Alaska AIR Group, Inc. ALK

What this company does

Air Group's operations include scheduled air transportation of passengers and cargo on Boeing and Airbus aircraft throughout North America, Latin America, Asia, and the Pacific. Its operations also include regional scheduled air transportation of passengers on Horizon and on a third-party carrier, SkyWest, using Embraer E175 aircraft throughout the western region of North America. With its regional partners, it flies to more than 140 destinations throughout North America, Latin America, Asia, and the Pacific. As of December 31, 2025, Air Group entities employed 35,951 active employees, including 22,377 at Alaska, 6,456 at Hawaiian, 3,846 at Horizon, and 3,272 at McGee Air Services. Alaska Air Group, Inc. is a Delaware corporation incorporated in 1985. Air Group operated three airlines, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and Horizon Air, through October 29, 2025, when Alaska Airlines' and Hawaiian Airlines' operations were combined under Alaska's Federal Aviation Administration operating certificate. Alaska Airlines was organized in 1932 and incorporated in 1937 in the state of Alaska, while Hawaiian Airlines was originally incorporated in 1929 in the Territory of Hawai'i. Horizon Air is a Washington corporation that was incorporated and began service in 1981, and was acquired by Air Group in 1986.

Written from the business description in ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC.'s annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 12 February 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.