A computer system outage that disrupted about 15 percent of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights today has been partially restored. Alaska and Horizon flights are operating, although many are…

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• March 26, 2011

A central computer system used to prepare flight plans and other information went down this morning and is causing multiple departure delays and some cancellations. Many morning flights have been…

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• March 26, 2011

Alaska Airlines inaugurates nonstop service between San Jose, Calif., and Lihue, on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, on Sunday, March 27, and between Oakland, Calif., and Lihue beginning March 28….

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• March 25, 2011

The Portland Timbers and Alaska Airlines today announced a winner’s tie in their “Paint-The-Plane” contest. Elements of the two first-place designs created by Paul Wright, of Portland, and John…

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• March 22, 2011

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK), the parent company of Alaska Airlines Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc., today announced it will webcast a presentation by Brandon Pedersen, Alaska’s vice…

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• March 15, 2011

Alaska Airlines today announced it is discontinuing all flights from Eureka and Redding, Calif., to Los Angeles, effective April 17, 2011. The Alaska flights are operated by Horizon Air. “We tried…

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• March 10, 2011

Alaska Airlines today announced it is adding summer seasonal service between Portland, Ore., and Billings, Mont., and between Portland and Missoula, Mont., starting June 5, 2011. The new flights…

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• March 3, 2011

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported February operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). ALASKA AIRLINES Alaska reported a 19.0…

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• March 2, 2011

Alaska Airlines launched a sale today with low fares to Hawaii’s most popular vacation destinations from several West Coast cities and Alaska, including Anchorage, Alaska, Bellingham, Wash., and…

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• February 28, 2011

Alaska Airlines today announced that SkyWest Airlines will begin flying six West Coast routes currently operated by Horizon Air, starting May 14. The Utah-based carrier will fly the routes using…

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• February 25, 2011

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air announced a sale today with fares starting as low as $119* each way to nine Mexico destinations. Fares are good for travel from Feb. 23 through April 30, 2011…

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• February 22, 2011

Alaska Airlines announced today it is expanding service from the Bay Area to Hawaii, with daily flights between both Oakland and San Jose, Calif., and Kahului, Hawaii, on the island of Maui,…

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• February 18, 2011