Alaska Airlines has seen more runways in its international long-distance expansion and confirmed a deal for the largest Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
An Alaska spokesman confirmed that the Seattle-based operator converted its 787-9 backlog to a larger -10. Additional details on “Delivery Numbers and Schedule” will be released soon.
Alaska’s commitment to 13 787s, including five options added to the second quarter order book, with its fleet scheduled to show at the end of June. The airline’s Hawaiian Air subsidiary has flew four 787-9.
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Alaska and Hawaiian merged in September 2024.
Less than four months after Alaska entered international long-distance operations, the decision to convert some of its 787-9 orders into larger models was in the larger model. As part of the Alaska Airlines Group, Hawaiians flew from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Narita International Airport (NRT) near Tokyo in May. Alaska has announced four more long-distance routes from the sea:
Alaska plans about 12 long-distance international routes to sea from sea by 2030 to 2030. The airline will be based in the 787s Northwest Airport, with the Airbus A330S headquartered in Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL).
Why is the biggest dream waiter?
The case of Boeing’s largest fantasy aircraft is simple: more seats. According to Boeing, the 787-10 can fly 336 passengers in a standard two-level layout, more than the -9. Moreover, due to comparable economics, it is understood that the passenger operating cost of -10 is relatively small.
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trade off? 787-10 can only fly to 7,284 miles, 1,400 miles less than -9.
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A senior airline executive once described the 787-10 as the ideal aircraft for busy routes, in which a longer -9 range is not required.
Most of Asia and Europe are within the largest Dreamliner, the main hub of Alaska. For example, due to polar routes, Hong Kong, London, Paris, Seoul and Tokyo are all less than 7,000 miles from the sea.
In other words, if the travel requirement order, most Alaska might want to serve from destinations at sea with 787-10 viable. For those further apart, there are always smaller, longer -9.
Does Alaska need extra seating?
At present, whether Alaska needs larger wide-body aircraft is not known at the early stages of intercontinental growth. Ocean is a large but very competitive international portal with its long-distance market supporting some of the largest aircraft.
Timetable data from aviation analysis company Cirium shows that British Airways, EVA AIR and Korean Air serve the airport along with the largest Dreamliner and British Airways, serving the airport with the large Boeing 777-300ER.
Delta Air Lines, the largest international airline at sea and fierce Alaska Airlines rival, flew a combination of the Airbus A330-900 and A350-900S, the latter being the largest aircraft from the airport.
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Although the market can clearly support large aircraft, Alaska is new to long-haul flights, and its competitors are intercontinental names in their respective markets. It depends largely on Alaska’s ability to serve the local sea market and the new international flights connected with passengers are offering its new international flights, all from its own partners in the United States and abroad.
“Geographically, the maritime location is better than connecting many Midwest cities with Asia, rather than SFO or LAX,” TD Cowen aviation analyst Tom Fitzgerald wrote in a December report on Alaska’s global ambitions. “Increasing long-distance international services should also improve,” wrote Tom Fitzgerald, an aviation analyst at TD Cowen. [Alaska’s] Value props for business and leisure [travelers] All the same. ”
Alaska is a member of the OneWorld Alliance, with partners including British Airways, Japan Airlines and Qatar Airways.
Then there is the question of what 787-10 times in Alaska will do during the winter, when travel demand between the United States and Asia and Europe slows down. Australia and New Zealand, two markets, in the northern winter, have peaked in travel, beyond the scope of the largest fantasy platform at sea.
Of course, Alaska could pass the plane through its HNL hub and head to Australia if needed – but that would lose to the 787s of the 787s and the HNL’s A330s.
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