Alaska Airlines

Both U.S. carriers believe they are laying the groundwork to change the narrative for the historically weak first quarter.

A reckoning in Renton, Washington, and Wichita is triggering jitters over a potential earthquake across the supply chain.

Alaska Air Group is unsure how many aircraft it will receive from Boeing in 2024.

The airline has forged agreements with two lessors to lease 35 Airbus A321neos powered by CFM engines with deliveries expected in 2026 and 2027.

Boeing’s new leaders would be wise to study GE’s metamorphosis under Larry Culp.

Obstacles to technician training and certification are holding back the industry’s workforce pipeline potential.

The carrier expects additional compensation for the disruption set off by the Jan. 5 737-9 door plug blowout, “the complete terms of which are confidential.”

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As they seek antitrust clearance for their pending merger, a waiting period for Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines may last for up to 90 days.

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A revamped master supplier schedule is one sign the company may be serious about addressing years of problematic quality.

While majors make gains, regional carriers’ struggles start to abate.

Alaska Airlines believes the next milestone for its proposed merger with Hawaiian Airlines could be as soon as June.

New routes from and within the Americas region are being opened by Emirates, Air Transat and Alaska Airlines.

The absence of documentation on a process critical to an in-service occurrence points to broad gaps in Boeing's quality oversight process.

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Investigators are still working to piece together what happened to the Boeing 737-9 in the weeks leading up to its delivery to Alaska.

The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has requested additional information and documentary material.

Alaska Airlines SVP-fleet, finance and alliances Nathaniel Pieper will lead global airline alliance Oneworld as its next CEO.

As many challenges begin the year, carriers anticipate high labor and maintenance costs, delivery delays and air traffic control shortages in the rest of 2024.

Investigators determined the door plug was not opened between the airplane’s Oct. 31, 2023, delivery to Alaska Airlines and the accident flight.

“The accident on Jan. 5 demanded a different focus by our team,” CEO Pat Shanahan said, referring to Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.

An event-saturated January followed a year not short on its own challenges, and during recent earnings calls airlines projected which issues might spill over.

Following receipt of an approved inspection and maintenance process from the FAA, Alaska expects to bring its first few 737-9s back into service on Jan. 26.

Boeing’s biggest problem is restoring trust.