SEATTLE, Sept. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska
Airlines announced today the promotion of Shane Tackett to executive vice president of
planning and strategy. Tackett will lead the newly created division
within the airline as it moves to the next phase of its strategy of
refining and optimizing the market and financial performance of its
expanded route network following Alaska's 2016 acquisition of Virgin
America.
The airline also announced that it will integrate its commercial
and frontline divisions under the leadership of President and COO
Ben Minicucci. The move will ensure
the airline's commercial strategy and operations are well
aligned.
"Our people have been the key to our success," said Brad Tilden, chairman and CEO of Alaska
Airlines. "Creating even stronger partnership across teams will be
critical for our continued success as we strengthen our culture and
make the most of our growth over the last 18-plus months. Ben and
Shane are proven leaders who will do a terrific job with these new
responsibilities."
Tackett, an 18-year veteran of Alaska, will oversee financial planning and
analysis, revenue analysis, e-commerce and business transformation.
He will also lead the labor relations team.
Tackett previously served as the airline's senior vice president
of revenue and e-commerce. He began his career with Alaska Airlines
in 2000 as an analyst and has since held several positions of
increasing responsibility, including vice president of revenue
management and e-commerce and previously vice president of labor
relations. Most recently he championed the airline's introduction
of Premium Class.
"Shane's expertise, innovative thinking and analytical acumen
have made impactful and long-lasting improvements in every area of
the company that he's led over the past 18 years," said Tilden.
Tackett studied at Pacific Lutheran
University and holds an executive MBA from the University of Washington. He serves his community
on the board of Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington.
Alaska Airlines and its regional partners fly 44 million guests
a year to more than 116 destinations with an average of 1,200 daily
flights across the United States
and to Mexico, Canada and Costa
Rica. With Alaska and
Alaska Global Partners, guests can earn and redeem miles on flights
to more than 900 destinations worldwide. Alaska Airlines ranked
"Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers in
North America" in the J.D. Power
North America Airline Satisfaction Study for 11 consecutive years
from 2008 to 2018. Learn about Alaska's award-winning service at
newsroom.alaskaair.com and blog.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines and
Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK).
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