Week ending 2026.02.13 · Alaska / Hawaiian

Status Summary

Alaska / Hawaiian achieved a single operating certificate on October 29, 2025 and continue to operate as two brands without a merged flight attendant contract or cross-utilization. Union communications describe 121 permanent SEA vacancies effective May 1, 2026, with bids closing February 16 (11:59 PM HT) and awards posting February 17 (12:00 PM HT), and reference a Letter of Agreement covering the SEA vacancy bidding process. Guidance reiterates that Alaska flight attendants cannot bid into that Hawaiian SEA domicile and that only Hawaiian flight attendants will operate those groupings/aircraft until JCBA ratification and final integration.

Operational integration: There was no material change observed in public integration signals, milestone sequencing, or implementation updates.
Systems & customer-facing integration: No material change observed in systems and customer-facing integration.
Labor / contract integration: A pre-merger Hawaiian SEA domicile vacancy including a negotiated process (LOA) and a posted bid/award timeline for permanent SEA positions effective May 1, 2026 was announced. Crew mobility (who can bid/operate which flying) is a JCBA-dependent milestone and published union guidance states that, until JCBA ratification and implementation, pre-merger Alaska and pre-merger Hawaiian flight attendants fly separately under their own seniority lists, aircraft, work rules, and schedules. Alaska flight attendants cannot bid into the Hawaiian SEA domicile and only Hawaiian flight attendants will operate those groupings/aircraft until JCBA ratification and final integration.
Regulatory / external constraints: There was no material change observed in regulatory / external constraints.

SEA bid/award execution. Whether awards post on schedule, whether the LOA process holds cleanly, and whether any disputes arise around relocation/moving provisions connected to SEA staffing.
JCBA sequencing signals. Any publication of tentative agreements by section, major work-rule harmonization moves, or explicit messaging about when cross-flying and schedule mixing could begin.
Systems/scheduling harmonization. Any evidence that crew-facing scheduling tools or policies are being aligned in ways that precede labor-mobility changes.