Alaska Airlines almost All-Boeing again; but that’s not the big story

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[UPDATE] Alaska Airlines responded today: “We want to reach out regarding your post about our fuel reporting. The best way to ensure a response moving forward is to connect with our media relations department through our newsroom. As for your…

Strong leisure traffic helped Alaska Airlines to produce a solid Q2 net profit of $240 million, up 74 percent over the same period last year. High fares contributed to the result, but the airline is expecting them to drop in the…

Higher revenues but even higher operating expenses hurt Alaska Airlines in the first quarter of 2023. The airline reported a Q1 net loss almost on par with that of 2022, but then revenues and costs were lower. Salary costs and…

Thursday saw two more FY22 earnings releases from US airlines: JetBlue and Alaska Airlines. JetBlue reported a full-year net loss of $-362 million, while Alaska’s profit was a small $58 million. What’s behind these numbers? JetBlue and Alaska Airlines positive about…

Alaska Airlines has placed its biggest-ever aircraft order, exercising options for 52 Boeing MAX aircraft. Of these, 42 will be MAX 10s and the remaining ten are MAX 9s, Alaska and Boeing announced on October 26. Alaska Airlines grows Boeing…