Alaska Airlines

If the plans are approved, the Spanish carrier will place its IB code on domestic and international routes operated by Alaska Airlines from Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Alaska Airlines exercised 12 more options on Boeing 737-9s, turning them into deliveries slated for 2023 and 2024, the carrier said Aug. 16.

Embraer expects to deliver 90-95 business jets and 45-50 commercial aircraft in 2021, up from 86 and 44, respectively in 2020 as the market recovers to pre-pandemic levels and growth continues, the company reported.

The carrier is increasing flying to Mexico this winter as it targets leisure and VFR traffic.

Alaska joined oneworld, which also includes Qatar Airways and American Airlines, at the end of March.

The carrier is already the largest operator at BOI.

The airline says leisure bookings are exceeding pre-COVID-19 levels.

The move comes after Alaska Airlines cut ties with previous partner Emirates.

Daily passenger throughput at US airports has been approaching the 2 million mark on peak travel days

Belize will be served by Alaska Airlines from Los Angeles and Seattle, beginning in November.

Improvements in profitability are being driven by strong leisure travel demand, which has reached 2019 levels, as well as “modest improvement” in business demand, which is now at roughly 25% of pre-crisis levels.

The airline believes it will be back at 100% of pre-COVID-19 domestic leisure travel levels by next month.

Routes looks at the current state of the growing US-Mexico transborder market in the wake of the FAA’s decision to downgrade Mexico’s safety rating to Category 2.

The Oneworld carrier is promoting connectivity at its Seattle base.

The request comes after American switched its Shanghai flights from DFW to Seattle to take advantage of Alaska’s feed.

The Central American nation will become the fourth overseas country served by the carrier.

The carrier is seeing a surge in leisure demand, but business travel continues to be anemic.

Alaska Air Group believes it is on a path to reach profitability in the third quarter, driven by a robust recovery in U.S. leisure demand.

Alaska can now offer passengers expansive international route itineraries.

Airline executives indicate the US industry could be nearing pre-COVID traffic levels later this year.

The new routes will be operated be wholly owned regional carrier Horizon Air.

The airline sees demand for outdoor activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The airline will add 13 MAXs to its network this year.

A group of major U.S. carriers announced plans to implement voluntary contract tracing for international arrivals, part of a Biden administration effort to better track and contain the spread of COVID-19 through commercial air travel.

Alaska Air Group plans to deploy 80% of its pre-pandemic capacity this summer, reflecting new optimism that an inflection point in travel demand will occur sometime during the first half of 2021.