Alaska Airlines

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

By Christine Boynton
The FAA and NTSB are investigating the event, which took place around 9:15 a.m. local time on Sept. 12.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s sweeping changes to certification-related safety assessments address four long-standing NTSB recommendations that emerged from three accident probes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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

By Christine Boynton
United Airlines is concerned about the impact a merger of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines might have on its cooperation agreements with the latter carrier
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
A near-unanimous vote from United Airlines flight attendants has authorized a potential strike.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The airlines await final approvals for their pending merger following the expiration of a U.S. Justice Department antitrust review period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
The startup’s blended wing plan is moving forward with new airline funding and a growing development team.
Emerging Technologies

By David Casey, Christine Boynton
Alaska Airlines’ planned $1.9 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines has cleared a key regulatory hurdle.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
Carbon Analysis revisits the U.S. “Second Four,” looking at annual figures for Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Lori Ranson
The flight attendants’ unions at Alaska Airlines believes additional solidarity actions are necessary now that a tentative agreement has been rejected.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Alaska Airlines has become the first commercial operator to declare serious interest in the BWB under development by JetZero, signing options for an undisclosed number of aircraft from the startup.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
Boeing was concerned enough about compliance with parts-removal requirements to have the issue under a formal safety risk assessment before the Jan. 5 incident.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Testimony and documents show how management pressure and the lack of detailed processes combined to cause the near-catastrophe on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing is developing changes to ensure 737 door plugs cannot be mistakenly left unsecured and plans to roll out retrofit kits once the new design is certified.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Hawaiian and Alaska first announced an agreement to merge on Dec. 3, 2023, retaining both brands, with Hawaiian surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Alaska.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
This week we revisit the topic of alliances; the airlines analyzed are Oneworld's Alaska Airlines, Iberia, Royal Jordanian Airlines and SriLankan Airlines.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Lori Ranson
Alaska Air Group executives are stressing the company’s guidance of elevated unit costs excluding fuel for the second half of the year is not a new normal.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are seeking exceptions to operate under common ownership and the transfer of international route authority.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Compensation for boarding time is something flight attendants in the U.S. have been increasingly vocal about as air passenger levels continue to grow.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Christine Boynton
On the heels of last year’s lucrative pilot contracts, flight attendants at U.S. airlines are beginning to reach their own agreements—and the pressure is on.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Alaska’s flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), voted in favor of a strike authorization in February.
Airlines & Lessors