The Latest Breaking News from Alaska Air Group

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Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Thursday, 2022-04-21. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement. Analysts estimate that Alaska Air Group will report an earnings per share (EPS) of $-1.50.

Shares of airline companies, including Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK), are trading higher in sympathy with Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), which reported better-than-expected first-quarter EPS results.

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) offers flight attendants double pay to pick up extra trips this spring to avoid staffing shortfalls ahead of an even bigger jump in travel demand, reported CNBC. "Like many other airlines, we are facing general staffing challenges," the report quoted Alaska Air. "In response, we're offering flight…