Alaska Air Group – the parent company of Alaska and Hawaiian – is planning to diversify its order book with larger widebody aircraft.
According to an Aug. 18 report by financial news site Seeking Alpha, the company will add Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners to its fleet, the aircraft type’s largest variant. These jets were converted from Hawaiian’s previous 787-9 order.
Five 787-9s will be converted to 787-10s, the outlet reported. On Friday, an airline spokesperson confirmed the addition of 787-10s.
AirlineGeeks validated this report using fleet data from Cirium, which shows that Alaska has four 787-10s on order. In addition, the airline has seven 787-9s on order, along with five more options.
Betting on the 787
Since its acquisition of Hawaiian, Alaska continues to bet on the 787 for long-haul flights from its Seattle hub. Hawaiian ordered the Dreamliner before the merger in 2018.
The carrier recently exercised more options for the 787, and will also open a pilot base for the aircraft type in Seattle early next year.
The 787s will be branded as Alaska, shifting them away from Hawaiian’s operation.
Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. ET to add confirmation from an Alaska spokesperson.
