Alaska Airlines to build new US$40m maintenance facility in Anchorage, Alaska

Alaska Airlines plans to build a new US$40m airplane maintenance facility at the site of the current Signature Flight Support building on Old International Airport Road. Located on the east side of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, the new hangar is located about a half mile from Alaska’s existing 37,500-ft² facility. The hangar is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2018. The new hangar in Anchorage is part of an almost US$100m investment the airline is making across Alaska, which also includes updating and, in some cases, expanding the 11 airline-owned terminals throughout the state. Also included in this figure is an investment by Alaska Airlines to add three 737-700 freighter aircraft to its fleet, improving the ability to serve cargo customers’ needs with scheduled freighter service.