All Alaska Airlines articles – Page 9
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US awards 12 small airports grants for new flights
The US Department of Transportation has awarded nearly $10 million in grants to 12 small- and medium-sized airports to attract new air service.
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Alaska shifts New York and Washington capacity to West Coast
Alaska Airlines is shifting capacity from New York LaGuardia and Ronald Reagan Washington National airport to its core West Coast markets, as it leases 10 slot pairs at the airports to Southwest Airlines.
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Alaska to consolidate operations in San Diego
Plans are in motion to consolidate Alaska Airlines operations at its San Diego focus city in one terminal once a new international arrivals facility opens.
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Alaska swaps 737 Max 8 orders for larger Max 9
Alaska Airlines has converted its orders for the Boeing 737 Max 8 to the larger Max 9, as part of a larger restructuring of its 737 orderbook.
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Alaska reports smooth operations after reservations switch
Alaska Air Group's "cutover" this morning to a single reservations system has not caused cancellations or otherwise disrupted the company's network, suggesting Alaska might have completed without major hiccups a task that has marred previous airline mergers.
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Alaska to overhaul A320 cabins
Alaska Airlines has kicked off a major overhaul of the cabins of its Airbus A320-family aircraft – an effort to make the cabins of Airbus and Boeing 737s similar.
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Alaska to lease Southwest 20 slots at National and LaGuardia
Alaska Air Group has leased to Southwest Airlines takeoff and landing rights at Ronald Reagan Washington National airport and New York LaGuardia airport.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Alaska insists Virgin was smart buy as cutover looms
A top Alaska Air Group executive has made clear the company has no misgivings about its 2016 acquisition of Virgin America – a pricey deal that catapulted Alaska into major-player status while driving up costs amid intense competition.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US carriers plan for growth after healthy Q4 earnings
The US airline industry's profitable streak continued in the fourth quarter of 2017, with the nation's carriers – low-fare and network alike – earning billions in profits even as costs crept higher.
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PICTURES: First A320 in Alaska Airlines livery revealed
Airbus and Alaska Airlines have released pictures of the first Airbus A320-family aircraft painted in the color scheme of Alaska Airlines.
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Alaska unveils eight destinations from Paine Field
Alaska Airlines has announced that its planned service from Paine Field-Snohomish County airport will include daily flights to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orange County, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose.
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ANALYSIS: US carriers' efficiency gains outstripped by growth
Alaska Airlines could lose its position as the most fuel-efficient US carrier on domestic routes as a result of its merger with the country's least efficient airline, Virgin America, according to a recent study carried out by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).
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FAA grants single AOC to Alaska and Virgin America
The US Federal Aviation Administration has granted a single operating certificate to Alaska Airlines and Virgin America, a development that brings Alaska Air Group another step closer to fully merging the subsidiaries.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Analysts speculate on impact of broader tax law
The only certainty about the impact of the new US tax law seems to be that some airlines, provided they remain profitable, will pay less federal tax in 2018.
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Hawaiian announces 2018 network expansion
Hawaiian Airlines will expand its network in spring 2018, launching new routes using Airbus A321neos while adding flights to destinations already on the route map.
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Alaska to end Los Angeles-Havana flight
Alaska Airlines will discontinue its daily Los Angeles-Havana flight on 22 January, roughly one year after the carrier launched the route.
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PICTURE: Horizon unveils new Q400 livery
Horizon Air has rolled-out the first Bombardier Q400 turboprop adorned in the new green-and-blue livery adopted by parent Alaska Airlines nearly two years ago.
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NewsVirgin America flights become Alaska next April
Alaska Airlines will operate all Virgin America flights as its own from 25 April 2018, with users of Virgin's website will directed to Alaska's site from that day.
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ROUTES: Virgin America acquisition 'propelled' Alaska's growth
The acquisition of Virgin America has "propelled" Alaska Airlines Group "five-plus years into the future", the buyer's vice-president of capacity John Kirby believes.
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Horizon's pilot woes force retreat from Colorado Springs
Alaska Air Group will end service at Colorado Springs on 4 November due to a shortage of pilots at subsidiary Horizon Air, the Colorado Springs airport announces.
