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| Photo Alaska Airlines |
Alaska Air Group Inc. today reported December and full-year operational results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by subsidiaries Alaska Airlines Inc. and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries Inc. and third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines.
On Jan. 11, 2018, Alaska and Virgin America consolidated their operations onto a Single Operating Certificate. Results for Alaska and Virgin America have been combined into a single mainline operation.
AIR GROUPOn a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 0.4% decrease in traffic on a 0.3% decrease in capacity compared to December 2017. Load factor decreased by 0.1 points to 82.2 %.
The following table shows the operational results for December and full-year 2018, compared to the prior-year periods:
December
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Full-Year
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2018
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2017
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Change
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2018
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2017
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Change
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Revenue passengers (000)
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3,696
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3,718
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(0.6)%
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45,802
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44,005
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4.1%
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Revenue passenger miles RPM (000,000) "traffic"
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4,489
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4,505
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(0.4)%
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54,673
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52,337
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4.5%
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Available seat miles ASM (000,000) "capacity"
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5,461
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5,475
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(0.3)%
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65,335
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62,070
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5.3%
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Passenger load factor
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82.2%
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82.3%
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(0.1) pts
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83.7%
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84.3%
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(0.6) pts
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MAINLINEMainline reported a 2.7% decrease in traffic on a 2.7 % decrease in capacity compared to December 2017. Load factor was flat compared to December 2017. Mainline also reported 81.9% of its flights arrived on time in December 2018, compared to 83.1% reported in December 2017.
Mainline operational results reflect both Alaska and Virgin America combined. The following table shows mainline operational results for December and full-year 2018, compared to the prior-year periods:
December
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Full Year
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2018
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2017
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Change
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2018
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2017
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Change
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Revenue passengers (in thousands)
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2,795
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2,946
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(5.1)%
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35,603
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34,510
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3.2%
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RPMs (in millions)
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4,036
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4,149
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(2.7)%
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49,781
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48,236
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3.2%
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ASMs (in millions)
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4,885
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5,021
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(2.7)%
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59,187
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56,943
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3.9%
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Passenger load factor
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82.6%
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82.6%
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— pts
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84.1%
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84.7%
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(0.6) pts
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On-time arrivals as reported to U.S. DOT(1)
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81.9%
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83.1%
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(1.2) pts
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82.6%
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79.1%
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3.5 pts
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REGIONALRegional traffic increased 27.2 % on a 26.9 % increase in capacity compared to December 2017. Load factor increased by 0.2 points to 78.6 %. Alaska's regional partners also reported 78.9 % of flights arrived on time in December 2018, compared to 80.4 % in December 2017.
The following table shows regional operational results for December and full-year 2018, compared to the prior-year periods:
December
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Full Year
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2018
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2017
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Change
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2018
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2017
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Change
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Revenue passengers (in thousands)
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901
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772
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16.7%
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10,199
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9,495
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7.4%
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RPMs (in millions)
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453
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356
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27.2%
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4,892
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4,101
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19.3%
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ASMs (in millions)
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576
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454
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26.9%
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6,148
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5,127
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19.9%
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Passenger load factor
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78.6%
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78.4%
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0.2 pts
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79.6%
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80.0%
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(0.4) pts
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On-time arrivals(1)
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78.9%
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80.4%
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(1.5) pts
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83.0%
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80.1%
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2.9 pts
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