At 3,142 nautical miles (5,828 km) each way, Alaska's new route will be the longest passenger-carrying MAX flight of any US operator to date. When all 737 models are included, it will also be the type's longest nonstop service ever by any US carrier. Of course, it won't be short enough to make the US's 10 shortest European flights list.

According to Alaska Airlines, they are establishing a 787-9 hub in Seattle that will deploy as many as seventeen 787s across their global network. In addition to an existing 737 pilot base, the airline will open a new pilot base to support 787 operations beginning next spring. The company currently has four Dreamliners in the fleet.

Alaska Airlines to launch nonstop flights from Seattle to London and Reykjavik - Flights to London and Reykjavik are scheduled to begin in spring 2026