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Status Summary
Alaska / Hawaiian produced two concrete exact-week integration signals. On July 14, Alaska Airlines, Inc., which includes Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines, announced coordinated seasonal network changes that add Honolulu service from Boise and Spokane, expand peak Honolulu–Las Vegas flying, and redeploy aircraft from discontinued seasonal Honolulu–Auckland service toward stronger domestic Hawaii demand.
A July 15 company feature also documented the Alaska Hawaiian app as a shared customer platform across both airlines. Guests can retain an Alaska- or Hawaiian-themed experience while managing itineraries, checking in, accessing boarding passes, tracking Atmos Rewards, and using travel-day tools across the combined network. No new exact-week public pilot or flight-attendant JCBA, seniority, or representation milestone was identified.
Integration Dashboard
- The Alaska Hawaiian app now brings itineraries, check-in, boarding passes, real-time updates, and trip-management tools for both airlines into one customer platform.
- The shared app preserves a choice of Alaska- or Hawaiian-branded presentation while supporting Atmos Rewards balances, status tracking, and money-or-points searches across Alaska, Hawaiian, and partner airlines.
- Alaska will add daily seasonal Honolulu–Boise service and weekly seasonal Honolulu–Spokane service using Alaska-branded Boeing 737 aircraft.
- Hawaiian will add three weekly Honolulu–Las Vegas flights during peak periods, increasing the route from three to four daily flights on those dates.
- Hawaiian will not resume seasonal Honolulu–Auckland service, and the company said the aircraft will be repositioned to support additional domestic Hawaii flying.
- The company projected that the announced additions and increased California flying will raise seasonal Hawaii capacity by 3% year over year and by as much as 6% during peak holiday periods.
- No new exact-week public JCBA, seniority-integration, or representation milestone was identified for the Alaska and Hawaiian pilot or flight-attendant groups.
CrewSignal Watch Points
- Watch the scheduled July 21 to July 23 flight-attendant bargaining session for movement on remaining JCBA sections and additional tentative agreements.
- Watch the July 21 results filing and July 22 earnings call for updated integration costs, network benefits, technology progress, and workforce-sequencing commentary.
- Watch for pilot JCBA progress and the sequencing of any integrated seniority-list work needed before the pilot groups can function under a single labor framework.
- Watch whether the shared app and combined network planning lead to additional standardized airport, inflight, disruption-management, and customer-service processes across both brands.
Notable Public References
- Alaska and Hawaiian seasonal Hawaii network and aircraft-deployment update (Jul. 14, 2026) — View →
- Alaska Hawaiian app overview covering shared booking, trip-management, loyalty, and travel-day tools (Jul. 15, 2026) — View →
- AirlineGeeks on the seasonal Hawaii additions and Honolulu–Auckland withdrawal (Jul. 14, 2026) — View →