Loyalty is valuable to airlines, and Alaska is losing some loyalty by opting to offer an inferior product. But I’m sure they’ve done their numbers, and they’re offering what makes financial sense to them. Join discussions on civil aviation topics, share experiences, and connect with aviation enthusiasts on Airliners.net Civil Aviation forum. At Alaska Airlines, we offer low airfare on all airline tickets — including discounted flights to Hawaii and Mexican vacation packages. We bring our love of travel on board with us, so that we can share it with you. Air Mozambique: new livery and name for the former LAM Mozambique Airlines Posted 2026-07-27 One of the goals of my 2026 spotting trip is to photograph the Alaska Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its first visit to Heathrow Airport. - Photo taken at London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) in England, United Kingdom on May 22, 2026. Alaska even took out the 3rd Y lav on a few -800s and decided to put them back in. Side note: I see Alaska placing an order for 5 to 10 B787s this year. Boeing will cut them a deal for being so late on the -10s. As part of the premium retrofits, isn't AS also increasing the number of Premium Economy seats in their -800, -900 and MAX 9 fleets? Alaska will allow you to book flights on their ticket stock operated by other airlines (most airlines do)on their code. But the difference is Alaska will always award you miles as if you flew on their own metal (obviously no elite benefits though on the interline airline). Alaska's Star Wars Galaxy's Edge departing after its 1st visit to BWI with the new Disneyland livery. - Photo taken at Baltimore / Washington - International Thurgood Marshall (Friendship) (BWI / KBWI) in Maryland, USA on June 25, 2022. Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines executives are working to restore trust and doing damage control amid ongoing customer complaints and a bumpy merger process. ‘Fixing what we can’: Hawaiian Airlines addresses merger issues Per Alaska’s 10K – page 46. Alaska’s fleet plan for 2025 remains unchanged in numbers of airplanes expected from the 10Q in November. The mix of aircraft has changed. Alaska will receive 17 MAX and retire 6 737-900s for net of 11 additional airplanes. Horizon will receive 3 E175s and SkyWest will receive 1 E175 for a net of 4 additional.