Alaska Airlines joins oneworld

On 31 March, Alaska Airlines officially joined the oneworld alliance. Most notable for us aviation lovers is, of course, the addition of oneworld-themed aircraft to the airline's fleet. The first aircraft in the airline's fleet to have received the oneworld-theme is B737-900ER N487AS (44108). Two more B737s will follow soon.

Alaska Airlines, which celebrates its 89th birthday this year, is the fourteenth full member of the oneworld alliance and announced its itention to join in February 2020. The other members of the alliance are American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Fiji Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian, S7 Airlines and Sri Lankan Airlines.

In other news, the airline has also firmed up its in December announced order for 23 additional B737-9s. The airline also secured options on another fifteen MAXs. The airline has now secured orders and leases for a total of 68 B737-9s. Four of these have so far been delivered. All are expected to be delivered by the end of 2024.

Photo by Alaska Airlines.