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ATLANTA, Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) will add three daily flights between Los Angeles and Seattle, beginning April 8, 2013. Customers flying on Delta's new service will benefit from connection opportunities to a comprehensive trans-Pacific network. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090202/DELTALOGO ) Delta is rapidly growing Seattle as an Asian gateway and recently received approval for new service to Shanghai for summer 2013. The airline...
ST. GEORGE, Utah, Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW) declared a quarterly dividend of $.04 per share to Shareholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2012 on all shares then issued and outstanding. The 70th consecutive dividend will be paid on January 4, 2013. SkyWest is the holding company for two scheduled passenger airline operations and an aircraft leasing company and is headquartered in St. George, Utah....
SEATTLE , Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK), the parent company of Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Horizon Air Industries, Inc., will announce its fourth quarter and full year 2012 financial results on Thursday, Jan. 24. A conference call is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Pacific time/12:30 p.m. Eastern time. Interested parties may listen to the call via webcast at www.alaskaair.com/investors. Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together...
SEATTLE, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines and Aeromexico, Mexico's global airline, today announced their new frequent flier and codeshare agreement to connect each other's networks and bring more options to travelers flying between Mexico and several cities along the West Coast and Alaska. Starting early next year, travelers can accrue miles when they fly on Alaska Airlines' expansive network across the United States, Mexico and Canada, and Aeromexico's 80 destinations...
SEATTLE, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines has upgraded its Android app to enable travelers to conveniently purchase tickets whenever they're carrying their smart phone. The airline will roll out the same feature for its iPhone app in January. "Allowing our customers to book tickets from their smart phones inside our native apps for the Android and iPhone was a natural next step following the successful launch of booking on our mobile website earlier this year," said...
ITASCA, Illinois, December 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gogo to provide worldwide, in-air connectivity through Inmarsat's GX Ka-band satellite solution Gogo and Inmarsat have signed an agreement that sees Gogo become a value added reseller for Global Xpress(R) (GX) in the Commercial Air Transport market. The world's first global Ka-band network will be provided through a constellation of three satellites and GX is scheduled to...
SEATTLE, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines today launched "Deals and Destinations," a Windows 8 travel application that alerts fliers to airfare deals from their hometown and to cities where their friends live. The app is available for free in the Windows 8 Store and can be used on a variety of devices including tablets, ultra-books and any desktop running Windows 8. "Alaska Airlines is laser-focused on adapting technology to fit how our customers live, work and travel....
HONOLULU, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting today, Hawaii residents are invited to vote for their favorite design that best represents the unique culture of the Aloha State in Alaska Airlines' "Paint the Plane" contest. The public can visit www.alaskaair.com/hawaii until Dec. 18 to cast their vote, which will help Alaska Airlines determine the winner of the statewide contest. A panel of 10 judges representing Hawaii's government, community, arts, education and tourism leaders...
ST. GEORGE, Utah, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc., (NASDAQ: SKYW) ("SkyWest") today reported that passenger boardings for November increased 8.0 percent to 4,807,623 compared to 4,450,215 for the same period last year. SkyWest also reported a 4.8 percent increase in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for November, while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 3.8 percent compared to November 2011. The combined airlines generated 2.4 billion RPMs for the month, while ASMs...
SEATTLE, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported November operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, and on a combined basis. Detailed information is provided below. ALASKA AIRLINES - MAINLINEAlaska reported a 9.4 percent increase in traffic on a 9.4 percent increase in capacity compared with November 2011. This resulted in a flat year-over-year load factor of 86.4 percent. Alaska also reported 87.3 percent of...
