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Status Summary
Alaska / Hawaiian did not produce a new exact-week company release, SEC filing, independently reported integration milestone, public JCBA or integrated-seniority-list update, or NMB representation determination during the week ending July 31, 2026.
The public baseline therefore remains the July 21 to July 24 cluster of developments: completion of the single passenger service system, the future Hawaiian-branded Boeing 737-800 Neighbor Island fleet plan, the nearer-term Alaska-branded 737 operation using Alaska crews, and the CWA-AFA Joint Negotiating Committee update on insurance benefits and training. The pilot JCBA and subsequent seniority-list integration also remained pending without a new exact-week public milestone.
Integration Dashboard
- The completed single passenger service system remained the latest major company-announced technical integration milestone.
- The future Hawaiian-branded Boeing 737-800 Neighbor Island fleet plan continued to place Honolulu-based pilot and flight-attendant staffing among the merger's material labor-integration questions.
- The planned October use of an Alaska-branded 737 with Alaska crews on Honolulu–Kahului flying remained an unresolved work-assignment issue in the public record.
- The latest public CWA-AFA bargaining update remained the July 24 report of progress on Section 23 insurance benefits and continued work on Section 30 training.
- No new exact-week tentative agreement was announced for the flight-attendant JCBA.
- No new exact-week public pilot JCBA or integrated-seniority-list milestone was identified.
- The NMB's public FY2026 determination list did not show a July 25 to July 31 determination involving Alaska / Hawaiian.
CrewSignal Watch Points
- Watch the next CWA-AFA bargaining session, scheduled for August 24 to August 26, for movement on insurance benefits, training, reserve, domicile, seniority, and other remaining JCBA subjects.
- Watch for a pilot tentative agreement and ratification sequence, followed by formal integrated-seniority-list work.
- Watch whether the planned October Alaska-crewed Neighbor Island 737 operation produces a grievance, negotiated bridge arrangement, or other work-assignment clarification.
- Watch passenger-service-system stabilization and the extent to which the completed cutover enables additional common airport, reservations, disruption-management, and customer-service processes.
- Watch craft-specific NMB activity. A single-transportation-system representation case must be initiated by employees or a representative organization with the required showing; carrier notice alone does not open the case.
Notable Public References
No new notable public references were identified for the exact reporting week ending 2026.07.31.