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After Alaska Airlines planes bump runway, a scramble to 'pull the plug'

On the morning of Jan. 26, as two Alaska Airlines flights from Seattle to Hawaii lifted off six minutes apart, the pilots each felt a slight bump and the flight attendants at the back of the cabin heard a scraping noise.

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Flight fare prices skyrocketed following Southwest's meltdown. Was it price gouging?

Passengers who looked for last-minute tickets encountered sky-high prices — in some cases, triple or quadruple the rate for the same route in the last few months. Experts say it's fairly normal.

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Holiday meltdown exposes Southwest Airlines’ technology woes

Passengers across the country waited in airports this week while Southwest Airlines’ operation crumbled, because it couldn’t get pilots and flight attendants assigned to flights.

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Alaska Airlines pilots approve new agreement on wages, schedules

Pilots at Alaska Airlines voted to approve an agreement with the company Monday after almost three years of negotiations over working conditions and wages.

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Muslim men file lawsuit saying Alaska Airlines removed them for ‘texting in Arabic’

‘Our clients not only seek justice for themselves, but also for an entire community tired of being scapegoated to justify discrimination in air travel,’ says attorney

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Airline launches electronic bag tags to speed up check-in

‘This technology makes the entire check-in process almost all off-airport,’ says Alaska Airlines

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Machinists' union contract deal gives raises to Alaska Airlines gate agents, office staff and some ramp workers

The machinists' union has reached a deal with Alaska Airlines management for a two-year contract extension that provides substantial raises for 5,300 gate agents, stores personnel and office staff, as well as for ramp workers who load cargo.

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Alaska Airlines reaches contract deal with some workers

A union has reached a deal with Alaska Airlines for a two-year contract extension that provides substantial raises for 5,300 gate agents, stores personnel and office staff, as well as for ramp workers who load cargo

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For the first time this spring, Alaska Airlines starts a month with few cancellations

After a busy holiday weekend with relatively few flight cancellations, Alaska Airlines got through the first day of June with just two cancellations at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as of Wednesday evening.

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What are the best and worst airlines for on-time performance?

Through the first three months of 2022, nearly a quarter of flights did not arrive on time. That’s the tardiest first quarter for commercial air travel since 2014. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics defines a flight as on time if it arrives within 15 minutes of the originally scheduled time.

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Alaska pilots authorize future strike if talks and mediation fail

Alaska Airlines pilots voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike at some future date if the current negotiations with management and federal mediation efforts fail.

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Woman 'shamed' as airline orders her to cover up 'inappropriate' top before flight

Tiktok users have called for Alaska Airlines to be 'cancelled' after a woman claims she was told to cover up her 'inappropriate' top and shorts before flying

Daily Mirror

Alaska Airlines suffers another spate of flight cancellations, infuriating passengers

Alaska Airlines passengers suffered another bad run of flight cancellations over the weekend.

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Buy The Dip: 4 Mega-Cap Stocks Wall Street Predicts Will Rally 28% - 58%

Concerns over historically high inflation, the Fed's aggressive interest rate increases, deepening supply chain issues due to rising COVID-19 cases worldwide, and the Russia-Ukraine war drove a broad sell-off in U.S. stocks last month. However, the market sell-off has created opportunities to buy high-quality mega-cap stocks at bargain prices. Thus,…

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Subscriptions are coming to travel, should you get on board?

The subscription pricing model is trending in the travel industry

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Here's Why Alaska Air Group Shares Are Rising

Shares of airline companies, including Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK), are trading higher in sympathy with Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), which reported better-than-expected first-quarter EPS results.

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What you need to know about Alaska Airlines cancellations

For Alaska Airlines — and its customers — April has been nothing but turbulence.

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Travel chaos from pilot shortage just part of Alaska Airlines' headaches

En route to the airport from their Bainbridge Island home early on April 1 for a long-planned trip to a wedding in Tampa, Florida, the Abarbanel family received a notification from Alaska Airlines: Their flight was canceled.

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9 Best Stocks To Buy In Q2? AMD, Lululemon And More

The year got off to a bumpy start for investors, and the S&P 500 is now down 5.6% year-to-date in 2022.

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Alaska Airlines cancels dozens more flights, as pilot shortage continues

SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines canceled and delayed dozens more flights Saturday as a pilot shortage continued to wreak havoc with its schedule.

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How Alaska Air plans to go bigger: new jets, frequent flyer rewards and more

Despite recent schedule cuts as omicron cases surged and the soaring cost of jet fuel that's raising airplane ticket prices, Alaska Air executives are touting optimistic plans for accelerated growth as the airline industry emerges from pandemic travel restrictions.

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Alaska Air Unveils Long-Ferm Forecast, Fleet Transition Plan

Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE:ALK), the parent company of Alaska Airlines Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc, provided updates on its long-term growth strategy. Alaska plans to grow an average of 4-8% per year through 2025, in part by investing in the depth of its network. The company plans to accelerate the…

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Alaska Airlines opts to upgrade its Boeing order to larger 737 Maxes

In a boost for the Boeing 737 Max program, Alaska Airlines announced Wednesday that it will switch part of its order for the jet from the Max 9 to the larger Max 10.

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