Alaska Airlines will resume service of its 737 Max 9 fleet on Friday with a flight from Seattle to San Diego.  The carrier announced that it completed the final inspections on its first group of its 737 Max 9 aircraft so they can return to commercial service. Friday's flight will mark the first time a 737 Max 9 with a plug door returns to the skies since its nationwide grounding earlier this month.The update comes just two days after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved a detailed inspection a ...

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call January 25, 2024 11:30 AM ET Company Participants Ryan St. John - Vice President, Finance, Planning & Investor Relations Ben Minicucci - President & Chief Executive Officer Andrew Harrison - Chief Revenue Officer & Chief Commercial Officer Shane Tackett - Chief Financial Officer Nat Pieper - Senior Vice President, Fleet, Finance & Alliances & Treasurer Conference Call Participants Ravi Shanker - Morgan Stanley Savi Syth - Raymond James Finan ...

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 lands at Manchester Boston Regional Airport, June 2, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. Southwest Airlines reports their earnings on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File Alaska Airlines said Thursday that the grounding of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners will reduce full-year profit by ...

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (ALK) reported fourth-quarter 2023 earnings per share (EPS) of 30 cents, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 18 cents but declined 67.4% year over year.Operating revenues of $2,553 million missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2,548.1 million. The top line jumped 3% year over year, with passenger revenues accounting for 91.1% of the top line and increasing 3% owing to continued recovery in air-travel demand.Passenger revenues totaled $2,326 million in the reported quarter. On ...

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For the quarter ended December 2023, Alaska Air Group (ALK) reported revenue of $2.55 billion, up 3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.30, compared to $0.92 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.19% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.55 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.18, the EPS surprise was +66.67%.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street ...

Alaska Airlines N704AL, a 737 Max 9, which made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport on January 5 is parked at a maintenance hanger in Portland, Oregon on January 23, 2024.Alaska Airlines said Thursday that the weekslong grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 9 will cost the carrier $150 million.The Federal Aviation Administration grounded the planes a day after a door plug blew out during an Alaska flight on Jan. 5. Late Wednesday the agency said it approved inspection instructions that would al ...

Alaska Air Group Inc. ALK, -0.03%, which was at the heart of the issues surrounding the grounding of Boeing Co.’s BA, +1.24% 737 Max 9 planes, said Thursday it was “preparing to complete” the final inspections of all of those planes in its fleet. Regarding the Boeing 737-900ER model planes, which the Federal Aviation Administration said should also be “visually” inspected, Alaska Air said it has completed inspections of all those aircraft it has, “with only one minor finding which was immediately corrected ...

Boeing Co.’s shares moved higher Wednesday as its chief executive arrived in Washington, D.C., for meetings with U.S. lawmakers, but the company’s bonds have not yet recovered from a recent wobble.Boeing BA, +2.24% bonds were hit by concerns after a panel tore off a 737 Max 9 jet flown by Alaska Airlines earlier this month. On Tuesday, United Airlines Holdings Inc.  UAL, +0.91% said it was rethinking its longer-term plans around Boeing’s upcoming Max 10, the biggest 737 Max jet to date, after the government ...

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JANUARY 6: An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane sits at a gate at ... [+] Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on January 6, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. Alaska Airlines grounded its 737 MAX 9 planes after part of a fuselage blew off during a flight from Portland Oregon to Ontario, California. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)Getty Images Boeing’s BA MAX troubles continue as the two customers most affected by the “door plug” fault on the 737-9 MAX aircraft and the Federal A ...