Alaska Airlines is moving forward with plans to expand the long-term flight from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea) with a request for five more Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
The Oneworld Alliance aircraft carrier, based in Seattle, exercised the purchase rights for five additional 787-9 of the Hawaiian Airlines orders, said Larry Payne, president of the Master Executive Council of Hawaiian Airlines in the Association of Air Line Pilots (ALPA) Alaska Pilot Podcast On Wednesday. That carries the total firm commitments of Alaska for the long -distance plane to 13 aircraft, plus four already in the fleet, depending on its last fleet plan at the end of March.
In addition, Alaska plans to open a Hawaiiana 787 Pilot Base in Seattle in March 2026, and exercised additional boeing options 737 Max 10s, Payne said.
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“I think, in general, this is the first phase in what we are seeing with the company executing its promise of growth as a result of the merger,” said Will Mcquillen, president of the Master Executive Council of Alaska Airlines in Alpa, in the podcast with Payne.
An Alaska spokesman did not respond to a comment request.
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Orders confirm what Alaska’s management has indicated since the airline closed its Fusion with Hawaiian In September 2024: that Hawaiian’s Fleet 787 would eventually connect Seattle with the world. The airline launched its First long distance flight from Seattle Operated by Hawaii, Alaska cannot operate Hawaiian airplanes until airlines merge the operations in a single certificate, to Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT) with an Airbus A330 in May.
Flights from Seattle to the Incheon Incheon Airport (ICN) Start on September 12and to Rome of Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci (FCO) – Alaska and the first European destination of Hawaii – In May 2026. Hawaiian will operate Seoul with an A330 and Rome with a 787, the latter doubled as the launch of Alaska’s Completely new flagship international experience.
Alaska plans at least 12 long -distance intercontinental routes from Seattle for the end of the decade, executives said.
Delta, the biggest Alaska competitor in Seattle, is not sitting inactively. Shortly after Alaska released her Italian plans, Skyteam Alliance Carrier announced its own without stopping From the city of Esmeralda to Rome from May 6, 2026, and even Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Airport (BCN) later that month.
Delta has the benefit of a large long distance base in Seattle with flights to Asia and Europe, while Alaska is a beloved city brand and larger in general in the Puget Sound region.
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