Alaska Airlines

By Alan Dron
The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has approved financing worth approximately R$900 million ($152 million) for American regional airline Horizon Air to import six Embraer E175s.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Aaron Karp
U.S. ULCC Frontier Airlines will become the second carrier to serve Seattle Paine Field Airport (PAE), competing with Alaska Airlines on two routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
A double-digit percentage wage increase will go into effect for Alaska Airlines flight attendants under a newly ratified contract.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The aircraft-maker’s much-anticipated production rate increases on its key programs remain tied to quality improvement targets that appear to be in sight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Set to vote on a second tentative agreement (TA), Alaska Airlines flight attendants are being cautioned that mediators will likely not prioritize a third.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Alaska Air Group’s integration of Hawaiian Airlines is progressing as planned, with the goal of achieving a single operating certificate by the end of 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
As contract negotiations continue for flight attendants at Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, the mainline group is nearing a second tentative agreement (TA).
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Alaska Airlines plans to buttress service at Oregon airports, highlighted by a new nonstop route between Portland and Houston.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Alaska Airlines plans to offer its most extensive summer schedule from Anchorage during the northern summer 2025 season, as well as add a new service to Hawaii.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Alaska Airlines continues to monitor Boeing’s production and plans to extend its efforts to the 787 line in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
As a new year begins, Flight Friday looks back to an event that happened one year ago: the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 door plug blowout on Jan. 5, 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Alaska Air Group is seeing a unique opportunity to grow the business it operates today by multiples.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Alaska Air Group expects a commercial strategy and synergies from its merger with Hawaiian Airlines to drive $1 billion of incremental profit by 2027.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson, Adrian Schofield
2024 was full of challenges and milestones for airline consolidation efforts around the world.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey, Aaron Karp
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
An appeals panel has upheld a U.S. District Court decision that dismantled the Northeast Alliance between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Issues dragging down Hawaiian Airlines profitability have largely been resolved as the carrier makes progress in some financial metrics.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
An NTSB preliminary report suggests conflicting instructions from different controllers set the stage for the incident.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
A venture lab launched in partnership with Alaska Airlines in 2023 has unveiled its first startup.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
The combination will maintain both brands and expand their reach in domestic and international markets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
As their $1.9 billion merger proceeds, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have announced leadership changes for their expanding cargo division.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Alaska and Hawaiian agree to wide-ranging concessions from DOT to push their merger over the finish line
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion