Alaska Airlines

By Christine Boynton
Hawaiian and Alaska first announced an agreement to merge on Dec. 3, 2023, retaining both brands, with Hawaiian surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Alaska.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
This week we revisit the topic of alliances; the airlines analyzed are Oneworld's Alaska Airlines, Iberia, Royal Jordanian Airlines and SriLankan Airlines.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Lori Ranson
Alaska Air Group executives are stressing the company’s guidance of elevated unit costs excluding fuel for the second half of the year is not a new normal.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are seeking exceptions to operate under common ownership and the transfer of international route authority.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Compensation for boarding time is something flight attendants in the U.S. have been increasingly vocal about as air passenger levels continue to grow.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
On the heels of last year’s lucrative pilot contracts, flight attendants at U.S. airlines are beginning to reach their own agreements—and the pressure is on.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Alaska’s flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), voted in favor of a strike authorization in February.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Alaska Airlines' PDX-MSY route will be operated daily with a Boeing 737 aircraft from Jan. 6 to May 14, 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The FAA Reauthorization Act includes approval for five new daily roundtrips from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport beyond the 1,250-mi. perimeter.
Airports & Networks

By Lindsay Bjerregaard, Sean Broderick
At this year’s MRO Americas, North American airlines and MROs discussed strategies targeted toward workforce and supply chain headaches.
Supply Chain

By Christine Boynton
A provision within the 1,000-plus-page law will exempt 10 new slots from the 1,250 mi. perimeter rule applied to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson, Christine Boynton, Helen Massy-Beresford, Adrian Schofield, Jens Flottau
Airlines have enjoyed strong demand for the past two years. But with more capacity entering the market, yields are coming under pressure.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s eternal conflict pits optimistic words against delayed actions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
The move comes as as their proposed $1.9 billion merger moves through an antitrust clearance review process.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Steep costs, capacity swings and Boeing woes compounded an already seasonally challenging quarter for U.S. airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
Supply chain problems with different root causes will keep output below previous forecasts for much of 2024, as 737 challenges draw more scrutiny.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Aaron Karp
Alaska Airlines will open service between San Diego International Airport (SAN) and Las Vegas International Airport (LAS), joining a highly competitive route.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
Both U.S. carriers believe they are laying the groundwork to change the narrative for the historically weak first quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
A reckoning in Renton, Washington, and Wichita is triggering jitters over a potential earthquake across the supply chain.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Lori Ranson
Alaska Air Group is unsure how many aircraft it will receive from Boeing in 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kevin Michaels
Boeing’s new leaders would be wise to study GE’s metamorphosis under Larry Culp.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Obstacles to technician training and certification are holding back the industry’s workforce pipeline potential.
Workforce & Training

By Christine Boynton
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.”
Airlines & Lessors