Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
926
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#3,812
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
-31.6%
assets change YoY
11×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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's outsized position by total assets

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$1,091,677,209 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots sits mid-pack in the medium band (926 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 920009235 · Alaska Airlines, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots · $1.1B · 926 · 99th

  • TYPE $1.1B
  • TYPE 926
  • TYPE 99th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Martin Marietta Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #3812

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

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.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Alaska Airlines, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$7.4B 31.142564552489677% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5B$6B$7B$8B 202220232024 $5.61B $7.36B ▲ +31.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 20,288 $5.6B
2023 8 22,853 $6.5B
2024 8 22,560 $7.4B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Washington

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

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 ($B) Participants Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots, Total assets ($B): 1.091677209 · Participants: 926Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for PilotsWestern Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.719854718 · Participants: 226505Western Conference of Teamsters Pension PlanThe Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company, Total assets ($B): 25.232670781 · Participants: 34042The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing CompanyThe Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.057699432 · Participants: 34972The Boeing Company Employee Retirement PlanNorthwest Carpenters Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.972366874 · Participants: 15284Northwest Carpenters Retirement PlanLocals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.815845616 · Participants: 8083Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan
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's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Martin Marietta Pension Plan in NC ($1.1B); by covered participants it is The Teknor Apex Company Retirement Plan in RI (927 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.1B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (926 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

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).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Teknor Apex Company Retirement Plan in RI (927 participants, $233M in assets).