Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air Offer Summer Travel Tips
With Memorial Day and the busy summer travel season close at hand, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air offer these tips for stress-free travel: * Know when to go. In general, passengers should arrive…
Alaska Airlines Increases Service to Dallas/Fort Worth
Alaska Airlines today announced it will add a third daily nonstop flight between Dallas/Fort Worth and Seattle on June 4. The airline also will add a second daily flight connecting Dallas/Fort…
Alaska Airlines Delivers Season’s First Shipment of Copper River Salmon to Seattle
Alaska Airlines delivered the season’s first shipment of Copper River salmon to Seattle this morning and anticipates delivering more than 130,000 pounds of the coveted fish by the end of opening…
Alaska Airlines Is First Carrier to Use RNP Precision Approach Technology at Portland International Airport
Alaska Airlines announced today it is the first air carrier to use Required Navigation Performance (RNP) precision approach technology to land aircraft at Portland International Airport. By using…
Alaska Airlines Frequent Flyer Program Nets Honors at 18th Annual Freddie Awards
The Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan program received top marks for “Best Elite Level Program” and “Best Member Communications” at the 18th Annual Freddie Awards announced last week in Los Angeles….
Alaska Air Group Reports April Traffic
Alaska Air Group, Inc. today reported April passenger traffic for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). ALASKA AIRLINES Alaska’s April traffic increased 7.1 percent…
Alaska Air Group Converts Senior Convertible Notes Into Common Stock
Alaska Air Group, Inc. , parent company of Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Horizon Air Industries, Inc., announced today the successful conversion of all of the $150 million aggregate principal amount…
Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Ratify New Four-Year Contract
Alaska Airlines and the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA) today jointly announced ratification of a new four-year contract covering the airline’s 2,540 flight attendants. “Flight…
Alaska Air Group to Webcast Presentation at Bear Stearns Global Transportation Conference
Alaska Air Group, Inc. , the parent company of Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Horizon Air Industries, Inc., today announced it will webcast a presentation given by Brad Tilden, Alaska’s executive vice…
Alaska Airlines Receives FAA Diamond Award With Distinction for Maintenance Training Excellence
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today presented Alaska Airlines a Diamond Award with the distinction of Special Recognition, recognizing the airline’s training program for maintenance…
Alaska Airlines Announces New Flight Schedule Connecting Fairbanks, Barrow, Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay
Alaska Airlines today announced a new flight schedule connecting the destinations of Fairbanks, Barrow and Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The revised schedule, which will become effective June 4,…
Alaska Air Group Reports First Quarter Results
Alaska Air Group, Inc. today reported a first quarter net loss of $79.1 million, or $2.36 per share, compared to a net loss of $80.5 million, or $2.39 per diluted share, in the first quarter of…