News releases
The releases are listed in chronological order and are archived by year.
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Oct 16, 2013
Fairbanks residents flying on Alaska Airlines' Bombardier Q400s starting next March will board and deplane the aircraft using the existing jet bridge at Fairbanks International Airport. The...
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Oct 3, 2013Members can earn up to 12 miles for each $1 spent from more than 800 online retailers
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members can now earn miles for retail purchases through the airline's new Mileage Plan Shopping program. The program enables members to earn up to 12 frequent flier...
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Oct 3, 2013
Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported September and year-to-date operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, and on a combined basis. Detailed information...
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Oct 2, 2013
Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK), the parent company of Alaska Airlines Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc., will announce its third quarter 2013 financial results on Thursday, Oct. 24. A...
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Sep 30, 2013
Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK) and Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today the carrier is exercising options to purchase five Boeing 737-900ER (extended range) aircraft. The five new aircraft are worth...
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Sep 24, 2013Plan travel now to take advantage of attractive fares through next summer
Alaska Airlines launched its Permanent Fund Dividend sale today, featuring savings on air fares for residents of the 49th state. The special PFD rates are on routes within Alaska and between...
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Sep 23, 2013
Horizon Air and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters today jointly announced a tentative agreement on a proposed five-year contract extension covering the airline's 280 aircraft technicians,...
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Sep 20, 2013
Alaska Airlines has named three new managing directors, who come from within Alaska Airlines with a combined 54 years of experience. Bennie Johnson has been named managing director, flight crew...
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Sep 20, 2013
Enrolling and tracking your Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan account just got easier thanks to Google Wallet, a virtual wallet application that eliminates the need to carry plastic and paper...
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Sep 16, 2013One-way fares from $129* for purchase by Sept. 19 and double miles
Alaska Airlines inaugurates nonstop service between Portland, Ore., and Dallas/Fort Worth starting today. "Portland-Dallas is the eighth new route we've added from the Rose City since June of last...
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Sep 10, 2013Report by International Council on Clean Transportation is first to quantify airline fuel performance
Alaska Airlines is ranked No. 1 in fuel efficiency in a report released today by the International Council on Clean Transportation, a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, D.C. The...
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Sep 5, 2013
Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported August and year-to-date operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, and on a combined basis. Detailed information is...
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Aug 26, 2013One-way fares from $149* and double miles
Alaska Airlines inaugurates nonstop service today between Portland, Ore., and Atlanta. "With these new flights to Atlanta, our Portland-area customers will enjoy nonstop service to a great...
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Aug 21, 2013
Alaska Airlines has named three new managing directors to strengthen its growing Customer Innovation and Information Technology divisions as part of an effort to become the easiest airline to fly....
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Aug 6, 2013Low one-way fares starting at $59* available for eight-day sale
Alaska Airlines launched its annual fall fare sale today, with low fares throughout the United States and Canada, including the carrier's newest markets of Colorado Springs, Colo., Omaha, Neb.,...
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Aug 5, 2013
Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported July and year-to-date operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, and on a combined basis. Detailed information is...
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Aug 1, 2013Partnership encourages travelers to go paperless and supports efforts to remove invasive algae in Kaneohe Bay
Alaska Airlines and The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii are teaming up to restore near-shore coral reefs, which provide both recreation and sustenance to Hawaii's residents and visitors. During the...
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Jul 25, 2013
Financial Highlights: Reported second quarter net income, excluding special items, of $105 million, or $1.47 per diluted share, compared to adjusted net income of $111 million, or $1.53 per...
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Jul 24, 2013Hawaiian Island-based consortium of landowners pioneering production of bio-based fuels
Alaska Airlines and Hawai`i BioEnergy LLC announced today they have signed an agreement for the carrier to purchase sustainable biofuel for its aircraft. Founded in 2006, Hawai`i BioEnergy is a...
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Jul 18, 2013
Horizon Air flight attendants have approved a new five-year contract. The ratification vote concluded this afternoon with 75 percent of the participating flight attendants voting in favor of the...
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Jul 16, 2013Introductory Seattle-Steamboat fares now available starting at $119* each way
Alaska Airlines will begin new seasonal service between Seattle and Steamboat Springs/Hayden, Colo., this winter. The twice-weekly flights will operate from Dec. 18, 2013, through March 29, 2014....
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Jul 11, 2013$250 million stock repurchase program will continue
Alaska Air Group announced today that it will initiate a quarterly cash dividend. Air Group's board of directors declared a $.20 per share dividend to be paid on Aug. 22, 2013, to all shareholders...
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Jul 11, 2013
Alaska Airlines pilots on Wednesday approved a new five-year contract. With nearly 94 percent of 1,343 eligible pilots casting a ballot, 67 percent voted in favor of the agreement. The contract...
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Jul 10, 2013'Pledge It. Prove It. Take Flight.' Event encourages students to achieve their educational goals
The voices of 605 students pledging to work hard, believe in themselves and graduate from high school filled Alaska Airlines' hangar today and briefly masked the sound of airplanes taking off...
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Jul 10, 2013
Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK), the parent company of Alaska Airlines Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc., will webcast a special investor update presentation by Air Group President and CEO...