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Alaska Air Group Q3 2025 revenue rises 23%; adjusted earnings fall
Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) on Friday reported a sharp fall in third-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings, despite an increase in revenues. The management issued guidance for the fourth quarter. The airline reported earnings of $1.05 per share for the...
Alaska Airlines operations resume hours after tech outage; 200+ flights canceled
Alaska Airlines said its operations have resumed Friday after it had to ground its planes for hours because of an information technology outage. The airline said in a statement that 229 flights were canceled because of the outage and that more...
Alaska Airlines Grounds Fleet in Second Major IT Outage This Year
A Sudden Halt in the Skies Alaska Airlines, a major U.S. carrier, abruptly grounded its entire fleet nationwide on Thursday evening due to a significant technology outage, disrupting travel plans for thousands of passengers and raising fresh...
Alaska Airlines grounded by mystery IT meltdown
Updated Timing is everything – except when it isn't. US carrier Alaska Airlines has grounded its fleet once again due to a mystery IT issue. The problem began at 3:30 pm Pacific Time on October 23 with a "failure" at the company's primary...
Alaska Air profits sag as integration with Hawaiian progresses
1/2 Swipe or click to see more JAMM AQUINO / 2023 Alaska Airlines, left, and Hawaiian Airlines aircraft shown at the gates at Kahului International Airport on Maui. 2/2 Swipe or click to see more STAR-ADVERTISER / 2023 Ben Minicucci, CEO and...
Alaska Airlines ground stop: Why all flights have been grounded today? First details out
Alaska Airlines on Thursday said it had grounded its flights at all airports. The ground stop also impacted subsidiary Horizon Air, as per an advisory put out by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Alaska Airlines requested the ground stop...
Alaska Air Group reports third quarter 2025 results
Announced two new global nonstop routes from Seattle to London and Reykjavik starting May 2026 Launched Atmos™ Rewards loyalty program and exceeded premium credit card sign-up expectations Announced fleet wide installation of Starlink high-speed...
Alaska Airlines Grounds All U.S. Flights After Major IT Outage
Over 229 flights canceled as data center failure disrupts operations nationwide Alaska Airlines temporarily grounded all flights across the United States on Thursday following a major IT outage that the carrier said was caused by a failure at its...
Platner controversies deepen Democrats’ 2026 debate over recruiting safe politicians or risky outsiders to flip Senate
The deluge came after Schumer successfully recruited Janet Mills, the 78-year-old, two-term governor of Maine, to run for Collins’s seat. The move sparked backlash among a swath of Democrats hungry for new leadership and a fresh approach, a...
Mossback’s Northwest: The U.S. had a fishy reason for buying Alaska
We take for granted that Seattle is homeport to a large Alaska fishing fleet and a related multimillion-dollar fish and maritime industry. But that industry wouldn’t have happened if not for the purchase of Alaska from Russia — and that...
Delegation marks 'Alaska Day' with announcement on land use projects
Dan Sullivan, U.S. Senator from Alaska | www.sullivan.senate.govDan Sullivan, U.S. Senator from Alaska | www.sullivan.senate.gov U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, Congressman Nick Begich, and Governor Mike Dunleavy participated in an...
Trump approves disaster aid for Alaska, rejects requests from Illinois, Vermont, Maryland
U. S. President Donald Trump approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe late Wednesday, while denying requests from Vermont, Illinois and Maryland and leaving other states still...
Trump gives disaster declarations to Alaska and others but denies Vermont, Illinois, Maryland
President Donald Trump approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe late Wednesday, while denying requests from Vermont, Illinois and Maryland and leaving other states still waiting for...
Jacobs retains role in Port of Alaska modernisation programme
US-based company Jacobs has secured a five-year contract extension to continue as programme management consultant for the Port of Alaska Modernisation Programme. The programme aims to replace the port’s ageing waterfront structures with updated...
Havlíček: Future government coalition agrees on Czechia’s firm anchorage in EU and NATO
The future government coalition of ANO, the Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) party, and the Motorists’ Party has agreed that Czechia’s firm membership in the EU and NATO will be clearly stated in their joint policy statement, ANO deputy chairman...
5 things to know for Oct. 24: Canada, Tropical Storm Melissa, Detention facilities, NBA gambling probe, Alaska Airlines
The government shutdown will continue into next week as the Senate adjourns for the weekend without reaching a funding deal. For thousands of federal workers still waiting on their paychecks, the delay is forcing many to make difficult choices...
Trump opens pristine Alaska wilderness to drilling in long-running feud
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday announced a plan to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest remaining tracts of pristine wilderness in the United States. The decision was the...
Alaska Airlines Getting Back In The Air After IT Outage Sparks Dozens Of Cancellations, West Coast Travel Chaos
According to FlightAware data, 47 Alaska Airlines flights were canceled over the past 24 hours. The outage occurred on Thursday evening, with Alaska's Horizon Air unit also affected. The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport bore the brunt of the...
Alaska Airlines IT Outage Causes Widespread Flight Disruptions
Yesterday evening, Alaska Airlines experienced considerable operational disruption as a result of an IT outage that forced the carrier to issue a ground stop for both its mainline flights and those operated by its regional partner, Horizon Air....