Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
788
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.5M
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

$1.2B 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.

  • #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.

#3,294
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+6.0%
assets growth YoY
12×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$1,157,664,180 Top 1% higher than 99% of 127,068 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 2023

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots 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., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots sits mid-pack in the medium band (788 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → 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.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 920009235 · Alaska Airlines, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots · $1.2B · 788 · 99th

  • BOOK $1.2B
  • VS-ST 788
  • BOY 99th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near American Express Retirement Plan
  • PART ind #3294

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 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.2B
Net Income$66M
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. -1000000100000200000300000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots, Total assets ($B): 1.15766418 · Participants: 788Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for PilotsWestern Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.387332732 · Participants: 229511Western Conference of Teamsters Pension PlanThe Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company, Total assets ($B): 25.042153263 · Participants: 31566The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing CompanyThe Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.333139549 · Participants: 32477The Boeing Company Employee Retirement PlanNorthwest Carpenters Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.287308621 · Participants: 15892Northwest Carpenters Retirement PlanLocals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.066446219 · Participants: 8339Locals 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 American Express Retirement Plan in NY ($1.2B); by covered participants it is Deutsche Bank Cash Account Pension Plan in NY (788 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.2B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (788 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.

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).
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 Deutsche Bank Cash Account Pension Plan in NY (788 participants, $1.1B in assets).