Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$269M
Total assets
557
Participants
96th
Percentile by assets
$482,852
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees · Sponsored by Alaska Airlines, Inc. · Washington · Transportation & Warehousing

$269M in assets, 557 participants

Alaska Airlines, Inc.'s Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees reported $269M in total assets and 557 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • 96th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #3,171 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees covers 557 participants in Washington, about 38% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $269M.

$269M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
557
covered participants
96th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$482,852
avg assets per participant

Where Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees sits by total assets

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$268,948,298 Top 4% higher than 96% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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 2023

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees reported net income rose from -$88M in the plan year 2022 filing to $23M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees end-of-year assets rose from $246M in the plan year 2022 filing to $269M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees reported participants fell from 583 in the plan year 2022 filing to 557 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

State
Washington
Industry
Transportation & Warehousing

Participants vs Washington filers

In Washington, the average filing covers about 1,476 participants across 2,612 plans. Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees reports 557 participants - about 38% of that state average ($269M EOY assets).

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$246M
Net Assets (End of Year)$269M
Net Income$23M
Employer EIN920009235
Plan Effective Date1962-09-01
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

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Washington

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

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Alaska Airlines, Inc…, Total assets ($B): 0.268948298 · Participants: 557Alaska Airlines, Inc…Western Conference o…, Total assets ($B): 57.387332732 · Participants: 229511Western Conference o…The Pension Value Pl…, Total assets ($B): 25.042153263 · Participants: 31566The Pension Value Pl…The Boeing Company E…, Total assets ($B): 16.333139549 · Participants: 32477The Boeing Company E…Northwest Carpenters…, Total assets ($B): 3.287308621 · Participants: 15892Northwest Carpenters…Locals 302 & 612 of …, Total assets ($B): 3.066446219 · Participants: 8339Locals 302 & 612 of …
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees assets move in 2023? ▼
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees grew at a solid clip - up 9.3% during 2023, from $246M to $269M. Reported net income was $23M.
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., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Oakwood Healthcare, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in MI ($269M, 2,052 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees's numbers.

  • By total assets, Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington. Compare plans
  • Alaska Airlines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 31.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 920009235.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.