Alaska Airlines said it ordered more than 100 new aircraft Wednesday.
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By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal
Jan 7, 2026
Updated Jan 7, 2026 9:48pm PST
Alaska Air Group announced Wednesday that it ordered more than 100 new airplanes from Boeing, the largest order in the carrier’s history.
Alaska said that it ordered 105 narrowbody Boeing 737-10 aircraft and five 787-10 widebody aircraft that are set to be delivered through 2035, while securing the rights to order an additional 35 Boeing 747-10 airplanes.
The order brings Alaska closer to its ambitions of growing from a regional airline to becoming a global carrier. Alaska kicked off that effort through its $1.9 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines last year, giving it the widebody planes necessary to fly on long-haul routes. The most recent order from Boeing further propels that vision.
“We are creating the fourth global airline in our country to compete against the big three,” said Alaska Air Group CEO Ben Minicucci, referring to American, United and Delta airlines.
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Alaska Air Group — which includes Hawaiian Airlines, Horizon Air and McGee Air Services — will have 475 aircraft by 2030 and 550 by 2035, up from its current total of 413. Shane Jones, the executive overseeing Alaska’s fleet, revenue products and real estate, told the Business Journal that about half of the aircraft would be for replacement, with the rest for growth.
Before the announcement, Alaska wrote in a federal filing that it had firm orders on 75 Boeing 737s and eight Boeing 787s, also known as Dreamliners. Through 2032, it also had the option and rights for another 93 aircraft, 88 of which would be 737s and five Dreamliners.
The order also marks the first major transaction between Alaska and Boeing since a panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max during an Alaska flight, shaking the relationship between the two Seattle-area companies.
Alaska responded by putting its employees on the factory floors of Boeing and auditing the company every quarter. On Wednesday, Minicucci said he has seen “incremental improvement” at Boeing since the incident, so he felt comfortable ordering additional planes.
“We have raised the bar on quality and safety at Boeing,” Minicucci said in an interview on CNBC.
Minicucci was joined for the announcement at the Boeing delivery center in Seattle by Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy.
“It’s more than an order,” Ortberg told a crowd of executives and employees. “This is about a doubling down of their commitment to the Boeing Co.”