Alaska Airlines flight attendants will vote on a new contract offer next month. Ratification is likely. Later, a combined Alaska/Hawaiian contract must be agreed
Troubled American planemaker Boeing Co is down 1.7% in premarket trading on Friday after the company said that it expects to report an operating cash flow loss of $3.5 billion for the fourth quarter owing to the work stoppage by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM),
Air New Zealand, which flies one of the longest regularly scheduled routes on the entire planet, took the top award, handed out by AirlineRatings.com. The Kiwi carrier serves Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, from New York’s JFK Airport — a distance of 8,828 miles. The trip takes 16 hours and 15 minutes.
American, Delta, United, and Alaska all announced record results as the biggest airlines continue to recover from the pandemic downturn.
John Strickland explains why the airline industry is facing a troubling paradox of strong demand and unprecedented disruptions.
Alaska Airlines will offer travelers three new nonstop ways to visit its namesake state next summer, including a new longest route for its smallest jet.
In a year defined by a roughly month-long grounding of its Boeing 737 Max 9s and the costly acquisition of leisure carrier Hawaiian Airlines, Seattle-based Alaska Air Group posted a roughly $400 million profit.
Alaska Air Group has released details of its combined schedule for Alaska and Hawaiian airlines, with adjustments beginning to take effect in March. In an email to Pacific Business News, Alex Da Silva, Hawaiian director of external communications, listed the current Hawaiian routes that will be replaced with Alaska services later this year.
President Trump’s Department of Transportation Secretary nominee has pledged to maintain a cap on Boeing 737 MAX production brought in by the FAA last year.
Boeing announced Thursday that it incurred a bigger than expected fourth-quarter loss, concluding a difficult 2024 in which it struggled with a lengthy labor strike and safety problems.
The company forecast a quarterly loss of $5.46 per share, sharply steeper than analysts' average expectation of a $1.84 per share loss. Boeing shares fell 2.5% in after-hours trading as the company projected quarterly revenue of $15.