Alaska Air Group, Inc. (ALK)
- Bloomberg
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- PR Newswire
Alaska Airlines names 30-year industry veteran new senior vice president of airport operations
Alaska Airlines' board of directors has promoted 30-year airline veteran Wayne Newton to senior vice president of airport operations and customer services. In addition to overseeing airport and cargo operations across 125 locations and a team of employees and contractors, Newton will now lead Alaska's largest hub in Seattle. He has also been named the chairman of the McGee Air Services board of directors, an Alaska Airlines subsidiary that provides ground services.
- Motley Fool
Why Airline Stocks Are Gaining Altitude Today
United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ: UAL) raised its outlook for the current quarter, and it is giving a lift to the entire airline sector. Shares of United and JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) traded up as much as 7% by midday Tuesday, while shares of American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL), Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ: HA), and Brazilian airline Azul (NYSE: AZUL) were all up 5% or more.
