Alaska Airlines orders 30 new aircraft from Boeing and Embraer

The airline expects domestic travel to return to pre-COVID levels by the summer of 2022, which will require more aircraft.

To prime the airline for growth, Alaska is taking the following actions:

• Adding 17 new Embraer 175 jets to the regional fleet in 2022 and 2023


• Exercising options for 13 Boeing 737-9 MAX deliveries in 2023 and 2024

The 17 regional aircraft additions grow Air Group's regional fleet to 111 planes: 71 at Horizon and 40 with SkyWest. Horizon will receive its nine additional E175s in the next two years: five scheduled for delivery in 2022 and four in 2023. This is in addition to three existing firm E175 orders to be operated by Horizon. All eight SkyWest aircraft will enter service for Alaska in 2022.

"Regional aircraft play a huge role in Alaska's growing network," said Nat Pieper, senior vice president of fleet, finance and alliances. "As our network expands, regional aircraft connect smaller communities to our larger hubs providing critical feed to assist in the development of new markets."

Alaska announced a restructured agreement with Boeing in December 2020 to acquire 68 737-9 MAX aircraft from 2021-24, with options for another 52 deliveries between 2023 and 2026. The airline will accept the first 13 options over two years: nine in 2023 and four in 2024.

"We are excited to exercise options for more 737-9s just months after committing to 68 firm deliveries. It's another indication that we're ready for growth," added Pieper.

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