Alaska Airlines today will launch a customer trial of its new satellite-based wireless Internet service. Named Alaska Airlines Inflight Wi-Fi, the service can be used inflight on any Wi-Fi enabled…

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• February 26, 2009

The Puget Sound area’s largest summertime march will now be named after the region’s hometown airline. Alaska Airlines today announced its title sponsorship of Seafair’s Torchlight Parade. The…

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• February 25, 2009

Alaska Airlines and the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA today jointly announced a tentative agreement on a proposed two-year contract extension for the airline’s 2,830 flight attendants. The…

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• February 11, 2009

Alaska Airlines today petitioned the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct a public inquiry into the citizenship status of Virgin America. Citing recent media reports that call into…

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• February 10, 2009

Alaska Air Group, Inc. today reported January operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). ALASKA AIRLINES Alaska reported a nearly three-point…

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• February 4, 2009

Alaska Airlines today announced it will inaugurate daily service between Seattle and Austin, Texas, starting Aug. 3, 2009, and thrice-weekly service between Portland, Ore., and Maui starting Aug….

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• February 3, 2009

Alaska Air Group, Inc. today reported a fourth quarter 2008 net loss of $75.2 million, compared to net income of $7.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2007. Excluding special items, the company…

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• January 29, 2009

Alaska Air Group, Inc. , the parent company of Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Horizon Air Industries, Inc., will announce its fourth quarter and full year 2008 financial results on Thursday, Jan. 29,…

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• January 12, 2009

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air have launched a Winter Clearance Sale with low fares to many of the carriers’ destinations on the West Coast, Alaska, the East Coast, Canada and Mexico. Tickets…

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• January 9, 2009

Alaska Air Group, Inc. today reported December operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). ALASKA AIRLINES Alaska reported a nearly five-point…

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• January 6, 2009

Alaska Airlines announced today that Hannah Hamberg, 16, of Sitka is the winner of the State of Alaska’s “Paint the Plane” contest. Her artwork will adorn an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-400 jet in…

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• January 3, 2009

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air’s operations in Portland, Ore., and Seattle are returning to normal after four days of flight cancellations and delays due to severe winter weather. The airlines…

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• December 23, 2008