Alaska Airlines leases 13 new Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft replacing A320s inherited from Virgin America
Alaska Airlines announced a transaction today that continues the optimization of its mainline fleet. As part of the agreement, Alaska will sell 10 Airbus...
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 hits brown bear during landing at Yakutat, Alaska
On 14 November, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-700 (registered N615AS) operated flight 66 between Cordova and Yakutat, Alaska, United States. During landing at Yakutat,...
oneworld welcomes Alaska Airlines’ intention to join the alliance
oneworld® is delighted with the announcement that Alaska Airlines intends to join the alliance by summer 2021, and its plans to form a US...
Alaska Airlines and American Airlines announce new West Coast International Alliance
Alaska’s West Coast network to connect with American’s long-haul flying to create more choice for travellersAlaska Airlines and American Airlines announce an alliance to...
Air Italy adds 10 new destinations through agreement with Alaska Airlines
Guadalajara becomes the first destination in Mexico. Portland, Seattle, San Diego and others added via connections through Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York
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Alaska Airlines and EL AL Israel Airlines celebrate expanded global partnership
With the inaugural EL AL flight between Tel Aviv and San Francisco, EL AL and Alaska Airlines signed an expanded global partnership allowing their...
Flight check-in and boarding issues impacts several major U.S. airlines
Around 11:00 (UTC -4), several customers reported check-in issues at different U.S. and Canadian airports. Sabre, the company that provides IT solutions to airlines...
Alaska Airlines first airline to launch commercial flights at Paine Field, the home of Boeing
Jet service offers 18 daily nonstop departures from Everett to eight West Coast destinationsAlaska Airlines celebrated a historic, long-awaited moment for Western Washington today...
And the 1,500th Embraer E-Jet goes to …
Embraer made aviation history when it delivered its first E-Jet, an E170, to LOT Polish Airlines in 2004. And now, fourteen and half years...
An airport employee was able to steal and crash a Horizon Air Q400 at Sea-Tac international airport
On Friday night (11 August 2018) (local time at Seattle), a 29-year-old baggage handler conducted an unauthorised takeoff with a Horizon Air Q400 (N449QX)...
Finnair extends Alaska Airlines partnership with new codeshares from San Francisco to cities on the U.S. West Coast
Finnair today announced a new codeshare partnership with Alaska Airlines, which will further strengthen Finnair’s reach on the West Coast of the United States....
Naked passenger turns Alaska Airlines plane back to airport #AS146
Airport police said "An Alaska Airlines flight from Anchorage to Seattle was diverted back to Anchorage early Wednesday due to a naked passenger on...
Alaska Airlines and Seattle fashion designer Luly Yang unveil new uniform collection
Alaska Airlines and fashion designer Luly Yang debuted a modern, West Coast-inspired, custom-designed uniform collection today. At a fashion show this afternoon inside Alaska's Sea-Tac hangar, employee models...
The end of an era: Alaska retires unique cargo-passenger ‘combi’ planes
After a weeklong fishing trip in Yakutat, Alaska, retired Captain David Olson found himself on one of the last flights of the 737-400 combis...
Alaska Air Cargo introduces world’s first converted 737-700 freighter
"This one-of-a-kind aircraft marks the beginning of a new era at Alaska Airlines,"said Wayne Newton, Alaska Airlines vice president of airport operations and...
Lots of airlines are trying to get a glimpse of the 2017 eclipse
Airlines have tweeted that they are trying to get a glimpse of the 2017 eclipse, if you are flying on Lufthansa LH521 between Mexico...
Alaska Airlines and Finnair announce frequent flyer partnership
Alaska Airlines and Finnair are teaming up to give members of their frequent flyer programs the opportunity to earn miles/points on both airlines as...
Alaska Airlines to begin scheduled commercial air service from Paine Field (PAE/KPAE) in 2018
Air travel will get a lot easier for flyers living in Snohomish County and North King County, Washington, next year when Alaska Airlines introduces...
British Airways forges closer ties with Alaska Airlines
British Airways customers are set to gain access to even more US cities thanks to a new partnership with Alaska Airlines.In the new agreement,...
Boeing to add Space Bins to existing Alaska Airlines 737 fleet
Airline to modify 34 in-service airplanes to significantly increase overhead storageBoeing and Alaska Airlines announced today at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh that the Seattle-based airline...