Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.1B
Total assets
926
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$1.2M
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots · Sponsored by Alaska Airlines, Inc. · Washington · Transportation & Warehousing

$1.1B in assets, 926 participants

Alaska Airlines, Inc.'s Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots reported $1.1B in total assets and 926 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #3,812 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)

Where Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots sits by assets

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $1.1B for 926 participants (~$1.2M/participant), down 31.6% in 2022.

$1.1B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
926
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$1.2M
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $504M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots outranks 99% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 11x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.1B
Net Income-$504M
Employer EIN920009235
Plan Effective Date1957-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Alaska Airlines, Inc.)

$5B$6B$7B$8B 202220232024 $5.61B $7.36B ▲ +31.2%
Total plan assets by year, all Alaska Airlines, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 20,288 $5.6B
2023 8 22,853 $6.5B
2024 8 22,560 $7.4B

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Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Alaska Airlines, Inc…Western Conference o…The Pension Value Pl…The Boeing Company E…Northwest Carpenters…Locals 302 & 612 of …
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots assets move in 2022?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots contracted severely - down 31.6% during 2022, from $1.6B to $1.1B. Reported net income was -$504M.
How have Alaska Airlines, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Alaska Airlines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 31.1%, from $5.6B to $7.4B.
Where does Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Martin Marietta Pension Plan in NC ($1.1B, 8,414 participants).

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