Alaska Airlines has become the first major US airline to announce a leadership change since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Alaska Airlines' board of directors has announced today that Brad Tilden will retire as CEO as of March 31, 2021, though will continue to serve as chairman of the board. As of that date,…
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Most people want a stable, predictable, quality product. I am one of those persons.
Alaska Airlines delivers quality on a consistent basis. They are one of the very best.
It would be amazing if Alaska got 787s, but that doesn't look likely with the pandemic. Plus, it is even harder to imagine Alaska getting them considering that American will be launching the London and Bangalore services from Seattle.
Alaska will stay more profitable if it does not fly long routes.
It would be nice if Alaska considered an East Coast Base, or even midwest, such as Columbus or Nashville or Austin just a thought since they are rapidly expanding cities.
@Sharon +1
I'd also love to see some West Coast-Caribbean flights with Alaska. Hopefully, they'll be adventurous enough to try them at the very least, although it doesn't seem likely. At the same time, if they want to be ok financially, they're definitely going to have to rely more on leisure, non-Hawaii traffic given the stringent restrictions the islands have in place.
When I first saw the headline first thought, please, don't change. Former MVP, #1 fan of Alaska Airlines and the way they run business.
Their Customer Service in particular is unparalleled in it's own league. The representatives are seasoned, experienced, competent and above all human (Alaska Air has not given in to oversea call centers or robots).
They are the only airline I trust to fly my dogs on. I love the planes (except Airbus that don't have ability to transport pets). Just an awesome overall airline like no other.
The best public companies are the ones that know their industry, know their place in it, and “stick to their knitting” so to speak. Alaska is one of those companies.
I do wish Alaska (or JetBlue) would consider establishing a new hub in a potentially high revenue market such as MSP. Even before the pandemic Delta was pulling back significantly in the Twin Cities. It remains one of their most profitable hubs due to the large number of business travelers, Fortune 500 companies, and relatively high per capita income in the area. There’s room for another significant full service carrier.
Still going to be an airline with no niche and a soon to be slashed ff program.
They'll merge with B6 in ~5 years. FF program will be slashed even more.
Hard to stifle a yawn, but let's see what happens.
Alaska is a business which seems top heavy with EVPs, VPs, SVPs, JVPs etc etc, with a President sitting atop the pile. Are these people so insecure they need some meaningless puffed-up title to get through their day?
Just an observation. I’ve seen many US companies where the CEO and the chairman/chairwoman of the board being the same person. Isn’t this a massive conflict of interest as the CEO is accountable to the BOD? In many countries, my own included, this is not allowed.