Alaska Airlines

The carrier also plans LAX-Austin, Texas service.

Qatar Airways plans to deepen cooperation with Oman Air and LATAM Airlines Brasil while also bringing forward the launch of its new route to Seattle.

Alaska Airlines reached an agreement in principle with Boeing to take as many as 120 new 737-9 jets in coming years, marking the first sale of a MAX aircraft to a U.S.-based customer since the type was grounded nearly two years ago.

Routes spoke to a string of airline CEOs this year. Catch up on 10 of the most recent interviews.

Routes to Las Vegas, Denver and San Francisco are being launched, while Phoenix becomes a year-round destination.

The planned launch of the service coincides with Seattle-based Alaska Airlines’ entry into the oneworld alliance.

Joining the oneworld alliance became necessary for Alaska Airlines, which long took pride in its independence, to give its customers access to the kind of network scale that matches competitors’ offerings in major markets such as Seattle (SEA) and Los Angeles (LAX), according to CEO Brad Tilden.

CEO Brad Tilden explains the airline's evolution in thinking on global alliances.

Routes looks at the top destinations and routes served by the Seattle-based carrier.

American Airlines shocked the commercial aviation industry earlier this year when it announced back-to-back partnerships with Alaska Airlines and JetBlue Airways.

Alaska Airlines agreed to lease 13 new Boeing 737-9s from Air Lease Corporation (ALC), providing a vote of confidence in Boeing less than a week after the FAA rescinded its grounding of the 737 MAX family.

Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden will retire in March 2021, with current Alaska president Ben Minicucci selected to succeed him as chief executive, the company announced Nov. 9.

The carrier has launched intrastate services with Embraer E175 jets.

The US west coast carrier bolsters the global alliance's network.

Alaska Airlines announced plans to officially join the oneworld alliance on March 31, 2021. A blog posted to the Seattle-based carrier’s website Oct

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week: RwandAir swaps Gatwick for Heathrow, Ukraine International Airlines returns to New York via Iceland, and Alaska Airlines adds another sun route from Los Angeles.

Delta Air Lines is the airport’s primary tenant and will use 25 gates at the newly built terminal.

Alaska Air Group now expects to join the oneworld alliance in early 2021, marking a slight delay from previous plans to join later in 2020.

Outdoor ski locale in Wyoming could prove popular even in the face of the pandemic, Alaska believes.

American Airlines plans to serve Shanghai daily from Seattle as it further builds its long-haul network from the West Coast US city.

Alaska Airlines sees its 2020 third-quarter (Q3) capacity improving to half of its corresponding 2019 level, incrementally restoring flights while other U.S. carriers trim their schedules.

The US carriers are this month expanding their codeshare partnership to cover a further 60 routes.

Lawmakers warn mass US airline industry layoffs could occur this fall.

Sixteen Republican Senators signed on to a letter urging the chamber’s leadership to extend the CARES Act Payroll Support Program (PSP) until March 2021, signaling growing bipartisan consensus that more aid will be needed to avert mass layoffs this fall.

Alaska Air Group admits its goal to join oneworld by year-end is aggressive, but the company is eager to cement its place in the alliance as well as its partnership with American Airlines.