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Shane Tackett
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Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) cuts 200 jobs as $1.8bn fuel shock pressures 2026 earnings
Alaska Air Group is eliminating about 200 non-contract positions after surging fuel costs pushed its full-year outlook into an adjusted loss despite 14% third-quarter revenue growth. The cuts are small relative to the workforce, but they expose a larger challenge: protecting financial discipline while Alaska continues integrating Hawaiian Airlines and investing heavily in international, premium and loyalty growth.
Alaska Airlines adds Athens and Paris as Seattle long-haul bet moves from experiment to network strategy
Alaska Airlines will add Seattle-Athens and Seattle-Paris in May 2027, taking its intercontinental network to seven destinations as the Hawaiian merger turns widebody flying into a central growth strategy.