Alaska Air Group says “unprecedented” impacts from COVID-19 caused a sharp decline in passenger bookings during the first three months of 2020, continuing into April and May.
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Alaska Airlines profits despite pilot shortage, operational challenges
Alaska Airlines is still ironing out operational wrinkles following the acquisition of Virgin America last year. At the same time, its smaller, regional airline is still grappling with a pilot shortage.
Labor issues loom for Alaska Airlines-Virgin America merger
Unionized pilots at Alaska Airlines and recently acquired Virgin America pulled off a virtual barrel roll Wednesday to get management’s attention. The union complains that talks to combine both pilot groups under what they hope will be a more generous joint contract aren’t moving fast enough.