ALASKA AIRLINES BOARD ELECTS TWO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 1997--The board of directors of Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. today announced the election of William S. Ayer and John R. Fowler as senior vice presidents of the airline. Ayer, who has served the airline as vice president of marketing and planning, has been promoted to senior vice president of customer service, marketing and planning. Fowler, previously vice president of maintenance and engineering, is promoted to senior vice president of technical operations. Both will report to John F. Kelly, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "Alaska Airlines is fortunate to have the service of these two outstanding senior executives," said Kelly. "Their well-earned promotions not only represent a recognition of their substantial contributions, but also reflect my personal confidence and that of the board's in their skills, talents and leadership abilities." Ayer, 42, will have ultimate responsibility for the full range of activities that involve direct customer contact -- from product planning Product Planning is the ongoing process of identifying and articulating market requirements that define a product’s feature set. See also
Ayer came to Alaska Airlines in 1995 after 13 years with Horizon Air where he was senior vice president of operations. At Horizon, he also served as vice president of marketing and planning, director of scheduling and manager of sales. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are wholly owned subsidiaries Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Alaska Air Group Inc. Prior to Horizon, Ayer was founder and president of Air Olympia, a commuter airline that served Washington state. He is also a former regional manager for Piper Aircraft Piper Aircraft, Inc., is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, located in Vero Beach, Florida. History Originally founded as the Taylor Brothers Aircraft Manufacturing Company in September of 1927 by Clarence Gilbert Taylor and Gordon A. Co. A graduate of Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. , Ayer holds a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in business administration from the University of Washington. Fowler joined Alaska Airlines in 1991 as a vice president. As senior vice president of technical operations, he will continue to be responsible for the maintenance and engineering of Alaska's jet fleet. Fowler's promotion, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Kelly, appropriately reflects the critical nature of his responsibilities, the manner in which he has carried them out, and underscores the complexities and ever-increasing importance of the maintenance function to the airline and the industry. In his position, Fowler oversees more than 1,000 employees who care for the airline's 74 Boeing 737 and McDonnell Douglas McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It merged with Boeing in 1997 to form The Boeing Company. MD-80 airplanes. He also represents Alaska Airlines as a member of the senior advisory committee to the board of the Air Transport Association, the industry trade organization that represents the nation's largest carriers. Fowler, 49, came to Alaska following 24 years with Pan American World Airways Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal international airline of the United States from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991. Founded as a seaplane service out of Key West, Florida, the airline became a major company credited with many , including serving as Pan Am's vice president of maintenance and engineering. At Pan Am he held a series of positions of increasing responsibility in the airline's maintenance division, most at New York's John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation). John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in Airport, home of Pan Am's largest maintenance facility. A native of Long Island, N.Y., Fowler did his undergraduate work at Adelphi University and holds a master's degree in business administration from Pepperdine University. Both Ayer and Fowler hold commercial pilot certificates with instrument ratings. Ayer resides in Bellevue, Wash., while Fowler is a resident of Gig Harbor, Wash. CONTACT: Alaska Airlines Lou Cancelmi, 206/433-3170 |
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