Retirement plan

ALASKA AIRLINES, INC., RETIREMENT PLAN FOR MECHANICS & RELATED CRAFTS EMPLOYEES

ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.EIN 92-0009235Plan #002PY 2020
PO BOX 68900 - SEAHB - SEATTLE, WA 981680900206-392-5000alaskaairlines.comLinkedIn51-200 employeesairlines/aviation
Prospect flagsHigh retiree %Low employer contributionWind-down / frozen

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(206) 392-5000
Plan administrator signer
JOSH MADSEN
Signed 10/14/2021

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$309.1M
-6.7% from 2016
Total participants
2,154
+0.9% from 2016
Average account balance
$0
No prior year
Annual return
18.52%
-12.49 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industry48 - Transportation and Warehousing
Plan typeDefined benefit
Participants250-999
Cohort63 peers
Snapshot2020
Participant deferral / active EE
$0
median $308
Employer contribution / active EE
$0
median $12,396
Participation rate
0.0%
median 0.0%
Avg account balance
$0
median $1,168,160
Admin fee / account holder
$0
median $13,084
Annual return
18.52%
median 10.35%
Overall peer rank
43rd percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$256.77M
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$125K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
1,546
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
0.0%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$14.14M
Not enough data
1 years with contributions on file
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$19K
Not enough data
1 years with per-participant contribution data
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
-0.47%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$0
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Providers data not reported
Schedule C was not filed on this plan's most recent Form 5500, so no compensated service providers are available to display.

Enrolled actuary

1 attachment
SB

CHRISTOPHER R.LAYTON, FSA, EA

MERCER
Enrollment #2007243
1301 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1900
SEATTLE, WA 981012682
(206) 214-3500
Signed 2021-10-01

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed January 17, 2023 (most recent of 5 filings on file)

Plans declared (6)

  • FIP Equalization Agreement1 emp
  • FIP Equalization Agreement1 emp
  • FIP Equalization Agreement1 emp
  • FIP Equalization Agreement1 emp
  • FIP Equalization Agreement1 emp
  • +1 more

Total covered: 6 employees

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes1A3H
Plan features
  • 1A
    Benefits are primarily pay related
    Benefits under the plan are primarily determined with reference to a participant's pay (e.g. final-average-pay formula).
  • 3H
    Controlled group member
    Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

3 tripped
  • OpportunityLow employer contribution

    Employer contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

  • InformationalHigh retiree %

    Retirees and beneficiaries make up 25% or more of total participants - indicates an ageing workforce or a frozen plan.

  • InformationalWind-down / frozen

    Plan appears closed to new enrollment or frozen - balance-holders far exceed active participants, or the plan reports active distributions with no inflows. Exclude from peer benchmarks.

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Disclaimer opinion

Auditor declined to express an opinion - usually a 103(a)(3)(C) limited-scope election.

Auditor firm
CLARK NUBER, P.S.
Auditor EIN
911194016
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Disclaimer