Cohen Elected Senior VP/Maintenance & Engineering.Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2000 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. and Alaska Air Group (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALK ALK Alkohol (German: alcohol) ALK Alkaline ALK Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase ALK Automatisierte Liegenschaftskarte ALK Activin Receptor-Like Kinase ALK Alkylation ALK Srilankan Airlines (ICAO code) ) today announced the election of Michael S. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , 57, as senior vice president of maintenance and engineering of Alaska Airlines. Cohen, who has 26 years of experience in commercial aviation and aerospace, will report to Bill Ayer, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of the airline. Reporting to Cohen will be Bill Weaver, vice president of maintenance and engineering. In his new position, Cohen will assume overall responsibility for a staff of more than 1,100 maintenance and engineering employees and responsibility for the care of Alaska's fleet of 92 aircraft. He comes to Alaska Airlines from Legend Airlines in Dallas, Texas, where he was senior vice president of airline operations. At Legend he led the airline's operating divisions through its overall FAA certification process to start up and scheduled operations. "Mickey has extensive experience and success in leading large organizations," said Ayer. "He's a proven leader with a demonstrated ability to build teams. We place a high priority on his 'people' skills, his technical expertise and his background and knowledge of the latest Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control regulatory and compliance issues and processes." Prior to joining Legend, Cohen was senior vice president of operations at Aloha Airlines where he was responsible for maintenance and engineering and other operating divisions. His other leadership posts have included serving as vice president of line maintenance for USAir, Inc., vice president of operations for USAir Airmotive, vice president of technical services for Dalfort Aviation and directing several key maintenance, engineering and quality assurance divisions while with PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. , Inc. Cohen began his career in the aerospace industry with Rockwell International and the Northrup Corporation. Cohen has a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering from the Aero-Space Institute of Chicago and attended the Northrup University Law School. In addition to an Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) license, he also holds a commercial pilot's certificate with instrument rating and a flight instructor's certificate. |
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