Alaska Airlines

By David Casey
Hawaiian Airlines will suspend three underperforming routes in November while boosting capacity on high-demand domestic and international markets.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Alaska Airlines is expanding its transatlantic footprint with the launch of two nonstop routes from Seattle to London and Reykjavik, starting in spring 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Former Aviation Capital Group (ACG) executive Steven C. Udvar-Hazy has joined Alaska Airlines as its new head of fleet strategy and planning.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Following a difficult first half of the year, major U.S. airlines are describing improvements in demand and continued growth in premium offerings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chris Sloan
Will demand for premium air travel become a first-class problem?
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
A significant IT outage that grounded all Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights for several hours was not a cybersecurity event, the company confirms.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Christine Boynton
Carriers hope fast and reliable Wi-Fi will improve the passenger experience­—and open up new retail and operational opportunities.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
A transfer of Hawaiian Airlines’ international route authorities to new parent company Alaska Air Group has approval from the U.S. Transportation Department.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Alaska Air Group has aims to add Boeing 787-9s to its widebody orderbook, according to the company’s pilots.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The aftermarket parts supplier has acquired a dozen 737NGs that will be torn down and added to its inventory.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems are in advanced stages of developing a design change that will add a layer of safety to 737-9 and 737-900ER door plugs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
An 18-month investigation lays out what caused the January 2024 Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 door-plug blowout—and what the manufacturer and FAA need to do.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Delta Air Lines is expanding its international footprint from SEA with two new long-haul European routes in direct response to Alaska Airlines’ plans.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The board’s report includes 19 new safety recommendations: nine are for Boeing, 10 are for the FAA, and include a complete redesign of the door plug.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Alaska Airlines has revealed plans for its inaugural transatlantic route, introducing nonstop flights between Seattle and Rome.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Improper procedures during a routine overhaul left a main landing gear component damaged and set the stage for a fatigue crack to form, the NTSB found.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By William Moore
Hawaiian Airlines' widebodies have contributed to a decline in the combined Alaska/Hawaiian fleet's efficiency.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Christine Boynton
Alaska Airlines sees its position within the U.S. marketplace evolving, as it ramps premium offerings and grows national relevance.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Airlines are gradually sifting through the myriad proposals to provide SAF, deciding which are worth pursuing.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Alaska Airlines marked the first step toward utilizing its Seattle-Tacoma base as an international hub with the launch of daily flights to Tokyo Narita.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Growth in Alaska Air Group’s Hawaiian Airlines operations is accounting for all of the company’s capacity growth in the second quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Loft Dynamics has teamed with Alaska Airlines to develop the next generation of extended-reality full-flight simulator.
Maintenance & Training