Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Alaska Airlines, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$1.2B
Total assets: 776
Participants: 99th
Percentile by assets: $1.6M
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, 776 participants

Alaska Airlines, Inc.'s Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots reported $1.2B in total assets and 776 participants in its 2024 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 116,472 plans)
#3,062 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,127 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 776 participants (~$1.6M/participant), up 4.7% in 2024.

$1.2B
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 776
covered participants: 99th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans): $1.6M
avg assets per participant

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots reported net income fell from $66M in the plan year 2023 filing to $55M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots end-of-year assets rose from $1.2B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.2B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots reported participants fell from 788 in the plan year 2023 filing to 776 in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State

Washington

Industry

Transportation & Warehousing

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots outranks 99% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 12x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)	$1.2B
Net Income	$55M
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 $56.4B · 231,156
The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company $23.3B · 29,538
The Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan $15.4B · 31,398
Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan $3.3B · 8,695
Paccar Inc Retirement Plan $2.7B · 10,345

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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.

Ryder System, Inc. Retirement Plan (GA) $1.2B · 2,321
Novo Nordisk Inc. Money Purchase Plan (NJ) $1.2B · 5,655
Western & Southern Financial Group Pension Plan (OH) $1.2B · 2,652
Children's Hospital Medical Center Retirement Plan (OH) $1.2B · 16,047

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots assets move in 2024? ▼

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Fixed Income Retirement Plan for Pilots edged up modestly - up 4.7% during 2024, from $1.2B to $1.2B. Reported net income was $55M.

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 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Ryder System, Inc. Retirement Plan in GA ($1.2B, 2,321 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 2024.

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