Alaska Airlines
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Earning Back the Cost of Alaska’s Premium Class (Trip Report)
The day I was flying up to San Francisco, Alaska had a total of 108 flights solely-within California on 15 distinct routes.…
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More Than Just the CEO’s Mom: Why Rome Isn’t Crazy for Alaska’s First European Flight
When Alaska announced that its first European route would be from Seattle to Rome/FCO next summer, there was some head-scratching all around.…
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Stunning Scenery Flying Alaska To Santa Rosa… But Also Delays (Trip Report)
Every year, I try to gather with a group of friends from grad school. We usually do it in Vegas, but I…
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With the New Terminal Opening in San Diego, Alaska and Southwest Prepare for Battle
You know that I love watching the drama between United and American in Chicago, but get ready for a new favorite battle:…
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A Bumpy Start to My Alaska Elite Status Journey (Trip Report)
I received an invite to a United event at SFO, and my curiosity was piqued. It was advertised this way: “Join CEO…
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Alaska Optimizes Flying by Retiming A321s and Hubbing Portland
Alaska was busy working on integrating its Hawaiian fleet this past weekend. I should be mad that they dumped all these changes…
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Alaska and Hawaiian Start to Move Metal Around
We’ve seen bits and pieces of Alaska’s plans for its integration with Hawaiian, but this weekend the airline loaded its first major…
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Alaska Goes Global With New Asia Flying, Hear From CEO Ben Minicucci About This and So Much More
Today’s post is coming a bit earlier than normal, and that’s because Alaska has just announced a whole lot of news in…
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Alaska and Hawaiian Make Their First Network Moves to Boost Flows
The Alaska/Hawaiian merger has been a done deal for over a month, but it’s all been quiet so far. That is now…
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Cranky on the Web: Alaska/Hawaiian Getting Together, Southwest’s Struggles
With Alaska’s acquisition complete, Hawaiian Airlines’ outlook brightens – Travel WeeklyThis one was actually from last week, but it’s another look at…
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A Look Ahead at the Alaska and Hawaiian Merger
Greetings from Dallas. Today is Southwest’s investor day, and I have made the trek to join analysts and media to hear what…
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Alaska and Hawaiian Finalize the Merger After Agreeing to Largely Hollow DOT Conditions
After the US Department of Justice (DOJ) decided to let the Alaska/Hawaiian merger review period pass without saying a word, it seemed…