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2024-12-10
Alaska Air Group Adds Seattle To Global Route Map With New Service To Tokyo And Seoul
The Alaska Airlines Group has revealed several significant changes this week. The first destinations to receive flights from Seattle-Tacoma with the widebodies acquired in the merger with Hawaiian Airlines will be Tokyo Narita in Japan and Seoul Incheon in South Korea. Calling all the widebodies In an investor call that outlined the larger Accelerate Alaska plan, the carrier -
2024-11-26
Alaska Air, Delta must face lawsuit over Seattle airport pollution
by Nate Raymond November 26, 20243:00 PM PST Alaska Air Group (ALK.N) and Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) have lost their bid to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that emissions from their aircraft at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are responsible for a deadly mixture of toxic pollution. U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead in Seattle on Monday rejected the -
2024-04-04
Alaska Airlines exec is working to keep plastic and carbon out of the air
Alaska Airlines Senior Vice President Diana Birkett Rakow is pictured in front of a Boeing 737 jetliner on the hangar floor of the airline’s engineering and maintenance facility in 2021. ANTHONY BOLANTE | PSBJ By Dee Smith Apr 6, 2024 Diana Birkett Rakow has been leading Alaska Air Group’s environmental initiatives since before she even had -
Alaska Airlines CEO sees ‘business travel finally starting to come back’
By Mark Calvey – Senior Reporter, San Francisco Business Times Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci said Tuesday that business travel is coming back, including in Seattle. “We’re seeing more business traffic come back,” Minicucci told those attending the J.P. Morgan Industrials Conference Tuesday. “What’s really been helpful is the return of business and corporate traffic for us -
2024-01-27Aircraft Maintenance Access Platform at Airport
Aircraft registered N704AL, bearing a blue, green, and yellow livery consistent with Aloha Air Cargo, is shown with an orange maintenance access stairway positioned at a fuselage door. The door appears covered with protective plastic sheeting, suggesting maintenance or ground servicing operations. -
2024-01-20Flight Departures Board – April 01
Departure board photographed at 9:26 AM on April 1 showing scheduled flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Airlines operating listed flights include Alaska, Delta, Southwest, United, WestJet, and Air Mobility, with destinations ranging from Anchorage to Las Vegas; several flights are marked Cancelled or delayed, including Alaska flights 143, 251, 93 (Anchorage), 125 (Boise), and 1465 (Fairbanks), and Alaska 698 to Houston-Bush. -
2023-12-24Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Strike with Pay Us or Chaos Signs
Alaska Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO, demonstrate with yellow picket signs reading 'Alaska Makes $$$$ We Can't Make Rent' and 'Pay Us or Chaos.' The protest reflects a labor dispute over wages between the union and Alaska Airlines management. -
2023-09-16Alaska Airlines Aircraft Landing
An Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Bombardier DHC-8-400 (Q400) turboprop aircraft is shown on takeoff roll or rotation at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, runway 34R/16L visible in the foreground. The aircraft bears the Alaska Airlines livery with 'Alaska Horizon' text and the distinctive Eskimo logo on the tail. -
Alaska Airlines reports record Q2 revenue but faces higher costs
Marissa Nall By Marissa Nall – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Jul 25, 2023 Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK) reported a jump in revenue and net income during the second quarter, but its shares fell 10% by midday Tuesday over higher costs expected to affect its performance over the latter half of the year. The SeaTac-based -
alaska airlines flight attendants picket in seatac 2023 07 20
Alaska Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO, picket along a roadway holding yellow signs demanding boarding pay and fair compensation. Signs read 'Show Us You Care, Pay Us Our Share,' 'Pay Us or CHAOS,' and 'We Demand Boarding Pay Without Delay.' Image credited to Anthony Bolante / PSBJ.