How Alaska Airlines connects rural communities with lifesaving health care

Every day, Alaska Airlines sees patients like Nichole coming through Bethel and other communities throughout the state on their way to receive vital health care in Anchorage, Seattle and elsewhere in the lower 48, and we find ways big and small to care for those guests who need extra help along the way.

“Dare yourself to speak” – Alaska Airlines celebrates AANHPI heritage & culture

For Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, we spoke with leaders of Alaska’s business resource group, Pacific Islander Alliance, about their efforts, including their partnership with Kumu Kahanuola Solatorio to provide opportunities for Alaska employees to learn the Hawaiian language.

Alaska Airlines Hawaiʻi Community Advisory Board convenes first meetings

Alaska Airlines’ Hawaiʻi Community Advisory Board convened its first two meetings to provide important feedback and recommendations on Alaska’s operations in Hawaiʻi and the potential combination with Hawaiian Airlines. In March and May, the HICAB, which is made up of 16 diverse leaders from across the state, met on Oʻahu and Maui. Board members shared…

Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines host community conversations across Hawaiʻi

Leaders from Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines discussed the potential joining of the two airlines in a series of community conversations across the state. In January and February, the two airlines co-hosted a series of luncheon discussions with members of Hawaiʻi’s business community. Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci, Alaska Airlines Regional President – Hawaiʻi/Pacific Joe…