Alaska Airlines joins Assaia’s strategic partner community
The 5th largest US airline, known for its award-winning passenger experience and genuine caring service, is set to play an important role in the ongoing optimization of turnaround operations by collaborating on the development of Assaia’s AI-based technology. Alaska Star Ventures, the investment arm of Alaska Airlines, is announcing its latest commitment to improving efficiency…
Alaska Airlines joins forces with UP.Labs to launch Airline Venture Lab
Alaska Airlines and UP.Labs aim to launch startups to enhance network optimization and routing, aircraft maintenance, revenue management and more to transform the future of airlines. At the UP.Summit, Alaska Airlines and UP.Labs, a first-of-its-kind venture lab unlocking the future of transportation and mobility, announced the establishment of the Airline Venture Lab, a partnership to…
Horizon Air names 28-year industry veteran, Jason Berry, as president
This week, the Horizon Air Board of Directors elected Jason Berry as president of Horizon Air. A 28-year industry veteran, Berry will lead strategy, oversee operations and engage the airline’s nearly 3,500 employees, as the airline continues to deliver exceptional regional air service on behalf of Alaska Airlines. Berry replaces Joe Sprague, who is retiring…
Alaska Air Group Reports February Traffic
Alaska Air Group, Inc. today reported February passenger traffic for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). Horizon’s available seat miles (ASMs) are based on actual…
Alaska Air Group to hold Investor Relations Day
SEATTLE, March 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Alaska Air Group Inc., the parent company of Alaska Airlines Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc., today announced it will hold an Investor Relations Day in New York City from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET on March 24, 2022. The event will feature presentations and a Q&A session with members of the Alaska Airlines executive…
Alaska Air Group to participate in J.P Morgan 2022 Industrials Conference
SEATTLE, March 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Alaska Air Group Inc., the parent company of Alaska Airlines Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc., today announced it will webcast a fireside chat with CFO Shane Tackett at 1:20 p.m. ET March 15, 2022, from the J.P Morgan Industrials Conference. The presentation will be webcast live at https://investor.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines and our regional partners serve…
Alaska joins ranks of TIME100 most influential companies for sustainability
Alaska Airlines – Cleaning up Air Travel Just in TIME for Earth Month, we are so proud to land a coveted spot on TIME’s list of the 100 Most Influential Companies of 2022 for our work in sustainability. Today, TIME revealed the second annual TIME100 Most Influential Companies list and Alaska Airlines is on it for making ambitious gals…
Dispatchers at Alaska Airlines ratify new five-year contract
SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines’ 100 dispatchers, who are represented by the Transport Workers Union (TWU), have ratified a new five-year contract. The contract was approved by 81% of those employees who voted. The new contract includes increased pay with a mid-term market review to ensure wage rates stay competitive, along with enhanced benefits and streamlined training. …
Alaska Airlines names new vice president of finance and controller
Alaska Airlines has named Emily Halverson vice president of finance and controller for Alaska Airlines and Alaska Air Group. As Alaska’s vice president of finance and controller, Halverson will set the strategy for and oversee financial reporting, payroll, investor relations and accounting operations. Halverson joined Alaska Airlines in 2016 as director of financial reporting and…
Alaska Airlines names new 25-year airline veteran to lead inflight team
Alaska Airlines’ board of directors named Matt Prainito vice president of inflight, as part of the airline’s goal to bring together its frontline operation and provide a foundation for growth. Prainito will lead strategy and operations for Alaska’s flight attendants who, on every flight, every day, ensure that guests’ journeys are safe and remarkable with…
Alaska Airlines flies one of the last Pearl Harbor survivors to his final resting place
Photos by Ingrid Barrentine | Video by Karina Matias Alaska Airlines had the tremendous honor of flying one of the last known Pearl Harbor survivors, Naval Chief Petty Officer Richard Clyde Higgins, to his final resting place today via Flight AS 1172 from Portland, Ore. (PDX) to Los Angeles (LAX). Chief Higgins was transferred to…
Video: one summer at Alaska Airlines
One season in the life of an airline, filmed during the summer of 2013 in Seattle, Washington.
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