All Alaska Airlines articles – Page 4
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NewsZeroAvia eyes Airbus opportunity following airframer’s investment
Advanced powertrain specialist ZeroAvia believes it can become Airbus’s future hydrogen propulsion supplier of choice following a recent collaboration pact between the two companies.
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NewsCondor now selling Alaska Airlines flights through codeshare
Oneworld carrier Alaska Airlines and German leisure specialist Condor have expanded their codeshare agreement, allowing Condor to market and sell more than 70 routes throughout the USA.
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NewsOff-duty Alaska Airlines pilot arrested over attempt to ‘shut the engines down’ on commercial flight
An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot was the person who attempted to shut off an Embraer 175’s engines during a 22 October flight, and authorities have seemingly charged that person with 83 counts of attempted murder.
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NewsJump-seat passenger attempts to 'shut' engines of Horizon 175 during 22 October flight
Pilots of a Horizon Air Embraer 175 regional jet diverted during a flight on 22 October after a person in the cockpit jump seat reportedly attempted to shut down the jet’s engines.
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NewsAlaska Air Group increases Q3 profits while business travel lags
Alaska Air Group reports increased profits and generated about $2.8 billion of revenue during the third quarter, which company executives attribute to strong operational performance and “cost discipline”.
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NewsAlaska strikes deal to sell final 10 A321s to American
Alaska Airlines expects to start delivering the last of its Airbus narrowbodies to American Airlines in the fourth quarter.
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NewsAlaska retires last Airbus A321s and moves on with all-Boeing fleet
Alaska Airlines’ final revenue flight using an A321 was completed on 30 September, ending an era of operating and maintaining a nonhomogenous fleet.
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Airline BusinessHow humility and trust helped Topi Manner lead Finnair out of a double-crisis
When Finnair chief executive Topi Manner makes his recently announced departure from the Oneworld carrier by March 2024, he will step away from the airline industry with a whole new appreciation of crisis management and business transformation.
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Airline BusinessEarly signs of ‘normalisation’ effects at airlines
Many airline leaders continue to argue that although visibility is limited, strong demand and yields are persisting into the northern hemisphere winter months. But there are also significant players highlighting signs of market ‘normalisation’
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NewsSpirit reduces Q3 revenue forecast due to fuel cost bump
Ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has become the latest US airline to lower its third-quarter revenue forecast based on higher-than-expected fuel costs.
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NewsInflation's 'biggest spike is behind us': Alaska Airlines CFO
Still facing cost increases on some fronts, Alaska Air Group's leadership believes it has successfully navigated the worst of industry-wide inflation related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsAlaska Boeing 737 damaged due to fractured trunnion pin: NTSB
The US National Transportation Safety Board says in a preliminary report that an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 suffered a fractured trunnion pin upon landing in Santa Ana, California last month.
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NewsUS carriers adjust Q3 expectations due to surging fuel costs and extreme weather
US airlines are adjusting their third-quarter financial expectations in response to higher-than-anticipated fuel costs and extreme weather events that have disrupted operations throughout North America.
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NewsAlaska Airlines jet damaged upon landing in Santa Ana during storm
An Alaska Airlines jet was heavily damaged upon landing in Santa Ana, California during a tropical storm.
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NewsUS airlines modify schedules, evacuate people from Hawaii’s Maui as brush fires rage
US airlines have modified their operations and begun evacuating residents and tourists from a Hawaiian island as brush fires there have killed at least three dozen.
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Airline BusinessUS pent-up demand shifts to long-haul at expense of domestic
A curious consequence of the Covid-19 recovery has become apparent during the current earnings season, as domestic-focused US carriers report a stronger-than-expected shift in pent-up demand towards international, long-haul flying.
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NewsAlaska rides international travel surge to ‘record’ quarterly revenue
Alaska Air Group on 25 July reported a second-quarter profit of $240 million thanks to steady leisure travel and an “unprecedented surge in international demand” during the three months ending in June.
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NewsAlaska plans to bolster regional Horizon routes in Northwest USA
Alaska Airlines plans to boost regional air service in the USA’s Pacific Northwest by increasing flight frequencies to three cities and resuming service to another.
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Airline BusinessThe Airline Strategy Awards 2023: winning stories
Alaska Airlines’ Ben Minicucci, Pegasus’ Guliz Ozturk and Singapore Airlines’ Goh Choon Phong were among those recognised at this year’s Airline Strategy Awards on 16 July in London, alongside former American Airlines chief executive Doug Parker.
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NewsAlaska Airlines looks to ‘carbon transformation’ company Twelve for SAF supply
Twelve has broken ground on a new plant that promises to convert CO2 from the atmosphere into jet fuel that could one day power some Alaska Airlines Boeing 737s.
