Alaska Airlines News

Alaska Airlines Ends Prayer Card Tradition

January 26, 2012

Alaska Airlines, America's seventh-largest carrier in terms of passenger traffic, said on Wednesday that it would end a decades-old tradition of handing out prayer cards with its in-flight meals.
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As Suitors Circle, AMR Has The Upper Hand

January 25, 2012

AMR, the bankrupt parent of American Airlines, is the prize in a likely bidding war by rival carriers, but any merger involving the third largest US airline is expected to come on its own terms and timing.
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Flights Cancelled As Snow Blankets Seattle

January 19, 2012

A Pacific storm blanketed Seattle in more than four inches of snow, forcing airline flight cancellations and snarling traffic throughout a city more accustomed to rain than severe winter weather.
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Alaska Air Flight Evacuated After Bomb Threat

September 20, 2011

An Alaska Airlines plane landed safely on Monday at Oakland Airport after a bomb threat against the flight was found on a handwritten note in San Francisco, but no bomb was found, the airline said.
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US Airline Stocks Set To Climb – Report

September 12, 2011

US airline stocks look set to rise after being pushed down by reduced earnings expectations, high fuel prices and an uncertain US economic recovery, according to a report in the September 12 issue of business weekly Barron's.
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FAA Proposes Alaska Air Fine Over Maintenance

September 10, 2011

US aviation regulators proposed a USD$590,000 fine against Alaska Airlines for improper maintenance that led to a small fire aboard a Boeing 737.
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Airline Profits Beat Forecasts, But Fuel Weighs

July 22, 2011

United Continental and US Airways posted weaker profits on Thursday, hit by high fuel costs amid a murky outlook for travel demand.
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Alaska Air Posts Quarterly Profit

July 21, 2011

Alaska Air Group, parent of Alaska Airlines, on Thursday reported a profit that met analysts' expectations after adjusting for losses from hedging fuel costs.
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Alaska Air CEO, Hedge Fund To Face Probe

October 7, 2010

The chief executive of Alaska Air Group and hedge fund Donald Smith & Co are the subjects of an insider-trading investigation into bets on shares of Washington's Puget Energy utility, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing two people with knowledge of the situation.
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