Alaska Air Group said a failure at its primary data center was behind a systemwide ground stop of Alaska and Horizon Air flights that lasted several hours.
Moving through the third quarter, Alaska Air Group is reporting strong revenue trends for the period, while operational challenges put pressure on earnings.
Alaska Air Group has appointed Alaska Airlines SVP-public affairs and sustainability Diana Birkett Rakow to CEO of Hawaiian Airlines, succeeding Joe Sprague.
Loft Dynamics has raised a $24 million Series B round to speed up development and rollout of virtual reality-based Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 simulators.
Alaska Airlines is expanding its transatlantic footprint with the launch of two nonstop routes from Seattle to London and Reykjavik, starting in spring 2026.
Although Alaska Air Group has no immediate plans to simplify its fleet in the near term, company executives do foresee some streamlining five years from now.
A significant IT outage that grounded all Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights for several hours was not a cybersecurity event, the company confirms.
A transfer of Hawaiian Airlines’ international route authorities to new parent company Alaska Air Group has approval from the U.S. Transportation Department.
