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Status Summary
Alaska / Hawaiian produced an exact-week commercial-integration signal and an exact-week labor-integration signal during the week ending July 3, 2026. On June 30, Hawaiian unveiled a special oneworld alliance livery aircraft and said Atmos Rewards members can earn and redeem points and receive elite recognition across the other 15 oneworld airlines, with booking available directly through hawaiianairlines.com, alaskaair.com, or the Alaska Hawaiian app.
On July 3, the joint AFA Alaska + Hawaiian negotiating committee said it met management from July 1 to July 3 in Seattle, reached a tentative agreement on Section 35 and LOA 9 covering jumpseat and pass privileges, received management’s first proposal on insurance benefits, and continued progress on training. CrewSignal reads the exact week as a meaningful pairing of customer-network integration and continued JCBA movement.
Integration Dashboard
- Hawaiian said the new oneworld aircraft livery is intended to symbolize the carrier’s broader global reach as part of the alliance.
- Hawaiian said Atmos Rewards members of the combined Alaska and Hawaiian loyalty program can earn and redeem points and have elite status recognized across the other 15 oneworld airlines.
- Hawaiian said alliance flights can now be booked directly through hawaiianairlines.com, alaskaair.com, or the Alaska Hawaiian app.
- The joint AFA Alaska + Hawaiian negotiating committee said it met with management from July 1 to July 3 in Seattle and scheduled the next bargaining session for July 21 to July 23.
- The joint AFA Alaska + Hawaiian negotiating committee said it reached a tentative agreement on Section 35 and LOA 9 covering Flight Attendant jumpseat and pass privileges.
- The joint AFA Alaska + Hawaiian negotiating committee said management submitted its first proposal on insurance benefits, the union side passed a training proposal, and discussions continued on vacation, sick leave, leaves of absence, domiciles, and commuter policy.
CrewSignal Watch Points
- Watch for whether the tentative agreement on jumpseat and pass privileges is followed by broader public progress on open economic or quality-of-life JCBA sections.
- Watch for the July 21 to July 23 bargaining session for developments on insurance benefits, training, commuter policy, and other sections still in active discussion.
- Watch for additional public milestones that turn Atmos Rewards and oneworld access into broader cross-brand commercial integration.