Exclusive: How American Airlines Is Looking At The Alaska Airlines Partnership Advertisement: The biggest news from the end of March was that Alaska Airlines was officially a member of the oneworld alliance. Even before Alaska became an alliance member, the airline announced it would be partnering closely with American Airlines on a West Coast Alliance. To learn a little more about how that alliance developed through the crisis and the future, Simple Flying got a chance to speak with Jason Reisinger, the Managing Director of Global Network Planning at American Airlines. American Airlines plans on working closely with Alaska Airlines out of Seattle. Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Simple Flying