Alaska Airlines

Alaska joined oneworld, which also includes Qatar Airways and American Airlines, at the end of March.

The carrier is already the largest operator at BOI.

The airline says leisure bookings are exceeding pre-COVID-19 levels.

The move comes after Alaska Airlines cut ties with previous partner Emirates.

Daily passenger throughput at US airports has been approaching the 2 million mark on peak travel days

Belize will be served by Alaska Airlines from Los Angeles and Seattle, beginning in November.

Improvements in profitability are being driven by strong leisure travel demand, which has reached 2019 levels, as well as “modest improvement” in business demand, which is now at roughly 25% of pre-crisis levels.

The airline believes it will be back at 100% of pre-COVID-19 domestic leisure travel levels by next month.

Routes looks at the current state of the growing US-Mexico transborder market in the wake of the FAA’s decision to downgrade Mexico’s safety rating to Category 2.

The Oneworld carrier is promoting connectivity at its Seattle base.

The request comes after American switched its Shanghai flights from DFW to Seattle to take advantage of Alaska’s feed.

The Central American nation will become the fourth overseas country served by the carrier.

The carrier is seeing a surge in leisure demand, but business travel continues to be anemic.

Alaska Air Group believes it is on a path to reach profitability in the third quarter, driven by a robust recovery in U.S. leisure demand.

Alaska can now offer passengers expansive international route itineraries.

Airline executives indicate the US industry could be nearing pre-COVID traffic levels later this year.

The new routes will be operated be wholly owned regional carrier Horizon Air.

The airline sees demand for outdoor activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The airline will add 13 MAXs to its network this year.

A group of major U.S. carriers announced plans to implement voluntary contract tracing for international arrivals, part of a Biden administration effort to better track and contain the spread of COVID-19 through commercial air travel.

Alaska Air Group plans to deploy 80% of its pre-pandemic capacity this summer, reflecting new optimism that an inflection point in travel demand will occur sometime during the first half of 2021.

The airline took delivery of the first of 68 Boeing 737-9s it has on order.

Alaska Airlines on Jan. 25 took delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX jet, as it prepares to inaugurate passenger service utilizing the model beginning March 1.

Additional international services are returning to the Gulf carriers’ route maps.

Boeing handed over 24 737 MAXs from its stored inventory in December 2020 but lost customers for nearly as many already-built aircraft, an Aviation Week analysis shows.