CASE STUDY of Alaska Airlines Lean Operations Alaska Airlinesis amajor American airlineheadquartered inSeaTac, Washington, within theSeattle metropolitan areaof the state ofWashington. It is thefifth largest airline in the United Stateswhen measured by fleet size, scheduled passengers carried, and number of destinations served. Alaska, together with its regional partners, operates a large domestic route network, primarily focused on connecting from thePacific Northwestand the state ofAlaskato over one hundred destinations in thecontiguous United States,Hawaii,Canada,Costa Rica, andMexico. Alaska Airlines is not a member of any of the three majorairline alliances. However, it hascodeshare agreementswith 17 airlines, including member airlines...