News releases
The releases are listed in chronological order and are archived by year.
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Mar 31, 2021Guests will enjoy a seamless travel experience on flights within the global alliance to as many as 1,000 destinations in more than 170 countries and territories
Marking a milestone in its 89-year history, Alaska Airlines today celebrated its first day as a member of oneworld. Alaska becomes the 14th full member of the global alliance, just eight months...
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Mar 31, 2021Guests will enjoy a seamless travel experience on flights within the global alliance to as many as 1,000 destinations in more than 170 countries and territories
Marking a milestone in its 89-year history, Alaska Airlines today celebrated its first day as a member of oneworld. Alaska becomes the 14th full member of the global alliance, just eight months...
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Mar 30, 2021Travel to Alaska in 2021 and enjoy up to a 21% discount on Alaska Airlines
Denali? Check. Majestic glaciers? Check. Reunions? Please. Alaska? Definitely. Starting today, Alaska Airlines is launching a sale that's full of summer fun in the Land of the Midnight Sun with...
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Mar 23, 2021Customer experience leader will oversee 5,600 flight attendants
Alaska Airlines announced today that Travis Gelbrich will serve as the airline's new vice president of inflight. In his new role, Gelbrich will provide strategic and operational leadership to the...
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Mar 22, 2021von Muehlen is a 30-year aviation veteran with deep safety, compliance and operating experience
Today, Alaska Air Group announced the appointment of Constance von Muehlen as Chief Operating Officer of Alaska Airlines, effective April 3, 2021. Upon assuming this role, von Muehlen will join...
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Mar 19, 2021New route from Alaska's largest city to the Twin Cities will provide more nonstops to the state of Alaska
Alaska Airlines announces today new seasonal service at one of the airline's key hubs in Alaska with new nonstop service between Anchorage and Minneapolis-St. Paul. This additional nonstop flight...
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Mar 10, 2021Daily nonstop flights will connect Boise to Chicago and Austin; new service scheduled between Seattle and two new destinations: Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Redding, California
With an eye on recovery and growth, Alaska Airlines continues to strengthen its Pacific Northwest connections with the announcement today of four new routes, which includes linking Boise to...
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Mar 4, 2021Alaska Airlines' nonstop jet service will connect Los Angeles and San Diego with Kalispell, and connect San Francisco and San Diego with Bozeman
Alaska Airlines today announced four new routes between California and Montana for the summer, increasing total jet service to seven nonstop routes between the two states. The newest "Sun and Fun"...
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Mar 1, 2021A golden deal for the Golden State: the first 25,000 residents who sign up get their first intra-California flight on Alaska Airlines*
Starting today, California residents who enroll in the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan™ now through March 3, 2021 can book that long-awaited trip to visit Napa Valley, the world-famous San Diego...
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Jan 26, 2021
Financial Results: Reported net loss for the fourth quarter and full year 2020 under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) of $430 million, or $3.47 per diluted share, and $1.3 billion,...
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Jan 25, 2021Five weeks of preparations begin to ready plane for start of passenger service on March 1
Alaska Airlines has accepted delivery of its first Boeing 737-9 MAX airplane, marking a new phase of modernizing the airline's fleet in the coming years. Alaska pilots flew the aircraft on a short...
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Jan 21, 2021
Alaska Air Group announced today the appointment of Daniel Elwell to the company's board of directors, effective immediately. Elwell will also join the boards of directors of the company's airline...
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Jan 14, 2021
At Alaska, safety is our top priority and our number one value. That drives all our decisions, as it does today. We are temporarily implementing additional safety measures focused on keeping our...
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Jan 7, 2021Nonstop service will launch between LAX-Austin and San Diego-New York JFK
Alaska Airlines announced two new routes from Southern California that will begin flying this spring. The airline will launch daily, nonstop service between LAX and AUS on March 18, with an increase to three daily departures on May 20. Daily, nonstop service between SAN and JFK starts on April 4.
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Jan 4, 2021Alaska to announce 2020 fourth quarter financial results on Jan. 26, 2021
Alaska Air Group, Inc., the parent company of Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc., will announce its 2020 fourth quarter financial results on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. A conference...
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Dec 29, 2020Following new DOT rules, Alaska updates its policy on service animals onboard
Following recent changes to U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) rules, Alaska Airlines will no longer accept emotional support animals on its flights. Effective Jan. 11, 2021, Alaska will...
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Dec 22, 2020New agreement in principle adds 23 orders plus 15 options to airline's overall order
Alaska Airlines announced today an agreement in principle with Boeing to restructure the airline's order to receive a total of 68 Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft with options for an additional 52...
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Dec 16, 2020New routes from Alaska's largest city to Las Vegas, Denver, San Francisco; Nonstop flights this summer will connect Anchorage to eight destinations in the Lower 48
Alaska Airlines continues to strengthen its presence at one of the airline's key hubs in Anchorage with new nonstop service to three "sun and fun" destinations – Las Vegas, Denver and San...
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Dec 15, 2020
With holiday shopping going mostly virtual in 2020, Alaska Airlines is sharing some of the airline's favorite gift ideas for the aviation geek, frequent traveler, ski lover and more in your life....
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Dec 11, 2020Alaska's Hawaii-bound guests can now skip the line upon arrival in the Hawaiian Islands
Alaska Airlines guests traveling to Hawaii can now pre-clear on the West Coast, avoiding lines and bypassing the airport screening process after they arrive in Hawaii with an approved negative...
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Dec 10, 2020Alaska flyers will receive matching status in global alliance when traveling with a member airline
With Alaska Airlines' membership in oneworld less than four months away, both companies announced today that Alaska's elite Mileage Plan members will receive matching oneworld tier status in the...
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Nov 23, 2020
Alaska Airlines announced a transaction today that continues the optimization of its mainline fleet. As part of the agreement, Alaska will sell 10 Airbus A320s to Air Lease Corporation, and...
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Nov 20, 2020
Starting this spring, Alaska Airlines and American Airlines will make it a more hassle-free, rewarding experience for elite guests from one airline to travel on the other, with new benefits that...
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Nov 12, 2020
With a continuing focus on strategic growth during a period of recovery from the impacts of COVID-19, Alaska Airlines' board of directors has elected two highly experienced leaders to new roles as...