Alaska Airlines empowers students in the Pacific Northwest: Flying dozens to college tours

In partnership with local organizations, we flew more than 60 BIPOC high school juniors from Seattle and Portland to tour historically Black colleges and universities across the U.S..

Meet a pilot defying boundaries: From combat flights in Afghanistan to missions in Antarctica, now leading a team at Alaska

“We don’t want to be female pilots. We just want to be pilots.” 👩🏼‍✈️Meet Jennifer, the Fleet Captain at Alaska Airlines, and hear about some of her incredible career highlights since she first started flying at age 16.

Alaska Airlines aspiring pilot embraces journey of reclaiming her Vietnamese name & heritage

We’re sharing Candace Mỹ Nhung Lê’s story in honor of Lunar New Year, which starts February 10. Alaska is also a proud sponsor of the Chinese New Year parade in San Francisco, and we’re looking forward to celebrating the Year of the Dragon with our guests and employees!

From dream to reality: Line aircraft technician trainer forges path in aviation

Darren, born with mild to severe hearing loss, remains undeterred in his pursuit of career excellence. Despite misconceptions about disabilities, he credits his Alaska team for unwavering care. He firmly believes ambition and hard work pave the path to success.

Alaska Airlines earned a score of 100 on HRC’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index

As a long-time supporter of the LGBTQ+ community, our partners and allies alike, we are committed to creating an environment where our guests, employees and business partners feel included and belong. We’re proud to have achieved a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023 CEI, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

Meet an Alaska Airlines leader with a disability who says he is doing what he was meant to do

Steve uses his life experiences with deafness to lead major parts of his (and his team’s) philosophy, which helps others feel heard and validated. “I don’t normally like to toot my own horn, but when it comes to disability advocacy, that’s a different thing. I think it’s really important for employees to see that, yes, you can have a significant disability and be a leader too,” he says.

‘If you can see it, you can be it’: How one flight inspired this employee’s career

Julio’s journey to becoming a pilot was different from the typical route, but his serves as an inspiring reminder of the power of perseverance and believing in one’s dreams.

Alaska Airlines employees have special bond with Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth”

Family members working together at Alaska is more common than you’d think. What’s rare is being related to someone who helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday. Read about how a civil rights legend inspires two of our employees every day.

Native artist Crystal Worl designs Alaska Airlines aircraft taking Indigenous language and art to the skies

As a tribute to Salmon People, this special Boeing 737-800 depicts the ancestral importance of salmon through Northwest Coast formline art. The monumental design, by Crystal Worl, is a one-of-a-kind work that honors Alaskan salmon, culture and language.

43 students fly to HBCUs with Alaska Airlines, taking “Our Commitment” to new heights with UNCF

Two years after unveiling Our Commitment aircraft, which supports equity and education and features 14 children, grandchildren and mentees of Alaska Airlines’ employees, we boarded 43 high school juniors from Seattle and Portland school districts onto the special plane to tour five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in Atlanta.

International Women’s Day: Inspiring the next generation of women with wings

Recently, an all-female crew flew an extra special flight to Seattle. It was Capt. Callie’s last flight with Horizon Air, our long-time regional airline sister company and her first time having flown her mom and grandfather as guests in the main cabin.

It’s the halfway point for our 2025 DEI commitments – how are we doing?

We’re at the halfway point for our 2025 diversity, equity and inclusion commitments. See where we are today and what we’re doing to accelerate progress in our Representation, Culture and Public Leadership goals.

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