Alaska Airlines

Alaska Air cargo profits set to blossom with international expansion

Alaska Airlines’ announcement Tuesday that it will redeploy Hawaiian Airlines widebody passenger jets for nonstop routes from Seattle to Asia and Anchorage, Alaska, paves the way for the company’s first meaningful participation in the international air cargo market and faster growth of its freight business.

Cargo is poised to deliver $150 million of new annual profit for Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK) on the heels of September’s $1.9 billion merger with Hawaiian, harnessing the capabilities of the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/alaska-air-cargo-profits-set-to-blossom-with-international-expansion

Alaska Air changes cargo leaders in wake of Hawaiian merger

Alaska Airlines on Monday announced a leadership change in its cargo division one week after finalizing the acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, adding expertise in areas such as international cargo operations and widebody freighter aircraft that are new for the airline and critical to support the flying service for Amazon it inherited.

Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) said it hired Ian Morgan as vice president of cargo at Alaska Airlines and that Jason Berry, the president of regional subsidiary...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/alaska-air-changes-cargo-leaders-in-wake-of-hawaiian-merger

DOT approves $1.9B Alaska Air, Hawaiian merger

Alaska Airlines expects to finalize its $1.9 billion merger with Hawaiian Airlines on Wednesday after the Department of Transportation cleared the transaction, the company said in a regulatory filing Tuesday.

DOT approval was the remaining hurdle for the merger. The Department of Justice last month quietly approved the transaction.

The combination of Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK) and Hawaiian Airlines (NASDAQ: HA) is important from a freight perspective because Alaska will take over cargo...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dot-approves-1-9b-alaska-air-hawaiian-merger

Boeing quality issue delays Alaska Airlines’ converted freighters

Unspecified problems with two used aircraft that recently were converted by Boeing to carry cargo have forced Alaska Airlines to open a new freighter service to Los Angeles with smaller Boeing 737-700s from its existing fleet. 

The service is designed to streamline Alaska’s supply chain since many of the groceries, household goods and medicine shipped into the state come from Southern California. It is the first time Alaska Airlines’ freighters have flown beyond Alaska and Seattle.

Alaska Air...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/boeing-quality-issue-delays-alaska-airlines-converted-freighters

Alaska Airlines to expand freighter service to Los Angeles

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Alaska Airlines will take advantage of two new Boeing 737-800 converted freighters to open its first dedicated cargo service south of Seattle, starting in April, said Adam Drouhard, managing director for cargo.

Los Angeles will be the newest market for the freighters, which currently don’t fly beyond Seattle in the Lower 48 states.

The newly modified aircraft will help Alaska Air Cargo broaden its market reach in Alaska, speed up deliveries and reduce stress on the airline’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/alaska-airlines-to-expand-freighter-service-to-los-angeles

Alaska Airlines to fly Amazon packages after completing Hawaiian buy

Alaska Air will take over cargo transportation for e-commerce giant Amazon when it concludes a deal announced Sunday to acquire Hawaiian Airlines in a stock-and-debt transaction worth $1.9 billion. Whether the Amazon transportation services agreement is eventually modified is unclear, but Alaska’s CEO said it could spur further investment in freighters.

“For now, nothing changes,” said Hawaiian Airlines spokesman Alex Da Silva in an email.

Hawaiian Airlines (NASDAQ: HA) in early October began...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/alaska-airlines-to-fly-amazon-packages-after-completing-hawaiian-buy

Nontraditional airlines in Brazil, Indonesia pursue 737-800 freighters

A startup cargo airline in Indonesia, a logistics company in Brazil with its own fleet and an American passenger airline with freighters focused on the Alaska market are each poised to receive two Boeing 737-800 converted cargo jets within a year.

Modern Logistics, based in Sao Paulo, said last week it will lease two 737-800 aircraft overhauled for dedicated cargo operations to modernize its fleet and enable international expansion. 

The 10-year-old company’s business model is to provide...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nontraditional-airlines-in-brazil-indonesia-pursue-737-800-freighters

Silk Way West, Alaska Airlines sign Boeing freighter deals

Silk Way West Airlines, a growing cargo operator based in Azerbaijan, and Alaska Airlines on Thursday signed contracts with Boeing for two freighters apiece — but that is where the similarities ended. 

Silk Way West said it will take two 777-8s, the largest plane available from Boeing (NYSE: BA) and one so modern it isn’t even being produced yet, while Alaska Airlines will use secondhand 737-800s passenger aircraft and turn them into freighters.

Boeing said it expects to deliver the 777-8s in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/silk-way-west-alaska-airlines-sign-boeing-freighter-deals

Flight attendants’ legal win in California could impact air cargo

A white jet with aqua tail and Alaska Air logo flies high into a blue sky, as seen from the side rear.

WASHINGTON — A cargo industry official is calling on Congress to guard against state interference in airfreight operations following a recent court ruling in favor of California-based flight attendants at Alaska Airlines.

The U.S. Supreme Court last summer refused to hear Alaska Airlines’ appeal of a lower court ruling that a state’s wage laws apply to airline employees because they only have an indirect impact on airline services. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the carrier had to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flight-attendants-legal-win-in-california-could-impact-air-cargo

Alaska Air to increase freighter fleet as cargo business soars

A white Alaska Airlines Cargo jet with blue tail and Eskimo image takes off, rear view.

Alaska Airlines on Thursday revealed it will convert two Boeing 737-800 passenger jets into freighters to further tap the boom in air cargo shipping. The fleet expansion is part of a broader effort, including the introduction of more MAX passenger jets and software upgrades, to accelerate the airline’s successful cargo business.

Parent company Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) announced the new dedicated freighters along with its decision to speed up fleet growth to 400 aircraft by mid-decade and the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/alaska-air-to-increase-freighter-fleet-as-cargo-business-soars

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