ALASKA'S NEWSPAPER

Alaska Airlines report card

The U.S. Department of Transportation released its " Air Travel Consumer Report" on 2006 this week. Here's how Alaska Airlines scored:

'Combi' jets carry cargo, add comfort

Alaska Airlines on Thursday introduced two Boeing 737-400 "combi" aircraft to its fleet serving Alaska. The jets are larger than the 737-200s they are replacing, and they will carry cargo in the front and passengers in the back -- thus the name "combi."

Delta, American raise airfares by $5 each way

With revenue growth, Alaska Air loss shrinks

Alaska Air Group Inc. on Thursday said its loss narrowed in the fourth quarter as revenue grew. The results missed Wall Street expectations, sending shares down 2.4 percent.

Merrill Field aircraft find a home

Achorage construction sites explained

Selling online boosted airline

Alaska Air, which in 1995 was one of the first airlines to sell tickets online, has sold $1 billion worth of tickets this year through its Web site, executives said.

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Man draws gun in gun store in dispute over $25 refund

WASILLA -- Wasilla police arrested a man Tuesday who they say pulled a gun and demanded money at a gun store earlier this week.

Construction gives Continental a new home at international airport

ANCHORAGE -- Continental Airlines relocates to the North Terminal today at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.

Alaska Airlines not worried new passport rules will hurt business

The state's largest airline said it does not expect passenger numbers to be affected by new rules requiring U.S. citizens to present passports when returning by air from all foreign countries.

Airport car rental gets its own garage

What: The Anchorage Rental Car Center at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. The four-story, 618,000-square-foot building is to house the cars and operations of all the rental companies operating at the airport and provide some public parking. The center includes 12 car washes and 16 fueling and cleaning stations. A 20,000-square-foot customer service lobby will be connected to the airport terminal by a tunnel. The total project cost, including design, construction, financing and operating reserves, is $62.8 million, said Louise Lazur of the project's developer, Venture Development Group.

On Murkowski's watch, gas pipeline fading fast

A North Slope natural gas pipeline project would have to pass through a labyrinth of federal bureaucracy before construction could start, but only after the state had a firm development plan in place.

Alaska Airlines eyes Hawaii

Alaska Airlines has made a series of moves recently that would let the Seattle-based carrier fly long, isolated routes over open water.

Palmer pilots landing at home

Alaska Airlines pilot Jeff Latta's neighborhood is called Sky Ranch, an upscale, gated community just outside Palmer between the state fairgrounds and the northern banks of the Matanuska River. And as he demonstrated on his recent drive-and-nod tour, the neighborhood is home to a striking number of airline pilots. At the center of the development is a 2,000-foot airstrip making Sky Ranch one of the few true fly-in, fly-out neighborhoods in Southcentral Alaska.

Era ends operation from hub in Bethel

Era Aviation Inc. flew its last regularly scheduled flight into Bethel on Thursday. The Anchorage-based company has shut down its Southwest Alaska hub as part of a plan to reorganize the business under a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, said president Paul Landis.

Pack a snack or buy meal on Alaska

Starting in August, if you fly Alaska Airlines to the Lower 48, you'll have to bring your own meal or bring five bucks. Alaska will begin charging coach passengers for in-flight meals starting Aug. 1.

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Alaska Air Group to pay $4 million

Alaska Air Group Inc. said Friday that it will take an estimated $4 million charge in the second quarter for costs from a severance package it offered to some Alaska Airlines flight attendants.

Airline alters 737 to meet cargo demand

Alaska Airlines rolled out an all-cargo version of its workhorse Boeing 737-400 airliner Wednesday, the first step in a shuffling of planes between the company's passenger and cargo fleets that officials say will increase its cargo business 20 percent by 2008.

Alaska Air's CEO upbeat despite year of mishaps

After a bruising year marred by layoffs, delayed flights, complaints about lost bags, and a spate of cabin pressurization scares, the head of Alaska Air Group Inc. exudes confidence the company has "turned the corner."

Alaska's unique air cargo rules entice business

Air Canada Cargo is vowing to use Anchorage's ability to load and unload cargo between international and domestic carriers to boost its sales and Alaska's reputation. This process of transferring cargo between carriers, known as transloading, is allowed only at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport because of a law created by the airport's namesake.

Alaska Air's loss tied to fleet value

Alaska Air Group Inc., the parent of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, reported a first-quarter loss Thursday, blaming one-time charges including a drop in the value of its aging fleet of MD-80s and the company's decision to move to an all-Boeing 737 fleet.

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Airline settles contract

Alaska Airlines and the union representing nearly 2,500 of its flight attendants said Wednesday they had reached a tentative settlement on a four-year contract.