Alaska Air Group layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Alaska Air Group reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from 26,043 to 35,951 active employees.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | 26,043 | December 31, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | 33,941 | December 31, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | 35,951 active employees | As of December 31, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summarySpecial items for fleet transition and other charges were recorded as operating expenses in 2023.
Word for word“Special items - fleet transition and other 392 496 ( 1 ) Special items - labor and related 51 84 ( 10 ) Total Operating Expenses 10,032 9,576 5,491 Operating Income 394 70 685 Non-operating Income (Expense) Interest income 80 53 25 Interest expense ( 121 ) ( 108 ) ( 128 ) Interest capitalized 27 14 11 Special items - net non-operating ( 18 ) — — Other - net ( 39 ) 50 36 Total Non-operating Income (Expense) ( 71 ) 9 ( 56 ) Income Before Income Tax 323 79 629 Income tax expense 88 21 151 Net Income $ 235 $ 58 $ 478 Basic Earnings Per Share $ 1.84 $ 0.46 $ 3.82 Diluted Earnings Per Share $ 1.83 $ 0.45 $ 3.77 Shares used for computation: Basic 127.375 126.657 125.063 Diluted 128.708 127.899 126.775 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.” 10-K for 2023
Our summarySpecial items for labor and related costs were recorded as operating expenses in 2023.
Word for word“Special items - labor and related 51 84 ( 10 ) Total Operating Expenses 10,032 9,576 5,491 Operating Income 394 70 685” 10-K for 2023
| Fiscal year ended | Restructuring charges | Cash paid for restructuring |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-31 | $0 | — |
| 2019-12-31 | $0 | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $220 million | — |
| 2021-12-31 | −$10 million | $105 million |
| 2022-12-31 | $0 | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $0 | — |
Alaska Air Group has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from Alaska Air Group’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-12. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.