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Alaska Airlines adds a new destination from Everett

Alaska Horizon (Horizon Air) Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N620QX (msn 17000640) PAE (Nick Dean). Image: 946631.

Alaska Airlines is adding a new route from Paine Field in Everett, WA. A new route from PAE to Palm Springs will be launched on November 5, 2019.

All Alaska flights at Paine Field are operated by Horizon Air with jet service using the Embraer 175 aircraft, which features a three-class cabin.

From Paine Field, guests can currently fly to eight destinations: Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Orange County, California; Phoenix; Portland, Oregon; San Diego; San Francisco; and San Jose, California.

Top Copyright Photo: Alaska Horizon (Horizon Air) Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N620QX (msn 17000640) PAE (Nick Dean). Image: 946631.

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Delta to launch Los Angeles-Omaha service in November 2019

Delta Connection-Compass Airlines Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N616CZ (msn 17000209) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 926247.

Delta Air Lines has made this announcement:

Beginning this fall, customers in Los Angeles and Omaha will have more travel options between the two cities as Delta launches new daily service from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Omahaโ€™s Eppley Airfield (OMA) on Nov. 10.

The daily flight will operate on the following schedule:

Departs Arrives
Los Angeles (LAX) at 5:40 p.m. Omaha (OMA) at 10:55 p.m.
Omaha (OMA) at 7 a.m.* Los Angeles (LAX) at 8:45 a.m.

*First flight departing OMA is on Nov. 11, 2019

The Los Angeles-Omaha flight will operate on Delta Connection carrier Compass Airlines using a 76-seat Embraer 175 aircraft with seating for 12 in First Class, 20 in Delta Comfort+ and 44 in Main Cabin.

 

The Los Angeles basin is among the most popular destinations from Omaha and strengthens Deltaโ€™s presence in the city. Delta has grown departures out of Omaha by more than 10 percent over the past year and will offer 22 peak-day flights in November to seven nonstop destinations. This includes a third daily flight to Deltaโ€™s New York-LaGuardia Airport hub, which launched on May 1.

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Top Copyright Photo (all others by the airlines): Delta Connection-Compass Airlines Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N616CZ (msn 17000209) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 926247.

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In other news, Delta is celebrating 100 days of no cancellations.

Delta issued this statement:

When Delta says it’s cancelling cancellations โ€“ they meanย it.

Delta is once again setting the bar for operational reliability, rocketing to 100 days without a mainline cancel1ย year-to-date Friday, May 10, almost a month ahead of last year’s pace.

The cancel-free day count continued through the weekend with the airline now at 104 days for the mainline system1, including both domestic and international operations, compared to 87 this time last year. Delta maintained Friday’s 99.84 percent completion factor ranking, or the measure of flights operated versus scheduled, through the weekend into Wednesday.

Year-to-date, the airline has also logged 57 cancel-free ‘brand days’ across both Delta mainline and Delta Connection operations2 โ€“ 15 more than last year.

Delta’s latest operational accomplishment comes on the heels of the news that the airline is leading the industry for on-time arrivals during what has been the strongest first quarter since the merger for mainline and network performance.

Earlier this year, the airline earned the top spot in the latestย 2018 Airline Quality Rating, was recognized by FlightGlobal as the most on-time airline and by The Wall Street Journal as the best airline of 2018, similarly to The Points Guy.

“Reaching this 100-day milestone so quickly is a true testament to the hard work of our people across the operation and their dedication to taking care of our customers,” said Dave Holtz, S.V.P. โ€“ Operations and Customer Center. “We keep climbing, improving year after year, because our customers count on us to connect them to moments that matter around the world every day.”

(1)ย Based on Delta’s internal statistical reporting of all Delta-operated mainline flights scheduled between Jan. 1, 2019 and May 14, 2019.

(2) Based on Delta’s internal statistical reporting of all Delta-operated mainline flights and Delta Connection system flights scheduled between Jan. 1, 2019 and May 14, 2019.

Alaska Air Group reports its first quarter 2019 results

Alaska Horizon (Horizon Air) Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N636QX (msn 17000749) PAE (Nick Dean). Image: 946086.

Alaska Air Group made this announcement today:

Financial Highlights:

  • Reported net income under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) of $4 million, or $0.03 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2019 and 2018.
  • Reported net income for the first quarter of 2019, excluding special items such as merger-related costs and mark-to-market fuel hedge accounting adjustments, of $21 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared to $18 million or $0.14 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2018. This quarter’s adjusted results compare to the First Call analyst consensus estimate of $0.12 per share.
  • Paid a $0.35 per-share quarterly cash dividend in the first quarter, a 9% increase over the dividend paid in the first quarter of 2018.
  • Repurchased a total of 214,891 shares of common stock for approximately $13 million in the first three months of 2019.
  • Generated approximately $470 million of operating cash flow in the first three months of 2019, including merger-related costs.
  • Held $1.4 billion in unrestricted cash and marketable securities as of March 31, 2019.
  • Maintained debt-to-capitalization ratio of 47% as of March 31, 2019, similar to the 47% as of Dec. 31, 2018.

Operational Highlights:

  • Launched commercial service from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, to eight West Coast destinations and began service from Seattle to Columbus, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas.
  • Completed painting 25 Airbus aircraft in Alaska livery, and expect to complete the remainder of the fleet in the second quarter.
  • Announced plans to build a new Alaska Lounge in Terminal 2 at San Francisco International Airport.
  • Introduced a new Alaska Airlines Visa Signature Card sign-up promotion offering up to 40,000 miles to new cardholders.
  • Added four Boeing 737-900ER aircraft to the mainline operating fleet in the first quarter of 2019.

Recognition and Awards:

  • Ranked the best U.S. Airline by Money Magazine for the second year in a row.
  • Named “Best Mid-Size Airline” by TripAdvisor in their 2019 Travelers Choice awards.
  • Ranked as the No. 2 Airline in America by The Points Guy.

Alaska Air Group Inc., today reported first quarter 2019 GAAP net income of $4 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to $4 million, or $0.03per diluted share in the first quarter of 2018. Excluding the impact of merger-related costs and mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments, the company reported adjusted net income of $21 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared to $18 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, in 2018.

“We performed well in the first quarter despite severe winter storms in the Pacific Northwest,” said Alaska CEO Brad Tilden. “The leadership team and I want to thank our employees for running the operation safely, and as smoothly as possible, and for taking great care of our guests throughout the quarter. Our margin improvement initiatives gained traction despite the storms, and we are optimistic about the rest of 2019.”

The following table reconciles the company’s reported GAAP net income and earnings per diluted share (diluted EPS) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 to adjusted amounts.

Top Copyright Photo (all others by the airline): Alaska Horizon (Horizon Air) Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N636QX (msn 17000749) PAE (Nick Dean). Image: 946086.

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Propeller Airports welcomes United Airlines back to Paine Field

First arrival at Paine Field, Everett, WA

Propeller Airports issued this statement:

Paine Field’s Passenger Terminal added to its commercial flight offerings on March 31 as United Airlines’ first passenger flight arrived from Denver and its first departure left for San Francisco. United’s launch comes just one month after Alaska Airlines inaugurated commercial service at the terminal, owned and operated by Propeller Airports under an innovative Public Private Partnership with Snohomish County.

Photos: Paine Field.

The new service will provide additional flexibility and options for Seattle-area travelers, with United offering four daily nonstops to San Francisco and two daily nonstops to Denver. This launch represents a homecoming for United โ€“ the first airline to operate a commercial flight from Paine Field when the airport opened nearly 80 years ago.

Sunday is also an opportunity for Propeller to celebrate its first month operating the new passenger terminal, on which the company finished construction in late 2018. Paine Field has seen strong passenger demand from day one and expects that to continue with the introduction of United’s service. From Paine Field, travelers are able to reach every major west coast city with easy connections to anywhere in the world.

To mark this special occasion, aviation legend Clay Lacy joined United Managing Director of West Coast Sales Marie Downey and Propeller CEO Brett Smith to cut the ribbon for United’s first departure to San Francisco. Clay Lacy began flying at the age of 12 and joined United in 1952 where he flew nine aircraft types including the DC-3, Boeing’s 727 and the iconic 747. Clay holds 29 world speed records, including a 36-hour, 54-minute, 15-second around-the-world record in 1988 flying a Boeing 747 that raised money for children’s charities. He has flown more than 300 aircraft types, logged more than 50,000 flight hours and has accumulated more miles flying jet aircraft than anyone on Earth. Clay retired from United with seniority No. 1 in 1992 after more than 41 years of incident-free flying.

“We are excited to offer our Seattleย andย Northwest Washingtonย area customers with four daily flights to San Franciscoand two daily flights to Denver,” saidย United’s Managing Director of West Coast Sales, Marie Downey.ย “This new service from Paine Field will give our customers in Northern Seattle,ย Snohomishย andย Northern King Countyย areas access to hundreds of destinations while making their travel experience more convenient.”

United’s entry to Paine Field is the latest in a wide array of partners to ramp up operations at the airport this month, including Uber, Lyft, Avis Rent A Car, Enterprise Holdings, and Beecher’s Cheese. Beecher’s, the exclusive concessions vendor, will be opening a full-service restaurant in the terminal later this year.

The new service is operated by SkyWest Airlines for United Airlines.

Top Copyright Photo: The first UA arrival at PAE. United Express-SkyWest Airlines Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N103SY (msn 17000390) PAE (Nick Dean). Image: 946133.

United Express-SkyWest aircraft slide show:

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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.ย 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Delta adds Santa Barbara to its route map with service from the Salt Lake City hub

Delta Connection-SkyWest Airlines Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N250SY (msn 17000610) SNA (Michael B. Ing). Image: 945472.

Delta Air Lines has made this announcement:

Delta is making the ‘American Riviera’ more accessible than ever with the launch of three daily year-round flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Santa Barbara Airport, a new destination on Delta’s route map, on August 12, 2019.

Santa Barbara will become the 330thย destination in Delta’s expanding network and the 13thย city in California served by the airline. Combined with the start of other new routes โ€“ including Detroit-San Jose in November 2018, Atlanta-Ontario in April, Detroit-Sacramento in June, and Atlanta-Burbank in July โ€“ Delta will grow the number of seats it offers from California by eight percent.

โ€‹For Delta’s hub in Salt Lake City, Santa Barbara is the latest in a series of destinations that have been added in the last two years, including Cleveland, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio; El Paso, Texas; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Tampa, Florida.

The flights will operate on the following schedule and are now available for sale:

Departs Arrives
Salt Lake City (SLC) at 11:05 a.m. Santa Barbara (SBA) at 12:16 p.m.
Salt Lake City (SLC) at 3 p.m. Santa Barbara (SBA) at 4:11 p.m.
Salt Lake City (SLC) at 8:30 p.m. Santa Barbara (SBA) at 9:39 p.m.
Santa Barbara (SBA) at 6 a.m.* Salt Lake City (SLC) at 8:57 a.m.
Santa Barbara (SBA) at 1:05 p.m. Salt Lake City (SLC) at 4 p.m.
Santa Barbara (SBA) at 4:45 p.m. Salt Lake City (SLC) at 7:40 p.m.

*First flight departing SBA is on Aug. 13, 2019

Salt Lake City-Santa Barbara service will be operated by Delta Connection carrier SkyWest on a 76-seat Embraer E-175 aircraft with 12 seats in First Class, 20 seats in Delta Comfort+ and 44 seats in the Main Cabin. All flights will offer free entertainment through Delta Studio, as well as free messaging, access to Wi-Fi, and complimentary snacks and beverages.

Delta offers more than 280 departures to more than 90 destinations from its Salt Lake City hub, linking Santa Barbara to dozens of West Coast, Mountain West, East Coast and international destinations with a single, easy connection.ย Salt Lake City is a fast growing hub for Delta with seats up nearly 30 percent since 2014. As Salt Lake City’s largest carrier, Delta has invested in and worked closely with the airport on a multi-billion dollar infrastructure project to build the airport of the future in SLC, with the first phase expected to open in 2020.

Top Copyright Photo (all others by SkyWest):ย Delta Connection-SkyWest Airlines Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N250SY (msn 17000610) SNA (Michael B. Ing). Image: 945472.

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SkyWest’s routes flown for Delta:

Delta’s Domestic Route Map:

American to add two American Eagle routes to Florida

American Eagle Airlines (2nd)-Republic Airlines (2nd) Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N447YX (msn 17000463) MIA (Jay Selman). Image: 403927.

American Airlines according to Airline Route is adding two new routes in May 2019 to Florida:

New York (LGA) – Daytona Beach – twice-weekly effective May 4, operated by Republic Airline (Republic Airways)

Washington (Reagan National) – Melbourne, FL – twice-weekly effective May 4, 2019, operated by Republic Airline

Both routes will be operated with Embraer 175 aircraft.

Top Copyright Photo (all others by Republic):ย American Eagle Airlines (2nd)-Republic Airlines (2nd) Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N447YX (msn 17000463) MIA (Jay Selman). Image: 403927.

American Eagle-Republic aircraft slide show:

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United Airlines announces new daily service between Paine Field and Denver and San Francisco

United Express-SkyWest Airlines Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N139SY (msn 17000468) LAX (Ron Monroe). Image: 944561.

United Airlines today announced it will begin nonstop service between Paine Field/Snohomish County Airport and its hubs in Denver and San Francisco. Subject to government approval, United will operate two daily flights from Denver and four daily flights from San Francisco, beginning March 31, 2019.

United service to Paine Field/Snohomish County Airport

Flight #

Depart

Time

Arrive

Time

Aircraft

5460

Denver

9:25 a.m.

Paine Field

11:30 a.m.

E175

5528

Denver

7:15 p.m.

Paine Field

9:22 p.m.

E175

5871

San Francisco

11:00 a.m.

Paine Field

1:24 p.m.

E175

5880

San Francisco

12:45 p.m.

Paine Field

2:07 p.m.

E175

5898

San Francisco

4:15 p.m.

Paine Field

6:39 p.m.

E175

5883

San Francisco

9:30 p.m.

Paine Field

11:54 p.m.

E175

United operates up to 40 daily flights between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and its U.S. hubs. North Seattle and Northwest Washington are among the fastest growing areas in the nation and United’s new service connects Paine Field to two of the airline’s largest hubs offering customers more opportunities to easily connect to hundreds of domestic destinations including California’s Central Coast, Colorado, Hawaii and New York City. United’s new service also offers customers more opportunities to conveniently connect to popular international destinations including Sydney, London, and Mexico City.

Top Copyright Photo:ย United Express-SkyWest Airlines Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N139SY (msn 17000468) LAX (Ron Monroe). Image: 944561.

United Express-SkyWest aircraft slide show:

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American to add seasonal Chicago O’Hare – Quebec City service

Envoy Air's 4th E175, delivered December 16, 2015

American Airlines is planning to add summer American Eagle seasonal service between the Chicago (O’Hare) hub and Quebec City.

The seasonal route will operate daily between June 6 and September 3, 2019 according to Airline Route.

The new route will be operated with Embraer 175 aircraft operated by Envoy Air.

Envoy is undergoing a fleet transformation, welcoming brand-new, two-class Embraer 175 (E175) aircraft to the fleet. The spacious 76-seat E175 offers a seamless travel experience to customers connecting to and from mainline flights. We currently expect to operate at least 84 E175 aircraft by the start of 2020.

As we welcome the large E175 regional jets to the fleet, Envoy continues to operate a substantial fleet of jets, including the Bombardier CRJ700 (63/65 seats), the Embraer 145 (50 seats) and the Embraer 140 (44 seats).

Top Copyright Photo:ย American Eagle (2nd)-Envoy Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N223NN (msn 17000529) DFW (Ken Petersen). Image: 930876.

American Eagle-Envoy Air aircraft slide show:

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Delta to fly New York LaGuardia – Key West nonstop flights

Delta Connection-Republic Airline (2nd) Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N201JQ (msn 17000235) DCA (Jay Selman). Image: 403808.

Delta Air Lines will add weekly Delta Connection service (operated by Republic Airline) between New York (LaGuardia) and Key West starting on March 9, 2019.

According to Airline Route the seasonal route will be operated with Embraer 170/175 aircraft.

Republic Airline, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, operates a fleet of nearly 190 Embraer 170/175 aircraft and offers scheduled passenger service with approximately 950ย daily flightsย to 100 cities in 40 U.S. states, Canada, the Caribbean and Central America. The airline provides fixed-fee flights operated under its major airline partner brands of American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express.

On November 16, 2018 Delta confirmed the new route with this announcement:

Delta will launch new seasonal Saturday service between New York’s LaGuardia Airport and Key West, boosting the carrier’s seasonal leisure offerings to destinations in Florida and the Caribbean.

The seasonal flights will be operated by Delta Connection carrier Republic Airline from March 9, 2019, through August 31, 2019, on Embraer E-170 aircraft with 9 seats in First Class, 12 in Delta Comfort+ and 48 in the Main Cabin.

The flights will operate on the following schedule and are now available for sale:

Departs Arrives
LGA at 9:00 a.m. EYW at 12:43 p.m.
EYW at 1:13 p.m. LGA at 4:24 p.m.

The Key West flight also joins new winter service to the Caribbean from New York-JFK to Kingston, Port-Au-Prince and Antigua, along with a second daily flight to Nassau. Saturday service between JFK and St. Maarten will increase to a daily frequency next month.

Delta also flies daily between Key West and Atlanta year-round.

Top Copyright Photo (all others by Republic):ย Delta Connection-Republic Airline (2nd) Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N201JQ (msn 17000235) DCA (Jay Selman). Image: 403808.

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