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Alaska Airlines to commence new routes from Portland (PDX):

• Portland (PDX) to Bellingham (BLI)
• Portland (PDX) to Pasco (PSC)
• Portland (PDX) to Everett (PAE)
• Portland (PDX) to Jackson Hole (JAC)
December 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
GEG is a resumption while BOI and BOS are new routes. I’ve speculated these would happen for awhile now
Alaska Airlines to commence new routes from Anchorage (ANC):

• Anchorage (ANC) to Boston (BOS) 1 weekly 737
• Anchorage (ANC) to Boise (BOI) 2 weekly 737
• Anchorage (ANC) to Spokane (GEG) 1 weekly E175
December 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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2025-11-20: The NTSB released its preliminary report and added a CCTV surveillance camera stills of the engine seperation sequence.
www.ntsb.gov/Documents/Pr...
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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2025-11-04: UPS MD-11F (N259UP, *1991) suffered an engine #1 explosion on take-off runway 17R at Louisville-Intl AP(KSDF), KY with 3 crew on board, lost height and crashed about 1 mile S of the runway. All occupants of flight #UP2956 to Honolulu perished. Also, 4 people on the ground died.
November 5, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Alaska Airlines to discontinue 9 routes next year:

• Anchorage (ANC) to Detroit (DTW)
• LAX to Las Vegas (LAS)
• LAX to San Jose (SJC)
• LAX to Reno (RNO)
• SFO to Orlando (MCO)
• SFO to Boston (BOS)
• SFO to Newark (EWR)
• SFO to Austin (AUS)
• SFO to Burbank (BUR)
October 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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• Portland (PDX) to Idaho Falls (IDA) 1 daily E175 from May 19
• San Diego (SAN) to Oakland (OAK) 4 daily 737 from April 22
• SAN to Dallas (DFW) 2 daily 737 from April 22
• SAN to Santa Barbara (SBA) 2 daily E175 from April 22
• SAN to Raleigh (RDU) 1 daily 737 from April 22
October 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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• Santa Rosa (STS) to Ontario (ONT) 1 daily E175 from March 18
• Portland (PDX) to Baltimore (BWI) 1 daily 737 from May 19
• Portland (PDX) to Philadelphia (PHL) 1 daily 737 from May 19
• Portland (PDX) to St. Louis (STL) 1 daily 737 from May 19
October 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Alaska Airlines 13 new routes:

• San Diego (SAN) to Tulsa (TUL) 1 daily E175 from March 18
• Seattle (SEA) to Tulsa (TUL) 1 daily E175 from March 18
• Seattle (SEA) to Arcata (ACV) 1 daily E175 from April 8
• Honolulu (HNL) to Burbank (BUR) 1 daily 737 MAX 8 from May 12
October 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Alaska Airlines to commence new route from San Diego (SAN) to Oakland (OAK) with 4 daily flights.
October 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Alaska Airlines to add new route from Orange County (SNA) to Honolulu (HNL) with 1 daily 737 MAX 8.

This reinstates SNA to Hawaii since United ended the route years ago.
October 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Burbank (BUR) to receive nonstop service to Hawaii.

Alaska Airlines to launch new route from Burbank (BUR) to Honolulu (HNL) with 1 daily 737 MAX 8.
October 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Alaska Airlines to launch new route from San Diego (SAN) to Raleigh-Durham (RDU) with 1 daily Boeing 737 from April 22, 2026:

• AS12 Depart SAN 9:40 AM Arrive RDU 6:00 PM
• AS12 Depart RDU 6:55 PM Arrive SAN 9:13 PM
October 21, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Alaska Airlines to launch new route from San Diego (SAN) to Santa Barbara (SBA) with 2 daily Embraer 175.
October 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Alaska Airlines new destinations:

• Arcata in California (ACV)
• Tulsa in Oklahoma (TUL)

Each with 1 daily nonstop to Seattle (SEA).
October 21, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Alaska Airlines to launch new routes from Portland (PDX):

• PDX to Baltimore (BWI)
• PDX to Philadelphia (PHL)
• PDX to St. Louis (STL)
• PDX to Idaho Falls (IDA)
October 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Alaska Airlines to launch new route from San Diego (SAN) to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW).

Flights to operate 2 daily from April 22, 2026.

Alaska with Hawaiian have grown San Diego to over 100 daily flights.
October 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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2025-10-20: ACT Airlines (on ops for Emirates Cargo) Boeing 747-400F(TC-ACF,*1993) was destroyed during landing runway 07L at Hong Kong-Intl AP(VHHH), China-HK when flight #EK9788 veered to the left, striking the perimeter wall, ending up in the water. Two persons on the ground were fatally injured.
October 20, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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United Airlines to increase Anchorage (ANC) to Denver (DEN) route 2 → 3 daily from May 21, then 3 → 4 daily from June 26.

Southwest Airlines also enters ANC-DEN with 1 daily flight from May 15.
October 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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2025-10-16: United AL Boeing 737MAX8 (N17327, *2023) en-route from Denver to Los Angeles safely diverted to Salt Lake City when the cockpit was hit by an unknown object in cruiseflight at 36,000 ft N of Mt Waas, UT, USA. The Copilot of flt #UA1093 was injured. All others safe.
x.com/oeingoboeing/
October 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Southwest Airlines new routes:

• Anchorage (ANC) to Denver (DEN)
• Anchorage (ANC) to Las Vegas (LAS)
• Las Vegas (LAS) to Cancun (CUN)
• LAS to Puerto Vallarta (PVR)
• LAS to San Jose del Cabo (SJD)
• San Diego (SAN) to Boston (BOS)
• Austin (AUS) to Cincinnati (CVG)
October 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
At Anchorage(ANC) today, a Kalitta 747-400BCF (N745CK) suffered a failure of its #4 hydraulic system which caused the main right wing gear to not deploy. All are safe but the aircraft remains stricken on the runway. The airport remains operational @airlineflyer.net @avherald.com @petchmo.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Cathay Pacific announces Hong Kong (HKG) to Seattle (SEA) route from March 30, 2026.

Flights to operate 5 weekly using the Airbus A350-900:

• CX852 Depart HKG 1:30 PM Arrive SEA 10:10 AM
• CX853 Depart SEA 11:50 AM Arrive HKG 4:45 PM (+1 day)
September 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Alaska Airlines to increase Seattle (SEA) to Seoul (ICN) route 5 → 6 weekly from March 30, 2026.
September 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Royal Jordanian plan for new United States routes:

• Washington DC (IAD) 2 weekly began March 23, 2025
• Dallas (DFW) 4 weekly begins May 10, 2026
• Miami (MIA) expected in 2026^
• Los Angeles (LAX) expected in 2028^

^According to leaked/deleted presentation last year.
September 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Alaska Airlines to launch new Seattle (SEA) to Reykjavik (KEF) route on May 28, 2026.

Flights to operate 1 daily using the Boeing 737 MAX 8:

• AS345 Depart SEA 6:45 PM Arrive KEF 9:10 AM (+1 day)
• AS355 Depart KEF 12:15 PM Arrive SEA 1:10 PM
September 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM