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Alaska Airlines Hints At Return To All-Boeing Fleet

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 6, 2020October 6, 2020 4 Comments

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For years, every Alaska Airlines plane bore a slogan on the fuselage below the flight deck which stated, “Proudly All Boeing.” That changed after the merger with Virgin America, which had an exclusive Airbus fleet. But Alaska is dropping hints that it is well on its way to returning to an all-Boeing fleet.

Alaska Airlines Moves Toward All-Boeing Fleet

In a thoughtful piece in The Motley Fool, Adam Levine-Weinberg notes several key facts:

  • All but 10 of Alaska’s Airbus planes are leased
  • 2/3 of those leases are scheduled to expire between 2021 and 2023
  • During the pandemic, Alaska has “permanently parked” 12 Airbus jets, including its entire fleet of A319s
  • 240 Airbus pilots have been retrained to fly Boeing 737
  • Alaska’s 30 orders for the A320neo is cancelable

Furthermore, in a SEC filing last week concerning Alaska’s election to borrow $1.9 billion as part of the CARES Act, Alaska noted:

“Management has authorized a plan to retire 10 owned Airbus A320 aircraft earlier than previously scheduled.”

There’s no further information provided, particularly when those retirements will occur, but the move is startling considering the 10 A320s Alaska owns are only 4-5 years old.

Boeing Knocks

Last week, I wrote how Boeing is trying to hawk its surplus Boeing 737 MAX aircraft on Delta. Perhaps the focus should be on Alaska Airlines instead.

Indeed, Alaska already has 37 737 MAX aircraft on order and could easily add to it, likely at fire sale pricing, to replace the remaining Airbus aircraft.


> Read More: Boeing Tries To Hawk Surplus 737 MAX To Delta


CONCLUSION

Alaska Airlines is on-track to a return to an all Boeing fleet by 2025. “Fleet simplification” is a reasonable goal, but retiring brand new Airbus A320s seems like such a shame.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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4 Comments

  1. steve case Reply
    October 6, 2020 at 10:29 am

    Matthew, Alaska has purchased two 737MAX simulators. The first was delivered in June and the second is scheduled to arrive in Seattle in December.

  2. Evan Bradow Reply
    October 6, 2020 at 10:53 am

    I worked for Alaska Airlines as an A&P mechanic on C scheduled maintenance in SeaTac. I have never seen “proudly boeing” on every airplane.
    Alaska Airlines is the smartest Airline in the industry. They’re going to capitalize on the Max debacle. The airplane is fixed now.

  3. Eric Reply
    October 6, 2020 at 2:00 pm

    “Fleet simplification” is a reasonable goal,

    Until a MAX like event happens then diversification becomes a reasonable goal.

  4. carletonm Reply
    October 6, 2020 at 8:50 pm

    I was a United customer for the many years I lived in San Francisco (SFO) and suburban Maryland (DCA, IAD). Now I live near Seattle. United is minor here and Alaska and Delta dominate. I have a United card (decades) but got cards for both Alaska and Delta, in order not to have checked baggage fees and to keep frequent flyer points active.

    I prefer Airbus when choosing flights and if Alaska goes back to “Proudly All-Boeing” this will likely push me solidly to Delta. I do not trust Boeing engineering any more.

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