Alaska Air Group Names Gary Beck Alaska Airlines' Vice President of Flight Operations
03 Gennaio 2008 - 11:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
SEATTLE, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Air Group
announced the election of Gary Beck to the position of vice
president of flight operations for Alaska Airlines effective Jan.
7, replacing Kevin Finan, who retired from the airline last month.
Beck is a 34-year veteran of the airline industry with over 15,000
flight hours. He comes to Alaska from Delta Air Lines, where he
served as senior vice president of flight operations and chief
pilot responsible for 2,000 daily departures and 8,500 pilots at
six pilot bases. He was also president and CEO of the Delta
Connection Academy in Orlando, Fla., one of the largest pilot
training facilities in the world. A captain on the Boeing 727, 757
and 767 aircraft, Beck also served as director of flight
operations, general manager of flight operations, general manager
of domestic operations and chief pilot of its Los Angeles pilot
base during his 20-year tenure with Delta Air Lines. "Gary brings
an extensive background in safety and operations to the role. His
leadership and organizational skills combined with his in-depth
experience in the industry make him extremely qualified for this
position," said Gregg Saretsky, Alaska's executive vice president
of flight and marketing. "He'll be a key player as we move the
airline forward to become a more efficient operation." Prior to its
merger with Delta, Beck worked for Western Airlines as executive
assistant to the director of flight operations, assistant chief
pilot, assistant fleet captain and flight engineer. He also flew as
a first officer for Ozark Airlines, a pioneering regional carrier
based in the Midwest. Beck holds an executive management
certificate from UCLA's Anderson School of Management and studied
aerospace engineering at Central Texas College and business
administration at Northern Illinois University. Raised in an
airline family, Beck's father, Don Beck, served as president of
Continental Airlines-Air Micronesia division, as well as executive
vice president of customer service for Western Airlines. Alaska
Airlines and Horizon Air together serve 92 cities through an
expansive network throughout Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada
and Mexico. For reservations visit alaskaair.com. For more news and
information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at
alaskaair.com/newsroom. DATASOURCE: Alaska Airlines CONTACT: Amanda
Tobin Bielawski, +1-206-392-5134, or Caroline Boren,
+1-206-392-5799, both of Alaska Airlines Web site:
http://www.alaskaair.com/ http://www.alaskaair.com/newsroom
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