News releases
The releases are listed in chronological order and are archived by year.
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Jul 1, 2011
Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported June operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. ALASKA AIRLINES Alaska reported a 7.9 percent increase in traffic...
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Jul 1, 2011
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK), the parent company of Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Horizon Air Industries, Inc., will announce its second quarter financial results on Thursday, July 21, 2011. A...
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Jun 13, 2011
Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today announced that its board of directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the company to buy up to $50 million of its common stock. "This action...
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Jun 8, 2011
Alaska Airlines ranked highest in airline customer satisfaction among traditional network carriers for the fourth consecutive year by J.D. Power and Associates in its 2011 North America Airline...
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Jun 3, 2011
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported May operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). ALASKA AIRLINES Alaska reported an 11.7 percent...
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Jun 2, 2011Airline offering complimentary access to Facebook on flights throughout June
Alaska Airlines announced today that Gogo® Inflight Internet service is now available on nearly all aircraft in its fleet. With the installation of the service scheduled for completion later this...
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May 27, 2011First major domestic airline to use iPads to replace flight manuals
As part of an ongoing effort to use technology to enhance flight safety, improve efficiency and protect the environment, Alaska Airlines is issuing iPad tablet computers to its pilots. The 1...
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May 25, 2011Political support needed to jumpstart growth of domestic biofuels industry
The Pacific Northwest has the diverse feedstocks, fuel-delivery infrastructure and political will needed to create a viable biofuels industry capable of reducing greenhouse gases and meeting the...
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May 23, 2011Carrier offering 5,000 bonus miles for new memberships
Alaska Airlines is extending the hours that members can visit its Board Room airport lounges in Anchorage, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland, Ore. The Anchorage Board Room will be open daily...
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May 17, 2011Top restaurant chefs compete in 'Copper Chef Cook-off'
Alaska Air Cargo delivered the season's first shipment of Copper River salmon today to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The arrival of Copper River salmon marks the start of the summer salmon...
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May 12, 2011
Alaska Airlines has received the Federal Aviation Administration's Diamond Award for maintenance training excellence for the 10th consecutive year. The Diamond Award, the FAA's most prestigious...
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May 11, 2011
Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK), the parent company of Alaska Airlines Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc., announced today it will webcast a presentation by Brandon Pedersen, Alaska's vice...
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May 6, 2011Longtime Alaska resident will oversee public affairs and community relations in Alaska Airlines' namesake state
Alaska Airlines announced today that Marilyn F. Romano has been named regional vice president – Alaska. Romano, vice president and publisher of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, the state's...
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May 6, 2011Carrier unveils new soccer-themed aircraft at Portland International Airport
Alaska Airlines introduced its Major League Soccer Portland "Timbers Jet" this morning to a crowd of fans in "Soccer City, USA." The Boeing 737-700 paint theme is a combination of two designs...
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May 4, 2011Join, fly Alaska before Oct. 1, and earn enough miles for a free flight*
Alaska Airlines has launched a "Join. Fly. Fly Free." promotion, enabling travelers from Northern California who sign up for the carrier's Mileage Plan to earn up to 25,000 bonus miles toward free...
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May 4, 2011
Alaska Airlines and the Transport Workers Union today jointly announced that the carrier's 36 dispatchers have ratified a new four-year contract by a ratio of nearly 86 percent. The contract...
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May 3, 2011
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported April operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). ALASKA AIRLINES Alaska reported an 18.1...
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Apr 29, 2011
The Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® card was named "Best Loyalty Credit Card" in the Americas for the second year in a row at the Frequent Traveler Awards last night in New York. Based on votes...
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Apr 27, 2011Carrier simplifies ticket, hotel and car rental bookings at alaskaair.com
Purchasing airfare, hotel rooms and car rentals on alaskaair.com is now easier for customers with the launch of Alaska Airlines' redesigned website. "Customers will see a noticeable difference...
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Apr 21, 2011
First quarter highlights: Record first-quarter net income, excluding special items, of $29.5 million, or $0.80 per diluted share—more than double the $13.1 million, or $0.36 per diluted share,...
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Apr 14, 2011Lighter-weight handheld device offers high-tech touch-screens and more first-run Hollywood movies and TV programming
Alaska Airlines' advanced new digEplayer devices took to the skies this week, expanding the inflight entertainment option of customers on longer flights. The new system offers touch-screen...
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Apr 4, 2011
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported March operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). ALASKA AIRLINES Alaska reported a 19.3 percent...
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Apr 4, 2011New amenities include 'Airport of the Future' check-in, convenient access to customs
Alaska Airlines has reached agreement with Los Angeles World Airports to move from its existing location at Terminal 3 to Terminal 6, paving the way for a major renovation project featuring its...
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Apr 1, 2011
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK), the parent company of Alaska Airlines Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc., will announce its first quarter financial results on Thursday, April 21, 2011. A...
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Mar 30, 2011
Alaska Airlines and the Transport Workers Union today jointly announced tentative agreement on a new four-year contract for the carrier's 36 dispatchers. The proposed contract includes wage...
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Mar 27, 2011
A computer system outage that disrupted Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights yesterday has been resolved. The majority of Alaska and Horizon flights are operating on time although the airlines...
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Mar 26, 2011
A computer system outage that disrupted about 15 percent of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights today has been partially restored. Alaska and Horizon flights are operating, although many are...
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Mar 26, 2011
A central computer system used to prepare flight plans and other information went down this morning and is causing multiple departure delays and some cancellations. Many morning flights have been...
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Mar 25, 2011Flights from San Jose and Oakland to Kauai begin March 27 & 28
Alaska Airlines inaugurates nonstop service between San Jose, Calif., and Lihue, on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, on Sunday, March 27, and between Oakland, Calif., and Lihue beginning March 28....
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Mar 22, 2011New soccer-themed aircraft to be unveiled in early May
The Portland Timbers and Alaska Airlines today announced a winner's tie in their "Paint-The-Plane" contest. Elements of the two first-place designs created by Paul Wright, of Portland, and John...
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Mar 15, 2011
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK), the parent company of Alaska Airlines Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc., today announced it will webcast a presentation by Brandon Pedersen, Alaska's vice...
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Mar 10, 2011
Alaska Airlines today announced it is discontinuing all flights from Eureka and Redding, Calif., to Los Angeles, effective April 17, 2011. The Alaska flights are operated by Horizon Air. "We tried...
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Mar 3, 2011
Alaska Airlines today announced it is adding summer seasonal service between Portland, Ore., and Billings, Mont., and between Portland and Missoula, Mont., starting June 5, 2011. The new flights...
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Mar 2, 2011
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported February operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). ALASKA AIRLINES Alaska reported a 19.0...
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ACME Inc. (NYSE: ) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010. For the fourth quarter 2010, we...
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Feb 28, 2011Low fares starting at $159* from the West Coast, $259* from the state of Alaska
Alaska Airlines launched a sale today with low fares to Hawaii's most popular vacation destinations from several West Coast cities and Alaska, including Anchorage, Alaska, Bellingham, Wash., and...
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Feb 25, 2011
Alaska Airlines today announced that SkyWest Airlines will begin flying six West Coast routes currently operated by Horizon Air, starting May 14. The Utah-based carrier will fly the routes using...
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Feb 22, 2011Fares as low as $119* each way from LAX, $149* each way from Seattle
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air announced a sale today with fares starting as low as $119* each way to nine Mexico destinations. Fares are good for travel from Feb. 23 through April 30, 2011...
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Feb 18, 2011Daily flights between Oakland, San Jose and Maui beginning this summer
Alaska Airlines announced today it is expanding service from the Bay Area to Hawaii, with daily flights between both Oakland and San Jose, Calif., and Kahului, Hawaii, on the island of Maui,...
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Feb 17, 2011
Alaska Air Group paid record annual bonuses totaling $72 million this week to nearly all of its 12,600 employees for exceeding the company's 2010 operational and financial goals. The bonus of...
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Feb 9, 2011
Alaska Air Group's board of directors today officially accepted the resignation of longtime board member Mark Hamilton. Hamilton, who served on the Air Group board since 2001, tendered his...
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Feb 4, 2011PDXTRA fares available exclusively from Portland International Airport
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air today announced a sale on flights from Portland International Airport. Fares start as low as $57* one way and are good for travel from Feb. 14 through May 11, 2011....
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Feb 2, 2011
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported January operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). ALASKA AIRLINES Alaska reported a 15.8...
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Jan 31, 2011
Alaska Airlines announced today that the carrier's 2,600 clerical, office and passenger service employees have ratified a new three-year contract by more than 90 percent of union members who...
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Jan 27, 2011
Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK), the parent company of Alaska Airlines Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc., today announced it will webcast a presentation by Brandon Pedersen, Alaska's vice...
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Jan 27, 2011Fans could win club seats to 2011 MLS home opener and trip to Hawaii
The Portland Timbers and Alaska Airlines invite soccer fans to create artwork to adorn a Boeing 737-700 in a "Paint the Plane" contest. The Timbers-branded plane will be revealed this spring...
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Jan 25, 2011
Horizon Air announced today it is retiring its public brand and will adopt the trademark Eskimo of its sister company, Alaska Airlines, on its fleet. The change follows a shift made earlier this...
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Jan 25, 2011
Highlights: Record fourth-quarter net income excluding special items of $47.4 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, compared to $4.4 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of...
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Jan 21, 2011Alaska Airlines / Horizon Air Sales Veteran Mark Bocchi Promoted to Lead Community Marketing Efforts
Mark Bocchi has been promoted to managing director of sales and community marketing for Alaska Airlines. A veteran Alaska/Horizon Air employee for nearly three decades, Bocchi previously served as...
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Jan 20, 2011
Alaska Airlines and the University of Washington today announced a partnership to rename UW's on-campus basketball arena "Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion." The arena sponsorship is...