Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.2B
Total assets: 788
Participants: 99th
Percentile by assets: $1.5M
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots · Sponsored by Alaska Airlines, Inc. · Washington · Transportation & Warehousing

$1.2B in assets, 788 participants

Alaska Airlines, Inc.'s Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots reported $1.2B in total assets and 788 participants in its 2023 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 127,072 plans)
#3,294 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 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, $1.2B for 788 participants (~$1.5M/participant), up 6.0% in 2023.

$1.2B
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 788
covered participants: 99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $1.5M
avg assets per participant

Where Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots sits 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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$1,157,664,180 Top 1% higher than 99% 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., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots reported net income rose from -$504M in the plan year 2022 filing to $66M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots reported participants fell from 926 in the plan year 2022 filing to 788 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots end-of-year assets rose from $1.1B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.2B in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State

Washington

Industry

Transportation & Warehousing

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots outranks 99% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 12x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$1.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)	$1.2B
Net Income	$66M
Employer EIN	920009235
Plan Effective Date	1957-07-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Alaska Airlines, Inc.)

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

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

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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.

American Express Retirement Plan (NY) $1.2B · 3,664
Evergy, Inc. Retirement Plan (MO) $1.2B · 2,763
Procter & Gamble Master Retirement Plan (OH) $1.2B · 805
Chicago Painters and Decorators Pension Fund (IL) $1.2B · 2,212

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots assets move in 2023? ▼

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots grew at a solid clip - up 6.0% during 2023, from $1.1B to $1.2B. Reported net income was $66M.

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 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 American Express Retirement Plan in NY ($1.2B, 3,664 participants).

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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.