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Summer travel recovery restores Alaska Airlines’ stability, growth plans
An Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 sits inside a hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in August. Travel statistics on the Department of Transportation website show Alaska had the top on-time performance among all U.S…. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times) By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter Alaska Air Group posted record third-quarter revenue -
Alaska Airlines North Terminal Expansion Rendering at Sea-Tac Airport
An architectural rendering of a proposed terminal expansion at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, attributed to Alaska Airlines as indicated by the watermark 'Image: Alaska Airlines' visible in the lower right corner. The aerial view depicts a new satellite concourse with aircraft gates, taxiways, and ground transportation connections. -
2022-04-01Alaska Airline Pilots on strike 04/01/2022
Alaska Airlines pilots in uniform hold protest signs reading 'Alaska Airlines: Break the Stall – Contract Now' and 'Alaska Airlines: We Do Our Job, Now Do Yours – Contract Now' outside Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The demonstration reflects an ongoing labor dispute between Alaska Airlines pilots and management over contract negotiations. -
FAA-Greener-Skies-Initial-Benefits-of-RNPe-at-Seattle-International-Airport (1)
An FAA NextGen infographic promoting the 'Greener Skies' satellite precision navigation procedures over Elliott Bay at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). It highlights Alaska Airlines' 154 daily flights saving 6 minutes per flight, 2 barrels of fuel per flight (112,420 barrels annually), and an annual savings potential of $13,490,400, sourced from www.faa.gov/nextgen. -
2021-10-18Sea-Tac Leverages AI to improve visibility management of ground operations
A ground operations AI monitoring interface displays 'Chocks on' and 'Chocks off' events for an Alaska Airlines aircraft at a gate, with confidence scores of 98% and 99% respectively. The timestamp shown is 18 Oct 2021 at 10:27:49, with the overlaid airport map view consistent with a Sea-Tac gate management or noise/operations tracking system. -
2021-07-21Activity update & outlook: Highline Forum
A July 2021 presentation to the Highline Forum reported that Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) was steadily recovering from pandemic-related declines, with passenger traffic reaching 71% and scheduled seat capacity reaching 83% of 2019 levels as of June 2021. By August 2021, the flight schedule had climbed to 85% of pre-pandemic capacity, with Alaska Airlines leading the recovery at 97% of its 2019 schedule, while United Airlines lagged at 66%. The document highlights that airlines had largely restored operations to meet rebounding traveler demand. -
Growing Concerns
Sea-Tac Airport — the eighth busiest airport in the U.S. — needs to expand, but stakeholders are divided on the best way to do that By Andrew McIntosh – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Jan 24, 2020 Updated Jan 27, 2020, 1:14pm PST Passenger traffic at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is now growing so fast that officials are planning the -
2019-12-03Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Departing Sea-Tac Airport with Mount Rainier in Background
A white Boeing 737 aircraft departs Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA-TAC), with Alaska Airlines facilities and signage visible in the background. Mount Rainier dominates the backdrop under clear skies, a characteristic view from the airport's runway complex. -
Alaska Airlines says Sea-Tac Airport expansion could worsen congestion
(KIRO 7) The Sea-Tac Airport $2.3 billion expansion is partly being done in an effort to mitigate the rapidly increasing foot and vehicle traffic, but according to Alaska Airlines, the plan has critical issues and will potentially increase congestion. The airport is looking to launch an automated security process in the future along with 19 -
Exclusive: Alaska Airlines says Sea-Tac’s $2.3B terminal expansion plan has ‘critical shortcomings’
By Andrew McIntosh – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Nov 21, 2019 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s $2.3 billion plan to build a standalone North Terminal to manage passenger growth has “critical shortcomings,” Alaska Airlines says. In letters to Sea-Tac Airport leaders and interviews with the Business Journal, Alaska says the facility’s plan for a 19-gate terminal