Alaska Airlines

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Carriers face numerous challenges to profitability but remain optimistic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Alaska Air Group is in late-stage discussions to forge potential transactions for 10 Airbus A321s it plans to cease operating later in 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
In a supply and production-constrained environment, maintenance providers are finding themselves challenged to get parked or retired aircraft back into service.
Services & Support

By Christine Boynton
The Shiveluch volcano erupted with a blast powerful enough to send volcanic material into the stratosphere, NASA’s Earth Observatory reported.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
This week we look at the U.S. "Medium 4" operators in terms of number of scheduled movements.
Air Transport

By David Casey
Japan Airlines and Alaska Airlines want to broaden their codeshare to cover routes between the U.S. and Japan.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
A new partnership announced by Alaska Airlines is aimed at addressing challenges to scaling sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and supply.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
The company expects to take delivery of roughly 35-38 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in 2023, Alaska CFO Shane Tackett said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
The “industry-leading” contract increases attention on the other U.S. “Big Four” as negotiations with their pilots continue.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Several airlines have placed orders for electric and hybrid-electric aircraft, but how will they be integrated? Early clues are beginning to emerge.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Alaska Airlines and United Airlines both plan to be early adopters of electric aircraft but have contrasting visions for initial operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chris Sloan
The airline is building in flexibility to dial back that planned growth should demand stumble, however.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Turn the page back just a few years, and cynicism was creeping in about the value of the global alliances and whether they had grown too big.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chris Sloan
Alaska Airlines inherited a fleet of 73 leased Airbus A320 family jets in its 2016 acquisition of Virgin America.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Airline capacity within the US during Thanksgiving week is back to 98% of pre-COVID levels.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The inter-island carrier signed a similar agreement with Hawaiian Airlines in October.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The inter-island carrier signed a similar agreement with Hawaiian Airlines in October.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Alaska Airlines is on track to shed all of its Airbus A320-family aircraft by 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Routes Content Team
All the important information related to the airline's performance in recent years.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
Grounded regional aircraft are forcing the airline to stay conservative on capacity.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
The carrier beat out JetBlue Airways and Alaska Airlines for the runway timings.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Also, Miami will return to the carrier’s route map for the first time since 2012.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
Pilots at Alaska Airlines have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, as contract negotiations with management fail to make meaningful progress.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
The leadership of Alaska Airlines’ pilot union voted unanimously to conduct a strike authorization ballot in May, as negotiations with management toward a new contract remain at a standstill.
Airlines & Lessors