Alaska Air Group
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Alaska Airlines , JetBlue, Southwest and Virgin America scored rights to serve routes Washington National beyond the 1,250-mile perimeter
that currently restricts flight operations at the airport. The U.S. Department of Transportation granted permission to Alaska for flights to Portland, Ore., to JetBlue for service to San Juan, to Southwest to operate to Austin and to Virgin America …
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AirTran Airways in April for a sixth consecutive month was the most punctual major U.S. carrier
… 94 percent of its flights arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time, according to FlightStats. Alaska Airlines and US Airways tied for second, delivering 90 percent of flights on time. North American airlines aggregately posted …
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JetBlue Airways 'later this year' will participate in the Transportation Security Administration's PreCheck airport trusted-traveler program
… participate. After launching the expedited security-screening program last year at select airports with American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, PreCheck this year will expand to include US Airways, United Airlines and Alaska Airlines .
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AirTran Airways in March for a fifth consecutive month was the most punctual major U.S. carrier
… flights on time, according to FlightStats. The carrier was followed by US Airways (87 percent), Delta Air Lines and Alaska Airlines (both near 85 percent). On average, North American airlines last month landed nearly 77 percent of flights on …
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AirTran Airways in February for a fourth consecutive month was the most punctual major U.S. carrier
… according to FlightStats. It was followed by Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines (each at 89.2 percent ..... 80 percent. For all North American airlines, Alaska Air subsidiary Horizon Air earned top marks with February on-time performance …
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Alaska Air Group CEO Bill Ayer will step down May 15 and will be replaced by company veteran and current president Brad Tilden
Currently chairman of the company, Ayer will remain in that position and participate on the NextGen Advisory Committee to work toward modernizing the nation's air traffic control system.
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Alaska Air Group reported 2011 adjusted earnings of $287 million, a second consecutive annual record
"The improvement was due to schedule optimization and network expansion, high load factors, lower non-fuel unit costs and industry-leading customer service and operational performance," according to CEO Bill Ayer. Including all one-time items, fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 net income each
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Southwest Airlines subsidiary AirTran Airways in December was the most punctual U.S. carrier
with an on-time arrival ratio of 92 percent, according to FlightStats. It was followed by Alaska Air Group subsidiary Horizon Air (91 percent). Southwest Airlines ranked last among major U.S. carriers with on-time performance of 74.4 percent.
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AirTran Airways in November was the most punctual major U.S. carrier
ending Alaska Airlines ' six-month reign atop on-time performance rankings calculated by FlightStats. With an on-time ratio 88.5 percent, AirTran …
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Alaska Airlines in October retained the top spot in on-time performance rankings among the nine largest U.S. carriers
according to FlightStats. Operating at 90.4 percent on-time during the month, Alaska again was followed by AirTran Airways (89.8 percent) and Delta Air Lines (88.7 percent), marking the sixth consecutive …
