Alaska Airlines

Sustainability at Alaska Airlines: Our People, Our Community, and Our Environment Introduction “For over 75 years Alaska Airlines, and the people who make us who we are, have been guided by integrity, caring, ingenuity, professionalism, and a unique spirit. A spirit that was has grown out of our geographical roots” (Overview Alaska Airlines). Alaska Airlines have founded the corporation by its three guiding principles of: the people, the community, and the environment. The people comprise of those

Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was departing from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Seattle, Washington, with a layover stop at San Francisco, California on January 31, 2000. The aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and had 5 crew members and 83 passengers on board at the time of its accident. It was nearly 4 hours into the flight when it crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Anacapa Island, California. All of the passengers and crew members perished. The cause of the accident resulted from an “inflight

in a change effort. This is the background on how Alaska Airlines handled step 1 (Establishing Urgency) and step 2 (Building a Guiding Team). After a long history of being in business, Alaska Airlines is struggling financially, experiencing a sullied reputation with their customers, having problems with their central hub in Seattle, and suffering from labor strife. To address these operational difficulties and improve performance, Alaska Airlines recognized they had an issue and if they wanted to

[pic] Introduction and company overview Alaska Airlines was founded in Anchorage in 1932 and expanded to 22 aircraft operating within the state by 1934. In the late 70s, the airline began expansion to the lower Western states and by 1987 had acquired Horizon Air and Jet America bolstering its North South route structure and complementing the seasonal nature of travel to Alaska Today Alaska Air Group, Inc. (Alaska Air) is the holding company for Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc

Alaskan Airlines – Strategic Choice and Evaluation Recognizing an organization’s alternatives for growth is an important process for companies. By evaluating and selecting the competitive advantages within a market a company can distinguish themselves from their competition. For an organization the “grand strategies indicate the time period over which long-range objectives are to be achieved. Thus, a grand strategy can be defined as a comprehensive general approach that guides a firm’s

courier company by which you are sending your shipments. Alaska can be a challenging place to move freight. With a total area of 591,004 square miles, you need a company that knows the ins and outs of Alaska. Alaska is more than twice the size of Texas, the next largest state, and occupies 16% of the total US land area; the e-w extension is 2,261 mi (3,639 km); the maximum n-s extension is 1,420 mi (2,285 km). With the lack of highways in Alaska most shipments go by air or sea. There is no railroad

Put yourself in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness, with only oversized boots, the clothes on his back, and a 10 pound bag or rice. Chris McCandless donated all of his money, and burned the remaining few dollars in his wallet. He basically shut himself out. He was determined to live out his life how he wanted to. But his way. Nothing would stop him. Nothing would ruin his plans. And he would not chest himself. He had one way to do it and one way only. Chris was a very stubborn man, but very amusing

On April 4th, 2016, Alaska Air Group, Inc. announced that it had agreed to a merger agreement with Virgin America Inc. Alaska Air agreed to pay $57 per share in cash, for a total of around $2.6 billion. After taking into account Virgin’s operating leases, Alaska Air will pay $4 billion dollars to acquire Virgin. Upon completion of the acquisition, Alaska Air became the 5th largest U.S. airline, surpassing JetBlue in terms of ASM (available seat miles). Given that both airlines focus on the West Coast

David Mattera Professor Boemo Expository Writing 101: LP December 2, 2008 The Complexity of Simply Dying At first glance, the concept of death seems simple; one tries to live as long as possible, and when the time comes, he goes. However, there is much more to it than that. There is everything that leads to a person’s death and there is the aftermath. In her article “Losing Matt Shepard: Life and Politics in the Aftermath of Anti-Gay Murder,” Beth Loffreda talks about the outcome of a gay young

The Electoral College Versus a Direct Election System “The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President…they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President” (Findlaw.com). The Twelfth Amendment set forth the rules and regulations for which the Office of President shall be determined. The founding fathers, in the second constitutional convention, laid the grounds