Alaska Airlines
In the quietness that is now following this tragedy, I want your
audience to hear why many of us in the Northwest are so proud
of Alaska Airlines.
This company has flown over a quarter century without a single
fatality. They fly into the worst weather and the worst terrain
of any airline in the world, and they do so day after day in
comfort and safety. Their maintenance is tops, and they have
been pioneers in equipping their planes for safe operation in
all kinds of weather. I have often stood out at SeaTac watching
other airlines post delayed arrivals and departures, while
Alaska uses their heads-up cockpit displays to stay right on
time. I have often flown down the GPS approach to Juneau, wedged
between granite and glaciers, in complete safety. These folks
are awesome.
Awesome, as an airline and as a corporation. They lost 35 of
their own family in that crash. The captain was one of their
top flight safety instructors. Yet even that day, they kept
going without missing a beat. Their
I continue to be proud of them, as an airline and as a corporate
citizen. Because of the way John Kelly and his team have faced
this tragedy, that Eskimo face on the tail of each plane
continues to be a proud symbol.
Jim
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