Alaska Airlines to Introduce a New Premium Class Section
Today at its annual Investor Day, Alaska Airlines announced plans to roll-out a Premium Class section. Beginning in late 2016, the new upgrade option will provide more legroom and other perks to…
Alaska Airlines Files Motion in SeaTac Proposition 1 Legal Challenge
Alaska Airlines, Filo Foods, BF Foods and the Washington Restaurant Association today filed a motion in King County Superior Court asking the trial court to hear evidence on whether the City of…
Alaska Air Group to Announce Financial Results
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK), the parent company of Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Horizon Air Industries, Inc., will announce its fourth quarter and full year 2015 financial results on…
Alaska Air Group Reports December 2015 and Full-Year Operational Results
Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported December 2015 and year-end operational results on a consolidated basis, and for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Detailed…
Horizon Air Announces Key Leadership Promotions
Horizon Air announced today several changes to the company’s leadership team. Ali Donway has been named Horizon’s managing director and chief pilot after she successfully served in this role on an…
Alaska Airlines Once Again Named North America’s Most On-Time Airline
Alaska Airlines has been named the No. 1 on-time major North American carrier for the sixth year in a row. FlightStats Inc., which compiles on-time performance data on millions of flights each…
Alaska Airlines Announces ‘Russell Wilson’s Carolina Airlift’
Alaska Airlines and its Chief Football Officer Russell Wilson are teaming up again, this time to fly fans to Sunday’s game in Charlotte, North Carolina. “Russell Wilson’s Carolina Airlift”…
Alaska Airlines Names New Vice President of Maintenance and Engineering
Alaska Airlines’ board of directors has elected 28-year Alaska veteran Kurt Kinder vice president of maintenance and engineering. In his new role, Kinder will lead approximately 1,000 employees…
Alaska Airlines Names New Managing Director, Station Operations
Alaska Airlines has named 18-year Alaska Airlines’ veteran Matt Prainito managing director of airport operations. In his new role, Prainito will coordinate regional directors, overseeing airport…
Alaska Air Group Increases Quarterly Dividend by 38%
The board of directors of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) declared a quarterly cash dividend of 27.5 cents per share, payable March 8, 2016 to all shareholders of record as of Feb. 23, 2016. This is…
Alaska Air Group Reports Record Adjusted Fourth Quarter 2015 and Full-Year Results and Raises Dividend 38%
Financial Highlights: Reported record fourth quarter net income, excluding special items, of $186 million, a 49% increase over the fourth quarter of 2014. Adjusted diluted earnings per share of…
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air Employees Receive Nearly Five Weeks Extra Pay in Bonuses
Following Thursday’s record fourth quarter and full-year earnings announcement, employees at Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air today are receiving bonuses of more than nine percent of their annual…