Alaska Air Group reports December 2017 and full-year operational results

Alaska Air Group has today reported December and full-year operational results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by subsidiaries Alaska Airlines and Virgin America, and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air Industries and third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines. On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group (AMCN) reported a 9.2 percent increase in traffic on a 10.3 percent increase in capacity compared to December 2016. Load factor decreased 0.8 points to 82.3 percent. Alaska reported a 7.3 percent increase in traffic on an 8.4 percent increase in capacity compared to