Alaska Airlines Will Fly Boeing 787-10s, As It Converts 787-9 Order

Alaska Airlines Will Fly Boeing 787-10s, As It Converts 787-9 Order

It’s a fascinating time for Alaska Air Group, given the merger between Alaska and Hawaiian, which is causing a major strategy shift. We’re seeing Alaska Airlines create a long haul hub out of Seattle-Tacoma (SEA), using former Hawaiian Airlines jets. Along those lines, there’s an interesting update…Alaska modifies its Boeing 787 Dreamliner orderPre-merger, Hawaiian had placed a firm order for 12 Boeing 787-9s, and the long term plan is for these…

Alaska confirms 787-10s incoming for international expansion

Alaska Air Group is converting a portion of its outstanding order for Boeing 787-9s to larger 787-10s as the airline fortifies its international expansion plans out of tightly-constrained Seattle, the airline tells The Air Current. “Can confirm we’ve converted some of our 787s to -10s,” a spokeswoman for the airline said, noting that the volume, timing and additional details on the conversion would be shared “soon.” Related: Alaska embraces a ‘p…