Alaska Airlines News

Alaska Air Pilots Approve New Contract

May 20, 2009

Pilots at Alaska Airlines approved a new four-year contract that restores pay increases, the pilots union and airline said on Tuesday.
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Alaska Air Posts Smaller Loss

April 23, 2009

Alaska Air Group said on Thursday that it nearly halved its first-quarter loss, and the parent of Alaska Airlines announced a service charge for the first checked bag.
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US Airlines January Traffic Data

February 6, 2009

The following table lists January mainline operational data for the 10 largest US airlines by passenger traffic, compared with the same month a year earlier.
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Fuel Hedges Burn Continental, US Airways

January 29, 2009

Four US airlines became the latest major carriers to report quarterly losses and to post hundreds of millions of dollars in charges from their fuel hedges.
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Alaska Air Posts Q4 Loss After Charges

January 29, 2009

Alaska Air posted a fourth-quarter net loss on Thursday due to special charges, including realized losses of USD$50 million from early termination of fuel hedging contracts.
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