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2026-04-09
Alaska Airlines checked bag fees are going up on North American flights
Travelers get their bags tagged by an Alaska Airlines employee at Seatte-Tacoma International Airport. The airline announced Thursday that it will raise checked baggage fees on North American flights. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times, 2023) By Angela Lim Seattle Times features reporter Alaska Airlines announced Thursday that it will raise checked baggage fees -
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Jets at Gates at Sea-Tac Airport
Multiple Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jets are shown parked at gates at Sea-Tac Airport, featuring the airline's distinctive dark blue livery with the Alaska Native face logo on the tail fins. Ground support vehicles including an LSG Sky Chefs catering truck are visible on the tarmac, with a departing aircraft visible in the overcast sky. Image credit: Anthony Bolante / PSBJ. -
2026-01-23Alaska Air’s profits plunged, while Delta and United climbed. Why?
Alaska Airlines planes at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport last summer in Anchorage. (Jae C. Hong / AP) By Lauren Rosenblatt Seattle Times business reporter After disappointing 2025 financial results, Alaska Air Group pointed to macroeconomic factors that were out of their control, pinning most of the blame on weakening consumer demand for travel. -
2026-01-23Alaska Air’s profits dip after year of consumer economic uncertainty
By Lauren Rosenblatt Seattle Times business reporter Alaska Air Group felt the financial toll of lower travel demand in 2025, reporting a steep drop in profits but beating its own expectations for the final quarter of the year. Ryan St. John, Alaska’s vice president of investor relations, said the full-year financial hit was mostly due to -
2026-01-14Sea-Tac Veteran Named to Pilot Airport’s Future
Transportation By Mike Merritt January 15, 2026 The Port of Seattle did not have to look far for the next leader for the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Wendy Reiter, the airport’s long-time security director, has been named Managing Director of the Port’s Aviation Division, taking charge at one of the most critical junctures in the airport’s -
2026-01-07
Alaska Airlines places biggest Boeing order in carrier’s history
Alaska Airlines said it ordered more than 100 new aircraft Wednesday. Anthony Bolante | PSBJ 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 -
Ben Minicucci CEO Alaska Air Group
A man in a plaid blazer stands in a modern office hallway beside a wall display of photographs, including what appears to be Alaska Airlines branded imagery (distinctive eskimo logo visible on aircraft). Watermark reads 'Image: Anthony Bolante | PSBJ,' indicating this was published in the Puget Sound Business Journal. -
2025-12-11
The Navigator
Alaska Air CEO Ben Minicucci named Executive Of The Year By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Dec 11, 2025 Story Highlights What’s This? Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci completed the $1.9 billion Hawaiian Airlines acquisition in September 2024. The merger enables Alaska to compete globally with international routes. Minicucci also played a central role -
2025-12-05Alaska Airlines Aircraft at Gates at Sea-Tac Airport with Seattle Skyline
Multiple Alaska Airlines aircraft are parked at gates of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, with the airport's air traffic control tower visible at right and the Seattle city skyline visible in the background. The Alaska Airlines logo and livery are clearly visible on several aircraft. -
2025-12-02So you thought that Sea-Tac expansion was really underway?
Transportation By Mike Merritt December 3, 2025 The Port of Seattle has embarked on a much-needed, massive Seattle-Tacoma International Airport expansion. But the plan is far from taking off. The projects, including a new passenger terminal with 19 new aircraft gates, still must undergo another year of environmental review and win approval by the Port