Alaska Airlines orders more Boeing 787s, to open Dreamliner base in Seattle - The Points Guy

Alaska Airlines orders more Boeing 787s, to open Dreamliner base in Seattle - The Points Guy

Alaska Airlines is moving ahead with plans to expand long-haul flying from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) with an order for five more Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The Seattle-based Oneworld alliance carrier has exercised purchase rights for five additional 787-9s from the Hawaiian Airlines orderbook, said Larry Payne, chair of the Hawaiian Airlines Master Executive Council at the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), on the Alaska Pilots Po…

Alaska Airlines Boeing 787 Order Bumped To 17 Jets, Fueling Seattle Growth

I don’t think this is terribly surprising, but Alaska Air Group seems to have quietly increased its Boeing 787 order book, in line with the carrier’s long haul aspirations. Alaska Air Group Dreamliner order increased to 17 frames In 2018, Hawaiian Airlines placed an order for the Boeing 787-9. The order was for up to 20 jets, including 12 firm orders and eight options. At the time, these planes were intended to modernize the carrier’s long haul …