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News Archive for March 2008

front page March edition of Alaska's World newspaper (pdf)

Featuring:
>> Employee travel
: Alaska nonrevs fly across the globe
>> Our goals: Stations in Alaska sweep 2007 safety awards
>> Our places: Station feature on Orange County

03/31/08

Easy money
Alaska employees eligible for refunds
from currency conversion fee settlement

03/28/08

Alaska concludes phase 1
of FAA audit

Carrier’s response to Airworthiness Directives
is in full compliance with agency regulations

03/26/08

Our Spirit shines
in contest entries

Southeast Alaska wins top honors
for group and individual categories
>> Slide show of 'Alaska Spirit' entries
>> Alaska Spirit Day in poem and rhyme
Two video entries

>> Rozie Goes to Hawaii
>> Shootout at the OAK corral

03/25/08

Cultivating coffee and cultural awareness in Colombia
Bud Cudmore gets his 'hands dirty' picking coffee
>>Alaska nonrevs fly across the globe
>>Flexibility makes using PST credits easier
>>Don’t be a lout—cancel out

03/21/08

Alaska Air Group files proxy statement
Annual meeting scheduled for May 20 in Seattle

03/20/08

Alaska works with FAA on industry-wide audit
Inspection focuses on compliance
with Airworthiness Directives

03/20/08

Alaska Airlines vacations discontinues some tours
17 employees offered positions in other departments

03/19/08

Virgin America touches down in Seattle
New competitor met with
demonstration of Alaska Spirit

03/18/08

Kids Fly Free program
extended through summer

Program allows travel to
six Southern California airports

03/17/08

Preparing for the worst 
Joe Flach is new business continuity director
>> Joe Samudovsky named director of cargo sales

03/13/08

Onboard service goes greener
Flight attendants urged to collect all recyclables
>> Stations, departments take steps to help the planet

03/11/08

Alaska Spirit Day offers chance to win positive space travel
March 18 employee celebration
features creative competition

03/10/08

Make dreams come true
by donating miles

Employee drive in April will benefit
children with life-threatening illnesses

03/07/08

Spring forward this weekend
Daylight-savings time begins Sunday

03/06/08

No OPR payments for January
On-time performance lagged other carriers

03/05/08

February traffic report
Horizon also shows increases for the month

03/24/08 Summer CSA positions available
Opportunities for students in Seattle and Los Angeles
03/20/08 Spending account claims
due March 31

Money left in flexible health accounts after that date will be lost
03/18/08 CIRP training slated
for April 29-30

Class teaches volunteers how to help co-workers after a critical incident 
03/13/08 AAG announces stock repurchase
Company to buy back
$50 million in shares  
03/11/08 EAF Web site adds electronic giving and help applications
Secure site makes applying for help easy and confidential
03/05/08 First class food service upgraded
New service on 40 daily flights between Seattle and Los Angeles and San Francisco 
03/17/08 Frontier switches from ID90 to service charge for employees
Pass agreement will make it cheaper for airline employees to fly Frontier
03/14/08 Tips and tales 
from the road

Globetrotting nonrevs share stories and travel tips from travels around the world.
03/31/08 Flywheel winners fly high
Winners were rewarded with a ride on a delivery flight
03/31/08 Climb Mt. St. Helens
for the EAF

Flight attendant Patricia Galvanin seeks employees to climb on July 25 
03/26/08 Fundraiser for Doug Owens
Preview of 'Steel Magnolias' in Renton will help injured flight attendant 
03/25/08 German de la Paz named general manager in Mexico
Loni Paddock, Roberta (Byrd) Shrader, Jon Wright, Dana Knight, Steven Smith and Philip Bailey also promoted
03/25/08 Junior Achievement 
volunteers sought

Employees can help teach young people business skills   
03/25/08 Race for a cure in California
Employees, family, friends raise $6,000 to help a mother battle breast cancer 
03/19/08 Jeff King wins Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award
Musher recognized for
best care of his dogs
03/17/08 Jay Doane remembered for dedication to duty
Heavy Maintenance Vendor Representative Doane died March 4
03/14/08 State of Alaska stations win triple crown for safety
Prudhoe Bay, Ketchikan and Juneau take top honors for small, medium and large stations 
03/10/08 Horizon CSA inspires new scholarship
Carole Orton scholarship will benefit Alaska, Horizon families 
03/10/08 Report from the
Iditarod trail

Our own Grant Jacobson checks in with a report from chilly Finger Lake  
03/05/08 In memory: Pete Mitchell was a good listener
Aircraft technician spent whole career at Alaska Airlines  
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