Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $269M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 557
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 96th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $482,852
- Avg per participant High balance/head
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.
- #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.
- #3,171
- in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
- +9.3%
- assets growth YoY
- 2.7×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees's outsized position 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
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (557 participants).
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.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 920009235 · Alaska Airlines, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees · $269M · 557 · 96th
- BOOK $269M
- VS-ST 557
- BOY 96th
- SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
- EBSA near Oakwood Healthcare, Inc. Cash Balance Plan
- PART ind #3171
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., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees in the asset neighbourhood
Washington filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $246M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $269M |
| Net Income | $23M |
| Employer EIN | 920009235 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1962-09-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| 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.
- Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan $57.4B · 229,511
- The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company $25.0B · 31,566
- The Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan $16.3B · 32,477
- Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan $3.3B · 15,892
- Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan $3.1B · 8,339
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Washington, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Oakwood Healthcare, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in MI ($269M); by covered participants it is Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan in MA (556 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($269M here).
- Oakwood Healthcare, Inc. Cash Balance Plan (MI) $269M · 2,052
- Panasonic Pension Plan (NJ) $269M · 209
- Jacobs Consolidated Pension Plan (TX) $269M · 733
- Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan II for Bargaining Employees (LA) $269M · 137
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (557 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.