Alaska Airlines Earns Ninth Consecutive FAA ‘Diamond Award’ for Maintenance Training Excellence
Alaska Airlines has received the Federal Aviation Administration’s Diamond Award for maintenance training excellence for the ninth consecutive year. The Diamond Award, the FAA’s most prestigious…
Alaska Air Group Announces Stock Repurchase Program
Alaska Air Group, Inc. today announced that its board of directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the company to buy up to $50 million of its common stock. “This program allows us…
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air Speed Up Baggage Service Guarantee
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air customers checking bags can expect to retrieve their luggage five minutes sooner through an enhanced baggage service guarantee beginning today. Introduced in July…
Alaska Airlines Announces New Seattle-St. Louis Service
Alaska Airlines will inaugurate daily service between Seattle and St. Louis starting Sept. 27, 2010. To introduce the new route, the airline is offering $109 one-way fares on tickets purchased by…
Alaska Airlines Announces New Hawaii Flights From Bay Area to Kauai
Alaska Airlines will inaugurate service between San Jose, Calif., and Lihue, on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, on March 27, 2011, and between Oakland, Calif., and Lihue beginning March 28, 2011….
Alaska Air Group Reports June Traffic
Alaska Air Group, Inc. today reported June operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). ALASKA AIRLINES Alaska reported an 11.5 percent increase in…
Alaska Air Group to Announce Financial Results
Alaska Air Group, Inc. , the parent company of Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Horizon Air Industries, Inc., will announce its second quarter financial results on Thursday, July 22, 2010. A conference…
Alaska Airlines San Diego-Puerto Vallarta Flights Now Available for Purchase
Customers can now book travel on Alaska Airlines for service between San Diego and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, beginning Nov. 12, 2010, subject to approval by the Mexican government. The flights are…
Alaska Airlines Now Offering Inflight Wi-Fi on More Than Half Its Aircraft
Alaska Airlines is now offering Aircell’s Gogo® Inflight Internet service on more than half its aircraft, including all 55 of its Boeing 737-800s and 10 of its 737-900s. The service will be…
Transportation and Aviation Leaders Launch Sustainable Biofuels Initiative
Alaska Airlines , Boeing , Portland International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Spokane International Airport and Washington State University today announced a strategic…
Alaska Air Group Reports Second Quarter Results
Alaska Air Group, Inc. today reported second quarter 2010 net income of $58.6 million, or $1.60 per diluted share, compared to net income of $29.1 million, or $0.79 per diluted share, in the…
Alaska Airlines ‘Greener Skies’ Test Flight Lowers Emissions by 35 Percent
Alaska Airlines demonstrated next-generation flight procedures this week during a test flight over Puget Sound that burned less fuel and reduced emissions by 35 percent compared to a conventional…