{"id":23431,"date":"2022-07-23T18:09:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T12:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=23431"},"modified":"2022-07-23T18:09:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T12:39:58","slug":"alaska-air-group-reports-a-139-million-profit-in-the-second-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/23\/alaska-air-group-reports-a-139-million-profit-in-the-second-quarter\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaska Air Group reports a $139 million profit in the second quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alaska Air Group, Alaska Airlines’ parent business, reports that high post-pandemic demand for air travel generated record sales in the second quarter of 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alaska Airlines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Seattle-based carrier reported a profit of $139 million on July 21, down from $397 million in the same quarter last year. <\/strong>However, that figure includes US federal payroll assistance. Without the assistance, the corporation lost $38 million in the second quarter of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revenue for the quarter were $2.66 billion, a 74% increase over the $1.53 billion reported during the same three-month period in 2021. According to Alaska, this is the most profitable quarter in the company’s history. T<\/strong>he airline claims that revenue in June alone surpassed $1 billion, the biggest single month ever for Alaska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is obvious that one of the things people have missed the most during the past two years is travel. We have a solid foundation for growth in 2023, and there are many reasons to be upbeat.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>The company’s CEO, Ben Minicucci<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Alaska anticipates its revenues for the entire year to increase by between 16 and 19 percent from pre-pandemic 2019 levels, highlighting the positive predictions for the industry as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operating costs increased by 153 percent during the same period, from $978 million to $2.47 billion, as travellers returned.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the airline, load factor increased to a record 88 percent during the second quarter.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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$139 million profit in the second quarter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Between April and June, the airline received nine new Boeing 737 Max 9 planes, bringing the fleet’s total number of these planes to 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaska Air Group placed an extra eight Embraer 175 orders earlier this week, along with 13 options. According to a capacity purchase agreement with regional affiliate Horizon Air, the aircraft will only fly for Alaska Airlines. It now runs 30 E175s.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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