Alaska Airlines promotes Shane Jones to senior vice president of fleet, revenue products and real estate; Horizon Air names Nathan Engel as vice president of maintenance and engineering
The boards of directors of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air announced two leadership additions today, promoting two industry veterans into important roles at each of the airlines. Both bring forward-thinking leadership and proven abilities to execute on complex initiatives that have a direct impact on strengthening Alaska Air Group’s safety and reliability, growing our operations…
Want to fly? How to become a pilot with Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air
The need for the next generation of pilots is greater than ever. Alaska and Horizon expect to hire more than 900 pilots by the end of 2022, including Austen Pyle who was inspired to become a pilot after Alaska’s Aviation Day in 2015. Ready to join our award-winning crew? Explore our career pathways.
It’s official: Alaska Airlines pilots vote YES on new contract
Alaska Airlines pilots, who are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), voted to ratify a new three-year contract. The new contract, which has been overwhelmingly supported by our pilots, includes significant improvements including: increased pay, greater flexibility, better benefits and stronger job security.
It’s Customer Service Week: Get to know some of our legendary employees who set the bar when it comes to care
We’re celebrating Customer Service Week and the tremendous care our employees show our guests, communities and each other every single day. Whether you’re planning, landing, taking off or touching down, we’re here to take care of you and keep you safe—every mile of the way.
Celebrating Flight Attendants’ 50 years in the skies for Alaska Airlines
Today is International Flight Attendant Day—a day where we collectively tip our hats to our flight attendants with awe and appreciation for all that you do, every flight, every day to ensure safety and care for our guests. And what better way to honor our inflight team than to celebrate four incredible women who have each spent over 50 years in the skies for Alaska Airlines. Here’s their story.
Alaska Airlines makes biggest Boeing aircraft order in its 90-year history
We’re exercising options to purchase 52 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft for delivery between 2024 and 2027 – growing our confirmed 737 MAX fleet to 146. We also secured rights for 105 more planes through 2030, ensuring access to sufficient aircraft for fleet replacement and growth. This agreement represents the largest commitment for future aircraft in our airline’s history.
Winter weather is impacting our flights in Seattle
Additional snow is expected for the Seattle area beginning Wednesday afternoon/night. While Tuesday was challenging for many guests, who experienced long taxi times and deicing delays, our strategy of proactively thinning our flight schedule worked to mitigate the worst impacts from the storm. We’re implementing a similar strategy for this next snowfall.
Our operations are back to normal after winter wallops. To our guests: Thank you for your patience
In the wake of the winter storms, our operations have returned to normal across our network. We continue to help our guests with travel arrangements for flights that were canceled over the past week and a half, including booking them on other airlines to get them to their destinations.
Alaska Airlines plans to hire more than 3,500 employees in 2023
If you’ve ever thought about working for an airline, 2023 might be your year. Alaska Airlines is announcing plans to hire more than 3,500 new employees this year in a variety of roles and functions. As we continue to grow and bring dozens of new airplanes into our fleet, we need thousands of people to…
With the E175 flying Horizon’s future, we bid farewell to the Q400
The Embraer 175 jet or E175 is now the sole aircraft flown at Horizon Air, Alaska Airlines’ long time regional airline sister company, as we continue to modernize our fleet. The last commercial flight of the Q400 was on Jan. 26 between Spokane and Seattle.
From a space shuttle to a 737 – a pilot’s journey to Alaska Airlines
Our employees are (literally) out of this world! Meet First Officer Nicholas Patrick who came to Alaska after a career in space exploration – including time as an astronaut for NASA. When asked why he chose to fly for Alaska, Nicholas said, “I realized that Alaska was the friendliest airline I’d ever flown. Everyone was happy and helpful, and the standards were very high.”
He used to load planes; now he fixes them
When Kyle H. put on his uniform as a full-fledged aircraft technician last year, it was thanks to a lot of grit, determination and encouragement from his coworkers—and a new company benefit called the Maintenance Technician Development Program.
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