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News Archive for May 2008

May edition of Alaska's World newspaper (pdf)

Featuring:
>> Industry news
: Perfect storm pummels the industry
>> Our goals: Training and tools help inflight crews offer medical care
>> Our places: Station feature on Vancouver, B.C.
>> Our people : The 2008 Legends are featured

 

05/30/08 Student contest will create
special livery for Alaska jet

Design commemorates state’s 50th anniversary
05/29/08

Cordova station hustles during
Copper River season

The seafood season is well
underway in SE Alaska
>> See the Copper River salmon go from boat to aircraft

05/23/08

'Cash is king'
Air Group boosting liquidity
to ride out high fuel prices
>> Pilots share concerns at annual meeting
>> Richard Wien retires from Air Group board

05/21/08

Meet the 2008 Customer Service Legends
Award winners treated to banquet at Edgewater

05/20/08

Alaska launching service
to Minneapolis and Kona

New routes part of network evaluation to serve the most profitable markets

05/19/08

Employees receive four
positive-space travel credits

PST award recognizes improved on-time performance, Freddie honors

05/16/08

Red carpet welcome
fit for a king ... salmon

Online auction winner presented
with first Copper River salmon

05/14/08

Scholarship applications now being accepted
Money raised during annual golf tournament and tennis clinic
>> View photos from the 2008 spring fundraiser

05/14/08

History book heading to
employees’ homes

Author Robert Serling will sign copies at receptions in Anchorage and Seattle

05/13/08

Employees invited to
annual meeting May 20

Q&A session with executives starts at 11 a.m., meeting at 2 p.m.

05/12/08

$2,000 referral bonus for
line maintenance hires

Temporary increase tied to summer staffing needs

05/08/08

Alaska works with FAA to finish phase two
of industry-wide audit

Airline and agency seek to avoid
schedule disruptions

05/07/08

Alaska ranks third in industry for March on-time performance
Carrier’s record climbs steadily during
first four months of 2008

05/06/08

Piñata auction raises $8,580 for EAF
Top piñata sells for $1,450

05/05/08

April traffic report
Horizon sees declines in capacity, traffic
and load factors

05/02/08

April on-time performance
nears 82 percent

'A belief that we could change
is what made the difference'

05/01/08

Port of Seattle approves
recycling effort

Alaska and Horizon to participate in program
for off-aircraft trash

news at alaska
05/14/08 John F. Kelly scholarship open for marketing/advertising students
Employees or dependents must apply before July 30
05/09/08 Calling all flight attendants
Seattle Museum of Flight offering free admission for special F/A event.
05/07/08 Alaska adds two
SEA-SFO flights

Carrier offers double frequency
over Virgin America in market
05/05/08 E-cycle event garners
20 tons of waste

A local nonprofit received 72 computers and monitors to be refurbished
05/02/08 Alaska credit rating drops
Ratings service cites high
fuel prices, weaker demand
05/19/08 Company picnic set
for Aug. 16

Annual event will once again be held at Mountain Meadows Farm in North Bend
05/08/08 Company Store has reopened in new location
Company logoed items now available at Gold Coast Center
05/21/08 Encounter in LAX
More than 200 employees attended a  reception in L.A.
05/09/08 Memorial set for Tom Holmes
Longtime Alaska employee died following a stroke
Promotions and awards
Janet Baad, Brooke DeBay, Jose Brathwaite and Liz Phipps are moving up, while Wendi Deaton, Eileen Hardman, Christy Sewell, Nereida Padilla and Jamie Etheridge go 'Above and Beyond.'
hot shot
05/28/08 Midnight sun
A rainshower leads to a spectacular sunset
05/23/08 Close encounter of the dolphin kind
A fishing trip in the Sea of Cortez yielded a unexpected catch
05/19/08 Wish you were here
Cancun is beautiful, even from 30,000 feet
05/13/08 Rope, ride and brand 'em
A longhorn cattle drive in Fort Worth, Texas
05/08/08 Rise and shine
An early morning deicing in Ketchikan holds unexpected beauty
05/06/08 On top of the world
Seattle flight attendants stay warm in Barrow
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