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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 -
2024-10-31Airport Terminal with Control Tower and Aircraft Departure
A Delta Air Lines aircraft departs over the main terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA-TAC), with Alaska Airlines check-in curb areas visible below. The busy departures roadway shows a posted 20 mph speed limit, with signage for Alaska, Frontier, and Sun Country airlines visible on the terminal facade. -
Diana Birkett Rakow, SVP Alaska Airlines, Poses in Front of Boeing 737 in Maintenance Hangar
A woman in a navy blazer and jeans poses in front of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 (registration N264AK) inside a maintenance hangar. Visible signage reads 'Nonstop Gratitude' and displays the Alaska Airlines logo; photo credit watermark reads 'Anthony Bolante | PSBJ' (Puget Sound Business Journal). -
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 -
2024-02-16Alaska Air Group and Delta Air Lines, Inc.’s Joint Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint
Alaska Air Group and Delta Air Lines filed a joint reply in federal court seeking dismissal of a class-action lawsuit brought by Seattle-area residents over noise and air quality impacts from flights at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The airlines argue that federal law—including the Airline Deregulation Act and the Clean Air Act—preempts the plaintiffs' state-law claims, leaving no room for local or state courts to regulate airline flight operations. The case, heard in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, centers on whether residents can use state law to challenge airline service to Sea-Tac Airport. -
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. -
2023-09-22Delta Airlines Airport Check-in Area
Masked travelers queue at Delta Air Lines check-in kiosks and the Baggage Drop counter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Visible signage includes Delta Sky Priority, a North Security Checkpoint directional sign, and airline logos for JetBlue, Alaska, and American airlines.