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  • Aug 4, 2009
    Low fares available to contiguous U.S., Hawai'i and Mexico

    Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air have launched a fall sale featuring low fares to many of the carriers' destinations in the contiguous United States, Hawai'i and Mexico. "Alaska Airlines and...

  • Aug 3, 2009
    Airline to add San Jose-Austin and Seattle-Houston daily nonstops in September

    Alaska Airlines is expanding its service to the Lone Star State with new daily flights between Seattle and Austin, Texas, starting today and daily service between San Jose, Calif., and Austin...

  • Jul 23, 2009
    Second Quarter Financial and Other Highlights: - Net income, excluding special items, was $26.5 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, compared to a net loss excluding special items of $14.1 million, or $0.39 per share, in the second quarter of 2008. This compares to a First Call mean estimate of $0.53 per share. - Net income under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) of $29.1 million, or $0.79 per diluted share, compared to net income of $63.1 million, or $1.74 per diluted share, in 2008. - $1.1 billion in unrestricted cash and marketable securities as of June 30, 2009. - Alaska ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Network Carriers" in 2009 by J.D. Power and Associates for the second year in a row. - Alaska was No. 1 in U.S. Department of Transportation on-time performance in April and May among major network carriers.

    Alaska Air Group, Inc. today reported second quarter 2009 net income of $29.1 million, or $0.79 per diluted share, compared to net income of $63.1 million, or $1.74 per diluted share, in the...

  • Jul 8, 2009
    Project with Port of Seattle, Boeing and FAA aims to reduce aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise through improved airport approach procedures

    This summer Alaska Airlines began testing next-generation flight procedures at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) that will allow the airline and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, to...

  • Jul 3, 2009

    Alaska Airlines today will inaugurate service between Portland, Ore., and Maui. The thrice-weekly flights will expand to daily service starting Aug. 7, 2009. Flights from Portland will depart...