three of those destinations with the 787 already (London, Rome, and Tokyo; the airline is also flying to Seoul). That leaves Sydney, a city that Executive Traveller has been speculating is next on Alaska’s list since last year.

There has never been a direct flight between Seattle and Sydney on any commercial airline.