All Alaska Airlines articles – Page 6
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Airline BusinessWhy Alaska Airlines has set 2040 target for net-zero CO2 operations
While the global airline industry took a further step to tackling its environment footprint by collectively committing to reaching net-zero C02 emissions by 2050 under a resolution agreed at the recent IATA AGM, Alaska Airlines has a goal of reaching that point 10 years sooner.
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Airline BusinessAirline Strategy Awards signal return of international airline events
As Covid-19 travel restrictions are relaxed in some key airlines markets, the return of international in-person events is a growing trend – and an important one for an industry that would struggle if Zoom became the default setting for business networking.
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NewsAlaska applies to DOT for codeshare with Iberia
Alaska Airlines and its regional airline affiliates Horizon Air and SkyWest Airlines have applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for permission to codeshare with its Oneworld partner, Spain’s Iberia.
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NewsAlaska orders another 12 737 Max 9s
Alaska Airlines has ordered another 12 Boeing 737 Max 9s and taken 25 new purchase options – a deal handing another needed win to Boeing’s rebounding narrowbody programme.
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NewsAlaska Airlines ‘on the path to profitability’
Alaska Air Group narrowed its loss in the second quarter of 2021, as passenger demand rose in line with the entire air transport industry.
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NewsAlaska aims to become ‘most fuel-efficient’ US airline: CEO
Alaska Airlines is aiming to become the most fuel-efficient US airline in the next five years, the airline’s chief executive says.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Friday Briefing: Let us fly again, please
Several of the world’s largest airlines began the week with a rare show of unity during a joint press conference to demand that governments open up UK-USA travel.
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News‘I’ve never seen such a dramatic swing and recovery’: Alaska Airlines CEO
Alaska Airlines expects to be profitable in the third quarter of this year, as it benefits from what chief executive Ben Minicucci describes as a “dramatic recovery”.
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NewsAlaska orders additional E175s, plans to acquire 13 more 737 Max
Alaska Air Group has ordered nine Embraer 175s, while partner SkyWest Airlines has ordered another eight E175s to operate for Alaska.
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NewsAlaska stems losses in Q1, buoyed by US government funds
Alaska Air Group lost $131 million in the first quarter of 2021, a significant improvement from the previous quarter thanks largely to pandemic-related US government aid.
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NewsMajor US airlines’ booking websites apparently crash
Several major US airlines appear to be experiencing technical problems that are preventing customers from booking flights on their websites.
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NewsAlaska Airlines joins Oneworld alliance
Alaska Airlines officially became the 14th member of the Oneworld aviation alliance on 31 March.
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NewsAlaska Airlines names new chief operating officer
Constance von Muehlen has been named as Alaska Airlines’ new chief operating officer, effective 3 April.
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NewsAlaska burned $137 million in January amid steady recovery
Alaska Air Group forecasts that revenue for the first quarter will be slightly better than expected yet will still be down 55-60% year on year compared with the first quarter of 2020 before the coronavirus pandemic began.
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NewsAlaska posts $316mn Q4 loss, sees mixed bag for 2021
Alaska Air Group lost $316 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, and is preparing for a mixed bag in the current year as the coronavirus crisis drags on.
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NewsAlaska takes delivery of first Boeing 737 Max
Alaska Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max aircraft as it begins to streamline its fleet, in an effort to improve overall efficiency and profitability.
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NewsAmerican, Alaska ban emotional support animals inside the cabin
American Airlines and Alaska Airlines are shutting down the practice of bringing so-called “emotional support animals” (ESAs) into aircraft cabins, after the US Department of Transportation (DOT) last month gave passenger carriers the right to ban them.
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NewsAlaska orders more Max jets to replace A320s
Alaska Airlines has ordered additional Boeing 737 Max jets as it targets phase-out of its Airbus A320ceo-family fleet by mid-2023.
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NewsDelta wins Decade of Airline Excellence Award for North America region
Recipient of the Decade of Airline Excellence Award for the North America region, sponsored by Pratt & Whitney, and the overall winner.
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NewsAlaska to swap Airbus A320s for Boeing 737 Max
Alaska Airlines will sell 10 of its Airbus A320s, shifting to 13 more-fuel-efficient leased Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft which will be delivered from the end of 2021 through 2022.