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Alaska Airlines expands West Coast service between Pacific Northwest and California

Alaska Airlines has reaffirmed its commitment to the West Coast with new, nonstop service from the Pacific Northwest and the state of Alaska in the north, and from San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego in the south.

Starting in early January, guests will be able to travel eight new routes:

Spokane to Los Angeles (two daily departures)
Spokane to San Francisco (two daily departures)
Redmond / Bend, Oregon to Los Angeles
Redmond / Bend, Oregon to San Diego
Redmond / Bend, Oregon to San Francisco
Boise to Los Angeles (two daily departures)
Missoula, Montana to Los Angeles
Anchorage to San Francisco

New Spokane service:

Start Date	Destination	Departs	Arrives	Frequency	Aircraft
Jan. 7	Spokane-Los Angeles	7:00 a.m.	9:40 a.m.	Daily	E175
Jan. 7	Spokane-Los Angeles	4:40 p.m.	7:20 p.m.	Daily	E175
Jan. 7	Los Angeles-Spokane	9:30 a.m.	12:10 p.m.	Daily	E175
Jan. 7	Los Angeles-Spokane	8:05 p.m.	10:45 p.m.	Daily	E175
March 19	Spokane-San Francisco	7:00 a.m.	9:28 a.m.	Daily	E175
March 19	Spokane-San Francisco	4:20 p.m.	5:49 p.m.	Daily	E175
March 19	San Francisco-Spokane	9:00 a.m.	11:12 a.m.	Daily	E175
March 19	San Francisco-Spokane	7:35 p.m.	9:47 p.m.	Daily	E175

New Redmond / Bend service:

Start Date	Destination	Departs	Arrives	Frequency	Aircraft
Jan. 7	Redmond / Bend- Los Angeles	6:00 p.m.	8:50 p.m.	Daily	E175
Jan. 7	Los Angeles- Redmond / Bend	8:00 a.m.	10:39 p.m.	Daily	E175
March 19	Redmond / Bend- San Diego	11:40 a.m.	2:08 p.m.	Daily	E175
March 19	San Diego- Redmond / Bend	2:50 p.m.	5:19 p.m.	Daily	E175
March 19	Redmond / Bend- San Francisco	7:00 a.m.	8:38 a.m.	Daily	E175
March 19	San Francisco- Redmond / Bend	6:35 p.m.	8:14 p.m.	Daily	E175

New Boise service:

Start Date	Destination	Departs	Arrives	Frequency	Aircraft
March 19	Boise-Los Angeles	7:45 a.m.	8:58 a.m.	Daily	E175
March 19	Boise-Los Angeles	4:30 p.m.	5:45 p.m.	Daily	E175
March 19	Los Angeles-Boise	8:30 a.m.	11:33 a.m.	Daily	E175
March 19	Los Angeles-Boise	7:55 p.m.	10:58 p.m.	Daily	E175

New Missoula service:

Start Date	Destination	Departs	Arrives	Frequency	Aircraft
March 19	Missoula-Los Angeles	7:00 p.m.	8:59 p.m.	Daily	E175
March 19	Los Angeles-Missoula	2:45 p.m.	6:24 p.m.	Daily	E175

New Anchorage service:

Start Date

Destination

Departs

Arrives

Frequency

Aircraft

April 21

Anchorage-

San Francisco

11:45 a.m.

5:25 p.m.

Daily

737

April 21

San Francisco-
Anchorage

9:45 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

Daily

737

Alaska is also increasing the frequency of flights between certain markets:

Beginning January 7, there will be an additional flight between San Francisco and Orange County, California, for a total of seven daily nonstops. On March 19, there will be the addition of a second daily flight between San Francisco and Chicago O’Hare.
On January 7, the flight between San Diego and Orlando, which is currently flown five times a week, becomes daily nonstop service. Starting March 19, second daily flights will begin between San Diego and Boise, and San Diego and Santa Rosa, California. Also on March 19, nonstop service between San Diego and San Jose, California, increases from four to six flights daily. On May 21, a second daily flight between San Diego and Boston goes into service.

A majority of the new routes will be served by the Embraer 175 jet, an aircraft with only window and aisle seating – no middle seats. On all of the new routes, guests will enjoy award-winning service in a three-class cabin that includes First Class and Premium Class; a fresh, seasonal food and beverage menu; Most Free Movies in the Sky with hundreds of movies and TV shows available for viewing on personal devices; free texting on most flights; and Wi-Fi connectivity for purchase.

Alaska Airlines and its regional partners fly 46 million guests a year to more than 115 destinations with an average of 1,200 daily flights across the United States and to Mexico, Canada and Costa Rica.

Top Copyright Photo: Alaska SkyWest (SkyWest Airlines) Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N400SY (msn 17000732) SNA (Michael B. Ing). Image: 947332.

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Embraer and SkyWest, Inc. sign contract for nine E175 jets

Embraer and SkyWest, Inc. have signed a firm order for nine E175 jets, with deliveries expected to begin in 2019. The order has a value of $422 million, based on current list prices, and was already included in Embraer’s 2018 fourth-quarter backlog. SkyWest Airlines will operate all nine E175s, featuring a 76-seat configuration.

“Since 2013, SkyWest has purchased a total of 158 E175s, including these nine, in order to expand their large existing fleet of Embraer aircraft,” said Charlie Hillis, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, North America, Embraer Commercial Aviation. “We are extremely proud of their ongoing support for the E-Jets program and the fact that the E175 continues to outperform in North America. Without a doubt, the E175 has become the backbone of the regional aviation market in the U.S.”

Including this new contract, Embraer has sold more than 565 E175s to airlines in North America, since January 2013, earning more than 80% of all orders in this 70-76-seat jet segment.

SkyWest, Inc. is a premier regional airline company and the holding company of SkyWest Airlines. SkyWest holds a long history with Embraer as early customers for the Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia turboprop aircraft.

Since entering revenue service, the E-Jets family has received more than 1,800 orders and over 1,500 aircraft have been delivered. Today, E-Jets are flying in the fleet of 70 customers in 50 countries. The versatile 70 to 150-seat family is flying with low-cost airlines as well as with regional and mainline carriers.

Above Copyright Photo: Alaska SkyWest (SkyWest Airlines) Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N403SY (msn 17000738) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 945520.

Below Copyright Photo: Delta Connection-SkyWest Airlines Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N244SY (msn 17000588) SNA (Michael B. Ing). Image: 945470.

Bottom Copyright Photo: United Express-SkyWest Airlines Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N151SY (msn 17000503) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 945522.

Alaska to drop two routes to Albuquerque

Alaska Airlines is planning to drop two routes from Albuquerque in January.

According to Airline Route, the carrier will drop the Albuquerque – Orange County and Albuquerque – San Francisco routes on January 6, 2019.

Both routes are operated by SkyWest Airlines.

Top Copyright Photo: Alaska SkyWest (SkyWest Airlines) Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N197SY (msn 17000709) SEA (Michael B. Ing). Image: 942038.

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Alaska Airlines announces new nonstop service between San Diego and Spokane, Washington

Alaska Airlines is planning to add new daily nonstop service between San Diego and Spokane, Washington. The new service, which is scheduled to begin on October 1, will be the only nonstop flight offered between the two cities.

Start Date	City pair	Departs	Arrives	Frequency	Aircraft
Oct. 1	San Diego – Spokane	5:40 p.m.	8:25 p.m.	Daily	E175
Oct. 2	Spokane – San Diego	7:10 a.m.	9:55 a.m.	Daily	E175

Flight times based on local time zones.

This year, Alaska will average 46 daily departures to 28 destinations from San Diego, including the most nonstop flights to Mexico and Hawaii.

The route will be flown with Embraer 175 jets. The aircraft features a three-class cabin, including first class and Premium Class – which provides more legroom, early boarding and complimentary drinks. And on the E175, every seat is along a window or the aisle; there are no middle seats.

Copyright Photo: Alaska SkyWest (SkyWest Airlines) Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N175SY (msn 17000527) DCA (Brian McDonough). Image: 942382.

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Alaska Airlines to drop two routes

Alaska Airlines will drop two routes in the spring according to Airline Route:

Portland, OR – St. Louis (SkyWest E175)

San Francisco – Denver (A320)

Copyright Photo: Alaska SkyWest (SkyWest Airlines) Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N174SY (msn 17000517) ONT (Michael B. Ing). Image: 941132.

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Alaska Airlines starts nonstop service between San Diego and Mexico City

Alaska Airlines on November 6, 2017 began nonstop service between San Diego and Mexico City’s Benito Juarez International Airport. San Diego is the third West Coast city to see nonstop service to Mexico’s largest metropolitan city with Los Angeles and San Francisco added in August 2017. With more than 100 flights a week to Mexico from California, Alaska Airlines offers California flyers more flight options to Mexico than any other U.S. carrier.

Alaska Airlines now has four nonstop flights from California to the City of Palaces.

The year-round, nonstop service marks the ninth destination Alaska serves to Mexico. Other destinations with service from California include Cancun, Ixtapa/Zihuantanejo, Loreto, Los Cabos, Manzanillo, Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara. Alaska began flying to Mexico in 1988.

Flight Schedule:

Start Date	City Pair	Departure	Arrival	Aircraft	Frequency
Nov 6	San Diego-Mexico City	7:05 a.m.	12:50 p.m.	E-175	Daily
Nov 6	Mexico City-San Diego	7:25 p.m.	9:37 p.m.	E-175	Daily

The Mexico City flights will utilize Embraer 175 aircraft operated by SkyWest Airlines.

Copyright Photo: Alaska SkyWest (SkyWest Airlines) Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N186SY (msn 17000606) ONT (Michael B. Ing). Image: 938865.

SkyWest to fly between Seattle/Tacoma and San Luis Obispo for Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines will launch daily, nonstop service between its Seattle/Tacoma hub and San Luis Obispo, California, on April 13, 2017. Located just south of the city of San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport serves travelers from as far north as Southern Monterey County and as far south as Northern Santa Barbara County.

The year-round service will be operated by SkyWest Airlines using Embraer E175 jets, featuring 12 seats in first class, 12 seats in Preferred Plus and 52 seats in the main cabin. The E175 boasts cabin dimensions on par with a Boeing 737.

Copyright Photo: Alaska SkyWest (SkyWest Airlines) Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N170SY (msn 17000483) SEA (Tony Storck). Image: 928988.

Alaska launches four new routes today

Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) today began flying four new routes that enhance its West Coast network. The new routes are between: Portland, Oregon, and Austin, Texas; Eugene, Oregon, and San Jose, California; Los Angeles and Monterey, California; and Boise, Idaho and Reno, Nevada.

All flights, except the Portland-Austin route, will be operated by Alaska’s sister carrier Horizon Air, using a 76-seat Bombardier Q400 aircraft.

The Portland-Austin flights will be operated for Alaska by SkyWest Airlines, using new 76-seat Embraer 175 jets. The E175 jet features 12 seats in first class and 64 in coach, and with cabin dimensions on par with a 737.

Copyright Photo: Tony Storck/AirlinersGallery.com. Alaska SkyWest (SkyWest Airlines) Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N171SY (msn 17000485)

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Alaska Airlines to launch more routes from Portland

Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) is launching daily nonstop service from its Portland, Oregon, hub to three Midwest destinations including Kansas City, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Omaha, Nebraska, starting on February 18, 2016.

The routes are in addition to new Portland – Austin, Texas service the carrier announced last month.

The daily flights will be operated by SkyWest Airlines (St. George) with 76-seat Embraer E175 jets featuring 12 seats in first class and 64 in coach, and boasting cabin dimensions on par with a 737.

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SkyWest today starts operating Embraer ERJ 175s for Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) today inaugurates service between Seattle/Tacoma and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Seattle/Tacoma and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Portland, Oregon and St. Louis.

The daily flights will be operated by SkyWest Airlines (St. George) with 76-seat Embraer E175 jets (above and below) featuring 12 seats in first class and 64 in coach, and boasting cabin dimensions on par with a 737.

Photo Above: Alaska Airlines.

Onboard amenities will include Alaska Beyond Delicious, featuring food and beverages sourced with items from iconic Pacific Northwest brands, and Inflight Internet access. By mid-July the planes will also be equipped with Alaska Beyond Entertainment, which offers free and premium entertainment direct to customer devices, First class customers will also enjoy power outlets at each seat.

In other news, Alaska Airlines has also announced it is doing away with the standard fee for the first checked bag for Alaska Airlines Visa Signature consumer cardholders.

Top Copyright Photo: Raul Sepulveda/AirlinersGallery.com. The pictured SkyWest Airlines Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N171SY (msn 17000485) was delivered via San Juan.

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