Alaska Airlines History

Alaska Airlines began operations on May 6, 1944, is an airline company headquartered in SeaTac, Washington. The main operation center of Alaska Airlines located in Seattle-Tacoma International Airport , Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Portland International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport.

Alaska airlines used to be known as McGee, and in 1932 it served between anchorage and Bristol bay, with three passenger aircraft. After the merger and purchase, the name changed and the route spread throughout Alaska. In 1942 the airline was named Alaska star airlines. In 1944 the name was changed to Alaska airlines and defeated competitors. In 1961 Alaska airlines moved into the jet age, and the company had Convair-880. Alaska airlines sisters (and have) airlines, airlines, the horizon was formed in 1981 by Alaska airlines in 1978 for regional service more routes airline lift into larger airlines after intervention act. In 1985, the Alaska airlines group was incorporated as a holding company of Alaska airlines. A year later, the holding company acquired horizon aviation and jet American, which merged with Alaska airlines in 1987. There are currently 9,866 airline employees (in March 2007).

Alaska Airlines with the highest earnings per share, the company's share price rose by 80% in the past five years. During this period, the S&P 500 Index and almost all airline's share price fell, but Alaska Airlines is

The first was the 911, which is a series of terrorist attacks that rocked the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. on September 11, 2001. After that, the number of Americans went traveling by plane declined significantly, more and more people preferred to go traveling by driving their own cars. That is a big disaster not only for Americans, but also to the aviation industry in America. So as the Alaska