Alaska widens freighter footprint

The USA's Alaska Airlines will in April launch a new service to Los Angeles using its two new Boeing 737-800 converted freighters.


Adam Drouhard, its managing director for cargo said the airline already has three Boeing 737-700 converted freighters, but they don’t fly beyond Seattle.

By bringing on the new 737-800 cargo jets, “we’re making sure we’re getting reliability in our schedule, getting more balanced with our fleet. But it’s going to add a lot of capacity and growth. There will be about 70 per cent more capacity in our network overall for the state,” Drouhard said.

Alaska widens freighter footprint

The USA's Alaska Airlines will in April launch a new service to Los Angeles using its two new Boeing 737-800 converted freighters.


Adam Drouhard, its managing director for cargo said the airline already has three Boeing 737-700 converted freighters, but they don’t fly beyond Seattle.

By bringing on the new 737-800 cargo jets, “we’re making sure we’re getting reliability in our schedule, getting more balanced with our fleet. But it’s going to add a lot of capacity and growth. There will be about 70 per cent more capacity in our network overall for the state,” Drouhard said.