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SEATTLE
, Oct. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) today reported financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2025.
“Alaska’s profitable quarter was powered by another period of industry-leading unit revenue,” said CEO Ben Minicucci. “I’m proud of our people for taking care of our guests, executing major integration milestones and capturing synergies ahead of plan as we bring together Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines. Together we are delivering on our Alaska Accelerate vision, building our future as a global airline positioned to compete with greater scale, deeper relevance and stronger loyalty in the places we fly.”
Quarter in Review:
Air Group’s Consolidated Statements of Operations, Consolidated Balance Sheets, and Summary Cash Flow Statement include Hawaiian Airlines from September 18, 2024 onward. For comparability of financial and operational results, historical information has also been provided on a pro forma basis within the Supplementary Pro Forma Comparative Financial and Operating Information in this filing and in prior 8-K filings. The pro forma information provided assumes Hawaiian is included in both 2024 and 2025.
Air Group reported third quarter Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) pretax margin of 2.9% and a GAAP net income per share of $0.62. Our third quarter adjusted pretax margin was 4.6% and our adjusted earnings per share was $1.05.
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Capacity (ASMs) % change versus pro forma 2024 |
Down ~(1.0)% |
Down ~(0.7)% |
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RASM % change versus pro forma 2024 |
Flat to up low single digits |
Up ~1.4% |
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CASMex % change versus pro forma 2024 |
Up mid to high single digits |
Up ~8.6% |
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Adjusted earnings per share |
$1.00 to $1.40 |
$1.05 |
Air Group continued to advance its Alaska Accelerate strategy during the quarter, achieving several key integration milestones. These include the successful launch of our unified Atmos Rewards loyalty program and new premium credit card, final approval for our imminent transition to become one mainline airline under a single operating certificate, and the completion of our selling cutover to a unified passenger service system. These achievements represent significant progress in building the infrastructure to support Air Group’s future growth and profitability, and deliver on our Alaska Accelerate goal of $10 earnings per share in 2027 enabled by $1 billion in incremental profit.
Third quarter record revenue was $3.8 billion, resulting in a 1.4% year-over-year RASM increase which we believe will continue to lead the industry. Corporate travel grew 8% year-over-year compared to low single-digit declines in the prior quarter, while close-in demand remained strong throughout the third quarter. Our diverse revenue streams continued to deliver with premium revenue increasing 5%, year-over-year, cargo revenue increasing 27% year-over-year, and our loyalty program cash remuneration increasing 8% year-over-year. Commercial initiatives and synergy capture remained on track for the third consecutive quarter.
Unit costs, excluding fuel, freighter costs, and special items increased 8.6% year-over-year. This increase is at the high end of prior guidance, primarily due to elevated recovery costs from the IT outage that resulted in irregular operations in July and several weeks of challenging weather. Economic fuel price per gallon was $2.51 per gallon in the third quarter, reflecting elevated West Coast refining prices during the third quarter.
Fourth Quarter and Full Year Forecast Information:
We anticipate fourth quarter unit revenue to increase low single digits year-over-year, building on last year’s solid performance. Unit costs for the fourth quarter are expected to increase low single-digits year-over-year and reflect significant cost synergies, with fourth quarter capacity growth expected to be 2 to 3% year-over-year. Fuel costs are expected to remain a headwind due to ongoing volatility in West Coast refining costs. We expect fourth quarter earnings per share of at least $0.40, with full year adjusted earnings per share of at least $2.40.
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Capacity (ASMs) % change versus pro forma 2024 |
Up 2% to 3% |
Up ~2% |
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RASM % change versus pro forma 2024 |
Up low single digits |
Up low single digits |
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CASMex % change versus pro forma 2024 |
Up low single digits |
Up mid single digits |
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Adjusted earnings per share(a) |
At least $0.40 |
At least $2.40 |
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Adjusted earnings per share guidance assumes economic fuel price per gallon between $2.50 and $2.60, non-operating expense of approximately $50 million, and a tax rate of 32% |
Financial Results and Updates:
- Reported GAAP net income for the third quarter of 2025 of $73 million, or $0.62 per share, which includes Hawaiian results, compared to net income of $236 million, or $1.84 per share, for the third quarter of 2024, which includes Hawaiian results from September 18, 2024 onward.
- Reported net income for the third quarter of 2025, excluding special items and other adjustments, of $123 million, or $1.05 per share, which includes Hawaiian results, compared to net income of $289 million, or $2.25 per share, for the third quarter of 2024, which includes Hawaiian results from September 18, 2024 onward.
- Repurchased 10.6 million shares for approximately $540 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
- Generated $229 million in operating cash flow for the third quarter.
- Held $2.3 billion in unrestricted cash and marketable securities as of September 30, 2025.
Operational Updates:
- Announced leadership promotions at Air Group effective in the fourth quarter of 2025, naming Jason Berry COO of Alaska Airlines, Diana Birkett Rakow CEO of Hawaiian Airlines, and Andy Schneider CEO of Horizon Air.
- Ratified a five-year agreement with more than 2,900 IAM-represented McGee Air Services employees.
- Completed the sale of Alaska’s final eight 737-900s in the third quarter.
- Completed selling cutover in preparation for the full transition to a single passenger service system in spring 2026.
Atmos Rewards:
- Launched Atmos Rewards, a combined loyalty program that integrates Alaska’s Mileage Plan™ and Hawaiian’s HawaiianMiles™ programs, offering flexible earning and expanded redemption options across our global network.
- Released the Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite, our premium co-branded credit card, offering enhanced earnings opportunities and exclusive benefits. Card sign-ups exceeded our year-end goal within two weeks, with notable traction beyond our core West Coast and Hawai’i markets.
Network and Partnerships:
- Announced new nonstop services from Seattle to London and Reykjavik starting May 2026, increasing our global reach to five intercontinental destinations from Seattle.
- Announced seven new nonstop routes connecting California and the Pacific Northwest starting this winter, including new service from Burbank, Boise, Spokane, San Diego, and Palm Springs.
- Expanded our codeshare agreement with STARLUX Airlines, enhancing connectivity between our network and its long-haul services to Taipei.
Customer Experience:
- Selected Starlink to equip Alaska’s fleet with high-speed Wi-Fi, complimentary to all Atmos Rewards members. Installations are expected to begin in the fourth quarter and be completed in 2027.
- Announced investments to widebody aircraft interiors to support Alaska’s premium international experience, including lie-flat Business Class suites, a new Premium Economy cabin, refreshed Main Cabin seating, and elevated onboard amenities.
- Announced San Diego lounge expansion plans to begin construction in early 2027, including a 13,000 square-foot space.
Other Highlights:
- Launched a new investment fund in partnership with oneworld alliance members and Breakthrough Energy Ventures to advance and commercialize sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technologies.
- Partnered with Cosmo Oil Marketing to incorporate SAF on Osaka–Honolulu flights as part of our continued commitment to decarbonization.
- Launched the combined Alaska Airlines | Hawaiian Airlines Foundation, dedicated to investing in nonprofit organizations focused on communities across the states of Alaska and Hawai’i.
- Top awards in the third quarter:
- “Best Airline Rewards Program” – #1 ranking from U.S. News & World Report
- “Most Innovative Airline Initiative” – #1 ranking from Future Travel Experience
- “2025 World’s Best Awards for Best Domestic Airline” – Travel + Leisure. Hawaiian Airlines ranked 2nd and Alaska Airlines ranked 4th
- “Best Employers by State” – Forbes. Hawaiian Airlines ranked No. 7 in Hawaiʻi and Alaska Airlines No. 11 in Washington.
- “2026 APEX Five Star Major Airlines” – APEX
The following table reconciles the company’s reported GAAP net income per share (EPS) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 to adjusted amounts.
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Net income |
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$ 236 |
$ 1.84 |
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Adjusted for: |
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Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments |
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(4) |
(0.03) |
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Gains on foreign debt |
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— |
— |
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Special items(a) |
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75 |
0.58 |
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Income tax effect(b) |
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(18) |
(0.14) |
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$ 289 |
$ 2.25 |
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Net income |
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$ 324 |
$ 2.52 |
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Adjusted for: |
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Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments |
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(22) |
(0.17) |
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Losses on foreign debt |
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— |
— |
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Special items(a) |
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255 |
1.99 |
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Income tax effect(b) |
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(57) |
(0.44) |
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$ 500 |
$ 3.90 |
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Includes $1 million of non-operating special items in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. |
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Includes income tax effect of the adjustments in the tables above as well as one-time effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act which was signed into law in the third quarter of 2025. |
A conference call regarding the third quarter results will be streamed online at 11:30 a.m. EDT/ 8:30 a.m. PDT on October 24, 2025. It can be accessed at www.alaskaair.com/investors. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available after the conclusion of the call.
References in this update to “Air Group,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Alaska Air Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless otherwise specified.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements subject to the safe harbor protection provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future events and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual outcomes to be materially different from those indicated by our forward-looking statements, assumptions or beliefs. For a discussion of risks and uncertainties that may cause our forward-looking statements to differ materially, see Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. Some of these risks include competition, labor costs, relations and availability, general economic conditions, increases in operating costs including fuel, uncertainties regarding the ability to successfully integrate the operations of the recently completed acquisition of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. and the ability to realize anticipated cost savings, synergies, or growth from the acquisition, inability to meet cost reduction and other strategic goals, seasonal fluctuations in demand and financial results, supply chain risks, events that negatively impact aviation safety and security, cybersecurity risks, and changes in laws and regulations that impact our business. All of the forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the risk factors discussed in our most recent Form 10-K and in our subsequent SEC filings. We operate in a continually changing business environment, and new risk factors emerge from time to time. Management cannot predict such new risk factors, nor can it assess the impact, if any, of such new risk factors on our business or events described in any forward-looking statements. We expressly disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made today to conform them to actual results. Over time, our actual results, performance or achievements may differ from the anticipated results, performance or achievements that are expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements, assumptions or beliefs and such differences might be significant and materially adverse.
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group, and McGee Air Services is a subsidiary of Alaska Airlines. We are a global airline with hubs in Seattle, Honolulu, Portland, Anchorage, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco. We deliver remarkable care as we fly our guests to more than 140 destinations throughout North America, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific. We’ll serve Europe beginning in spring 2026. Guests can book travel at alaskaair.com and hawaiianairlines.com. Alaska is a member of the oneworld alliance, with Hawaiian scheduled to join oneworld in spring 2026. With oneworld and our additional global partners, guests can earn and redeem points for travel to over 1,000 worldwide destinations with Atmos Rewards. Learn more about what’s happening at Alaska and Hawaiian at news.alaskaair.com. Alaska Air Group is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as “ALK.”
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Passenger revenue |
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$ 2,821 |
21 % |
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$ 7,476 |
28 % |
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Loyalty program other revenue |
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171 |
17 % |
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509 |
21 % |
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Cargo and other revenue |
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80 |
78 % |
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216 |
87 % |
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3,072 |
23 % |
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8,201 |
29 % |
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Wages and benefits |
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883 |
39 % |
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2,469 |
42 % |
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Variable incentive pay |
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104 |
(32) % |
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197 |
(2) % |
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Aircraft fuel, including hedging gains and |
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624 |
22 % |
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1,804 |
19 % |
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Aircraft maintenance |
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140 |
70 % |
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391 |
79 % |
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Aircraft rent |
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49 |
31 % |
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142 |
34 % |
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Landing fees and other rentals |
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194 |
57 % |
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532 |
55 % |
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Contracted services |
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108 |
40 % |
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311 |
42 % |
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Selling expenses |
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82 |
30 % |
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243 |
28 % |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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139 |
46 % |
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393 |
52 % |
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Food and beverage service |
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69 |
45 % |
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194 |
45 % |
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Third-party regional carrier expense |
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63 |
14 % |
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181 |
13 % |
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Other |
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202 |
27 % |
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593 |
29 % |
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Special items – operating |
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74 |
(14) % |
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254 |
(17) % |
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2,731 |
32 % |
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7,704 |
35 % |
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341 |
(57) % |
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497 |
(54) % |
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Interest income |
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28 |
(18) % |
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69 |
3 % |
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Interest expense |
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(44) |
59 % |
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(115) |
76 % |
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Interest capitalized |
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7 |
14 % |
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19 |
53 % |
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Other – net |
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(4) |
150 % |
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(4) |
150 % |
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(13) |
185 % |
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(31) |
NM |
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328 |
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466 |
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Income tax expense |
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92 |
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142 |
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$ 236 |
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$ 324 |
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$ 1.87 |
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$ 2.57 |
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$ 1.84 |
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$ 2.52 |
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Weighted Average Shares Outstanding used for |
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Basic |
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126.189 |
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126.165 |
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Diluted |
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128.590 |
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128.347 |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ 1,201 |
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Restricted cash |
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29 |
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Marketable securities |
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1,274 |
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Total cash, restricted cash, and marketable securities |
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2,504 |
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Receivables – net |
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558 |
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Inventories and supplies – net |
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199 |
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Prepaid expenses |
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307 |
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Other current assets |
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192 |
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3,760 |
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Aircraft and other flight equipment |
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12,273 |
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Other property and equipment |
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2,173 |
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Deposits for future flight equipment |
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883 |
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15,329 |
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Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
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(4,548) |
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10,781 |
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Operating lease assets |
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1,296 |
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Goodwill |
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2,724 |
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Intangible assets – net of accumulated amortization of $60 and $16 |
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873 |
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Other noncurrent assets |
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334 |
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5,227 |
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$ 19,768 |
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Accounts payable |
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$ 186 |
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Accrued wages, vacation and payroll taxes |
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1,001 |
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Air traffic liability |
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1,712 |
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Other accrued liabilities |
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997 |
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Deferred revenue |
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1,592 |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
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442 |
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Current portion of operating lease liabilities |
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207 |
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Current portion of finance lease liabilities |
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8 |
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6,145 |
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Long-term debt, net of current portion |
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4,491 |
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Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion |
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1,198 |
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Finance lease liabilities, net of current portion |
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47 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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934 |
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Deferred revenue |
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1,664 |
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Obligation for pension and post-retirement medical benefits |
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460 |
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Other liabilities |
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457 |
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9,251 |
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Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, Authorized: 5,000,000 shares, none issued or |
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— |
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Common stock, $0.01 par value, Authorized: 400,000,000 shares, Issued: 2025 – |
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1 |
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Capital in excess of par value |
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811 |
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Treasury stock (common), at cost: 2025 – 28,904,970 shares; 2024 – 18,329,975 |
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(1,131) |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(239) |
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Retained earnings |
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4,930 |
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4,372 |
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$ 19,768 |
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Net income |
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$ 6 |
$ 73 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by |
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455 |
184 |
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Changes in working capital |
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374 |
(28) |
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835 |
229 |
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Property and equipment additions |
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(741) |
(222) |
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Other investing activities |
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(6) |
(27) |
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(747) |
(249) |
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(544) |
54 |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
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(456) |
34 |
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Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of |
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1,257 |
801 |
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$ 801 |
$ 835 |
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(a) |
As reported in Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2025. |
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Cash flows for the three months ended September 30, 2025 can be calculated by subtracting cash flows from the six months ended June 30, 2025 from the nine months ended September 30, 2025. |
SPECIAL ITEMS (unaudited)
Air Group has classified certain operating activity as special items due to their unusual or infrequently occurring nature. We believe disclosing information about these items separately improves comparable year-over-year analysis and allows stakeholders to better understand our results of operations. A description of the special items is provided below.
Integration costs: Integration costs were associated with the acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines and consist of employee-related costs, legal and professional fees, technology, and other merger costs.
Labor and other: Labor and other costs in 2025 were primarily for changes to Alaska flight attendants’ sick leave benefits pursuant to a new collective bargaining agreement ratified in the first quarter of 2025. Costs in 2024 were associated with new labor agreements, the retirement of Alaska’s Airbus and Horizon’s Q400 aircraft, and certain litigation items.
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Integration costs |
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$ 90 |
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$ 128 |
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Labor and other |
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(16) |
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126 |
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$ 74 |
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$ 254 |
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Revenue passengers (000) |
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13,237 |
20.0 % |
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34,899 |
26.9 % |
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RPMs (000,000) “traffic” |
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16,970 |
22.2 % |
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44,803 |
29.8 % |
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ASMs (000,000) “capacity” |
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19,847 |
23.2 % |
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53,422 |
30.5 % |
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Load factor |
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85.5 % |
(0.7) pts |
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83.9 % |
(0.5) pts |
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Yield |
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16.62¢ |
(0.7) % |
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16.69¢ |
(1.3) % |
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PRASM |
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14.21¢ |
(1.5) % |
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13.99¢ |
(1.7) % |
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RASM |
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15.48¢ |
(0.5) % |
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15.35¢ |
(0.9) % |
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CASMex(b) |
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10.16¢ |
10.5 % |
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10.48¢ |
8.0 % |
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Economic fuel cost per gallon(b) (c) |
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$2.61 |
(3.8) % |
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$2.82 |
(11.3) % |
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Fuel gallons (000,000)(c) |
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240 |
26.3 % |
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646 |
33.0 % |
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ASMs per gallon |
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82.7 |
(2.5) % |
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82.6 |
(1.8) % |
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Departures (000) |
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121.6 |
18.4 % |
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329.7 |
23.6 % |
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Average full-time equivalent employees |
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24,963 |
30.6 % |
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23,784 |
31.3 % |
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Operating fleet(d) |
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394 |
12 a/c |
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394 |
12 a/c |
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RPMs (000,000) “traffic” |
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14,951 |
(5.4) % |
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40,375 |
(1.9) % |
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ASMs (000,000) “capacity” |
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17,459 |
(4.7) % |
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48,118 |
(1.4) % |
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Economic fuel cost per gallon |
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$2.60 |
(2.7) % |
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$2.80 |
(10.4) % |
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RPMs (000,000) “traffic” |
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634 |
NM |
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634 |
NM |
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ASMs (000,000) “capacity” |
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763 |
NM |
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763 |
NM |
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Economic fuel cost per gallon(c) |
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$2.35 |
— % |
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$2.35 |
1 % |
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RPMs (000,000) “traffic” |
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1,385 |
7.3 % |
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3,795 |
8.6 % |
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ASMs (000,000) “capacity” |
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1,625 |
9.0 % |
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4,540 |
9.8 % |
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Economic fuel cost per gallon |
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$2.74 |
(0.4) % |
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$2.99 |
(9.7) % |
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(a) |
Except for FTEs, data includes information related to third-party regional capacity purchase flying arrangements. |
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(b) |
See a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure and Note A for a discussion of the importance of this measure to investors in the accompanying pages. |
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(c) |
Excludes operations under the Air Transportation Services Agreement (ATSA) with Amazon. |
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(d) |
Includes aircraft owned and leased by Alaska, Hawaiian, and Horizon as well as aircraft operated by third-party regional carriers under capacity purchase agreements. Excludes all aircraft removed from operating service. |
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(e) |
Data presented includes information related to flights operated by Horizon and third-party carriers. |
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS (unaudited)
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
We are providing reconciliations of reported non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures reported on a GAAP basis. Amounts in the tables below are rounded to the nearest million. As a result, a manual recalculation of certain figures using these rounded amounts may not agree directly to the actual figures presented in the tables below.
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Income before income tax |
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$ 328 |
|
$ 466 |
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Adjusted for: |
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Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustment |
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(4) |
|
(22) |
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(Gains)/losses on foreign debt |
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— |
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— |
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Special items(a) |
|
75 |
|
255 |
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|
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$ 399 |
|
$ 699 |
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Pretax margin |
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10.7 % |
|
5.7 % |
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Adjusted pretax margin |
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13.0 % |
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8.5 % |
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(a) |
Includes $1 million of non-operating special items in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. |
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|
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|
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Total operating expenses |
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$ 2,731 |
|
$ 7,704 |
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Less the following components: |
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Aircraft fuel, including hedging gains and losses |
|
624 |
|
1,804 |
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Freighter costs |
|
17 |
|
46 |
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Special items – operating |
|
74 |
|
254 |
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|
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$ 2,016 |
|
$ 5,600 |
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ASMs |
|
19,847 |
|
53,422 |
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|
CASMex |
|
10.16 ¢ |
|
10.48 ¢ |
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Raw or “into-plane” fuel cost |
|
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$ 619 |
$ 2.57 |
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Losses on settled hedges |
|
|
9 |
0.04 |
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|
|
|
|
$ 628 |
$ 2.61 |
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Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustment |
|
|
(4) |
(0.01) |
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|
|
$ 624 |
$ 2.60 |
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|
|
240 |
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|
|
|
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Raw or “into-plane” fuel cost |
|
|
$ 1,795 |
$ 2.77 |
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Losses on settled hedges |
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|
31 |
0.05 |
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|
|
|
$ 1,826 |
$ 2.82 |
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|
Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustment |
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|
(22) |
(0.03) |
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|
|
|
$ 1,804 |
$ 2.79 |
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|
|
646 |
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|
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Long-term debt, net of current portion |
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$ 4,491 |
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Capitalized operating leases |
|
1,405 |
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Capitalized finance leases |
|
55 |
|
|
|
|
5,951 |
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Shareholders’ equity |
|
4,372 |
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|
|
|
$ 10,323 |
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|
|
|
58 % |
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|
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Long-term debt |
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$ 4,933 |
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Capitalized operating leases |
|
1,405 |
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|
Capitalized finance leases |
|
55 |
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|
|
|
6,393 |
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Less: Total cash and marketable securities |
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2,475 |
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|
|
|
$ 3,918 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income(a) |
|
$ 570 |
|
|
Adjusted for: |
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Special items – operating |
|
345 |
|
|
Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments |
|
(28) |
|
|
Gain on foreign debt |
|
(10) |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
583 |
|
|
Aircraft rent |
|
207 |
|
|
|
|
$ 1,667 |
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|
|
|
2.4x |
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|
(a) |
Operating income can be reconciled using the trailing twelve month operating income as filed quarterly with the SEC. |
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Passenger revenue |
$ 2,172 |
$ 768 |
$ 484 |
$ — |
$ 3,424 |
$ — |
$ 3,424 |
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Loyalty program other revenue |
155 |
29 |
16 |
— |
200 |
— |
200 |
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Cargo and other revenue |
79 |
60 |
— |
3 |
142 |
— |
142 |
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|
|
2,406 |
857 |
500 |
3 |
3,766 |
— |
3,766 |
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|
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|
Operating expenses, excluding fuel |
1,745 |
684 |
386 |
(22) |
2,793 |
64 |
2,857 |
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|
Fuel expense |
470 |
188 |
103 |
— |
761 |
— |
761 |
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|
|
2,215 |
872 |
489 |
(22) |
3,554 |
64 |
3,618 |
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|
(4) |
(27) |
— |
(8) |
(39) |
2 |
(37) |
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|
|
$ 187 |
$ (42) |
$ 11 |
$ 17 |
$ 173 |
$ (62) |
$ 111 |
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|
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Passenger revenue |
$ 2,261 |
$ 84 |
$ 476 |
$ — |
$ 2,821 |
$ — |
$ 2,821 |
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|
Loyalty program other revenue |
151 |
5 |
15 |
— |
171 |
— |
171 |
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|
Cargo and other revenue |
71 |
6 |
— |
3 |
80 |
— |
80 |
||||||
|
|
2,483 |
95 |
491 |
3 |
3,072 |
— |
3,072 |
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|
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|
Operating expenses, excluding fuel |
1,625 |
82 |
340 |
(14) |
2,033 |
74 |
2,107 |
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|
Fuel expense |
510 |
23 |
95 |
— |
628 |
(4) |
624 |
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|
|
2,135 |
105 |
435 |
(14) |
2,661 |
70 |
2,731 |
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|
3 |
(4) |
— |
(11) |
(12) |
(1) |
(13) |
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|
|
$ 351 |
$ (14) |
$ 56 |
$ 6 |
$ 399 |
$ (71) |
$ 328 |
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Passenger revenue |
$ 6,061 |
$ 2,190 |
$ 1,336 |
$ — |
$ 9,587 |
$ — |
$ 9,587 |
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|
Loyalty program other revenue |
468 |
100 |
49 |
— |
617 |
— |
617 |
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|
Cargo and other revenue |
224 |
171 |
— |
8 |
403 |
— |
403 |
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|
6,753 |
2,461 |
1,385 |
8 |
10,607 |
— |
10,607 |
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|
Operating Expenses |
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|
Operating expenses, excluding fuel |
5,004 |
1,986 |
1,102 |
(66) |
8,026 |
211 |
8,237 |
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|
Fuel expense |
1,326 |
533 |
287 |
— |
2,146 |
(4) |
2,142 |
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|
|
6,330 |
2,519 |
1,389 |
(66) |
10,172 |
207 |
10,379 |
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|
|
(12) |
(71) |
— |
(24) |
(107) |
(5) |
(112) |
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|
|
$ 411 |
$ (129) |
$ (4) |
$ 50 |
$ 328 |
$ (212) |
$ 116 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
Passenger revenue |
$ 6,078 |
$ 84 |
$ 1,314 |
$ — |
$ 7,476 |
$ — |
$ 7,476 |
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|
Loyalty program other revenue |
460 |
5 |
44 |
— |
509 |
— |
509 |
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|
Cargo and other revenue |
202 |
6 |
— |
8 |
216 |
— |
216 |
||||||
|
|
6,740 |
95 |
1,358 |
8 |
8,201 |
— |
8,201 |
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|
Operating Expenses |
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|
Operating expenses, excluding fuel |
4,639 |
82 |
977 |
(52) |
5,646 |
254 |
5,900 |
||||||
|
Fuel expense |
1,515 |
23 |
288 |
— |
1,826 |
(22) |
1,804 |
||||||
|
|
6,154 |
105 |
1,265 |
(52) |
7,472 |
232 |
7,704 |
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|
|
6 |
(4) |
— |
(32) |
(30) |
(1) |
(31) |
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|
|
$ 592 |
$ (14) |
$ 93 |
$ 28 |
$ 699 |
$ (233) |
$ 466 |
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|
(a) |
Includes consolidating entries, Air Group parent company, Horizon, McGee Air Services, and other immaterial business units. |
|
(b) |
The Air Group Adjusted column represents the financial information that is reviewed by management to assess performance of operations and determine capital allocation and excludes certain charges. |
|
(c) |
Includes special items, mark-to-market fuel hedge accounting adjustments, and gain and losses on foreign debt. |
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|
We believe that analysis of specific financial and operational results on a pro forma basis provides more meaningful year-over- |
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|
Passenger revenue |
|
$ 3,424 |
— % |
|
$ 9,324 |
3 % |
|||||
|
Loyalty program other revenue |
|
197 |
2 % |
|
593 |
4 % |
|||||
|
Cargo and other revenue |
|
118 |
20 % |
|
328 |
23 % |
|||||
|
|
|
3,739 |
1 % |
|
10,245 |
4 % |
|||||
|
Operating expenses, excluding fuel |
|
2,650 |
8 % |
|
7,665 |
7 % |
|||||
|
Aircraft fuel, including hedging gains and losses |
|
783 |
(3) % |
|
2,343 |
(9) % |
|||||
|
|
|
3,433 |
5 % |
|
10,008 |
4 % |
|||||
|
|
|
306 |
(52) % |
|
237 |
(4) % |
|||||
|
Non-operating expense |
|
(51) |
(27) % |
|
(88) |
27 % |
|||||
|
|
|
255 |
(56) % |
|
149 |
(22) % |
|||||
|
Special items(c) |
|
79 |
(19) % |
|
265 |
(20) % |
|||||
|
Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments |
|
(4) |
(100) % |
|
(24) |
(83) % |
|||||
|
(Gain)/Losses on foreign debt |
|
13 |
(115) % |
|
(3) |
NM |
|||||
|
|
|
$ 343 |
(50) % |
|
$ 387 |
(15) % |
|||||
|
Pretax Margin |
|
6.8 % |
(3.9) pts |
|
1.5 % |
(0.4) pts |
|||||
|
Adjusted Pretax Margin |
|
9.2 % |
(4.6) pts |
|
3.8 % |
(0.7) pts |
|||||
|
|
|||||||||||
|
Revenue passengers (000) |
|
15,724 |
1.0 % |
|
42,795 |
3.5 % |
|||||
|
RPMs (000,000) “traffic” |
|
21,073 |
(1.6) % |
|
57,498 |
1.2 % |
|||||
|
ASMs (000,000) “capacity” |
|
24,607 |
(0.7) % |
|
68,462 |
1.8 % |
|||||
|
Load factor |
|
85.6 % |
(0.8) pts |
|
84.0 % |
(0.6) pts |
|||||
|
Yield |
|
16.25¢ |
1.6 % |
|
16.22¢ |
1.6 % |
|||||
|
RASM |
|
15.19¢ |
1.4 % |
|
14.96¢ |
1.7 % |
|||||
|
CASMex |
|
10.34¢ |
8.6 % |
|
10.69¢ |
5.9 % |
|||||
|
|
|||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
|
Total operating expenses |
|
$ 3,433 |
5 % |
|
$ 10,008 |
4 % |
|||||
|
Less the following components: |
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|
Aircraft fuel, including hedging gains and losses |
|
783 |
(3) % |
|
2,343 |
(9) % |
|||||
|
Freighter costs |
|
29 |
62 % |
|
74 |
82 % |
|||||
|
Special items – operating |
|
78 |
(18) % |
|
272 |
(22) % |
|||||
|
|
|
$ 2,543 |
8 % |
|
$ 7,319 |
8 % |
|||||
|
ASMs |
|
24,607 |
(0.7) % |
|
68,462 |
1.8 % |
|||||
|
CASMex |
|
10.34¢ |
8.6 % |
|
10.69¢ |
5.9 % |
|||||
|
(a) |
As provided on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 22, 2025, including certain immaterial reclassification and policy adjustments. |
|
(b) |
Pro forma nine months ended September 30, 2024 can be calculated by adding the three months ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2024 as provided on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 22, 2025, including certain immaterial reclassification and policy adjustments. |
|
(c) |
Includes non-operating special items of $1 million expense and $7 million income for three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. |
Note A: Pursuant to Regulation G, we are providing reconciliations of reported non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures reported on a GAAP basis. We believe that consideration of these non-GAAP financial measures may be important to investors for the following reasons:
- By excluding certain costs from our unit metrics, we believe that we have better visibility into the results of operations. Our industry is highly competitive and is characterized by high fixed costs, so even a small reduction in non-fuel operating costs can result in a significant improvement in operating results. We believe that all U.S. carriers are similarly impacted by changes in jet fuel costs over the long run, so it is important for management and investors to understand the impact of company-specific cost drivers which are more controllable by management. We adjust for expenses related directly to our freighter aircraft operations, including those costs incurred under the ATSA with Amazon, to allow for better comparability to other carriers that do not operate freighter aircraft. We also exclude certain special charges as they are unusual or nonrecurring in nature and adjusting for these expenses allows management and investors to better understand our cost performance.
- CASMex is one of the most important measures used by management and by the Air Group Board of Directors in assessing quarterly and annual cost performance. CASMex is also a measure commonly used by industry analysts, and we believe it is the basis by which they have historically compared our airline to others in the industry. The measure is also the subject of frequent questions from investors.
- Adjusted pretax income is an important metric for the employee incentive plan, which covers the majority of Air Group employees.
- Disclosure of the individual impact of certain noted items provides investors the ability to measure and monitor performance both with and without these special items. We believe that disclosing the impact of these items as noted above is important because it provides information on significant items that are not necessarily indicative of future performance. Industry analysts and investors consistently measure our performance without these items for better comparability between periods and among other airlines.
- Although we disclose our unit revenue, we do not, nor are we able to, evaluate unit revenue excluding the impact that changes in fuel costs have had on ticket prices. Fuel expense represents a large percentage of our total operating expenses. Fluctuations in fuel prices often drive changes in unit revenue in the mid-to-long term. Although we believe it is useful to evaluate non-fuel unit costs for the reasons noted above, we would caution readers of these financial statements not to place undue reliance on unit costs excluding fuel as a measure or predictor of future profitability because of the significant impact of fuel costs on our business.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Adjusted net debt – long-term debt, including current portion, plus capitalized operating and finance leases, less cash and marketable securities
Adjusted net debt to EBITDAR – represents net adjusted debt divided by EBITDAR (trailing twelve months earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, rent, and special items)
ASMs – available seat miles, or “capacity”; represents total seats available across the fleet multiplied by the number of miles flown
CASMex – operating costs excluding fuel, freighter costs, and special items per ASM, or “unit cost”
Debt-to-capitalization ratio – represents adjusted debt (long-term debt plus capitalized operating and finance lease liabilities) divided by total equity plus adjusted debt
Diluted Earnings per Share – represents earnings per share (EPS) using fully diluted shares outstanding
Diluted Shares – represents the total number of shares that would be outstanding if all possible sources of conversion, such as stock options, were exercised
Economic Fuel – best estimate of the cash cost of fuel, net of the impact of our fuel-hedging programs and excluding operations under the Air Transportation Service Agreement (ATSA) with Amazon
Freighter Costs – operating expenses directly attributable to the operation of Alaska’s B737 freighter aircraft and Hawaiian’s A330-300 freighter aircraft exclusively performing cargo missions
Load Factor – RPMs as a percentage of ASMs; represents the number of available seats that were filled with revenue passengers
PRASM – passenger revenue per ASM, or “passenger unit revenue”
RASM – operating revenue per ASMs, or “unit revenue”; operating revenue includes all passenger revenue, freight & mail, loyalty program revenue, and other ancillary revenue; represents the average total revenue for flying one seat one mile
RPMs – revenue passenger miles, or “traffic”; represents the number of seats that were filled with revenue passengers; one passenger traveling one mile is one RPM
Yield – passenger revenue per RPM; represents the average passenger revenue for flying one passenger one mile
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