Alaska’s largest airline received the 2012 Joseph S. Murphy Industry Service Award as part of Air Transport World Magazine long-running airline achievement awards.
Alaska Airlines was recognized for its “outstanding performance, innovation and service in commercial aviation,” according to an ATW Magazine press release.
The only North American airline to receive an Air Transport Magazine award this year, Alaska Airlines is the first U.S. carrier to win the service award.
“The Joseph S. Murphy Award honors an individual or organization that makes the airline industry a better place,” ATW Chief Editor Geoffrey Thomas said.
“Alaska Airlines, through its numerous environmental and corporative giving initiatives, has benefited the people and communities in which it serves, as well as has brought credit to the industry as a whole.”
Alaska Airlines was noted for its leadership in technology and customer innovations.
The 75-year old airline leads with its work on satellite-based navigation procedures.
Its “Airport of the Future” is described as a “more efficient check-in process than the traditional ticket counter for travelers and airline workers.”
The generosity of Alaska Airline’s employees also drew attention.
The airline’s 9.600 employees volunteered more than 8,000 hours in 2010 and donated $5.6 million in corporate giving to such organizations as the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Special Olympics.
“We’re honored and very proud to receive this award,” Alaska Airlines President
Brad Tilden said. “In addition to recognizing our airline’s commitment to serving our communities and our own initiative for supporting worthy organizations, it also reflects directly on our employees’ individual dedication to giving back. “
Air Transport Magazine awarded Alaska Airline its Airline Technology Leadership Award in 2011 and in 2003, according to the magazine. Alaska Airline was also the magazine’s 1990 airline of the year.
The 2012 awards will be presented Feb. 13 in Singapore
Launched in 1974, Air Transport World Magazine serves the commercial aircraft manufacturing and support industries.
For more information visit www.atwonline.com.
Comments (13)
Add commentWe all love to...
...slap Alaska Airlines around. Go travel on some of the airlines down south and you start to realize that we have it pretty good here. Too expensive, yes. But it could be a lot worse.
Kissing your sister
For an airline magazine to give Alaska Airlines an award is like getting a kiss from your sister. Yeah, its still a kiss but something is missing.
ATW
Air Transport World is actually a fairly good resource and people actually have to vote/nominate air operators/carriers. Its not just a group of editors/writers sitting around a table and going "omg, Alaska is awesome".
And regarding our fares, unfortunately we get socked with the "true" cost of flying versus lower-yielding competitive markets.
JAL
Been a while since I flew on Japan, but they sure treated my kids and myself very well. Alaska Airlines is OK. They sure gouge Juneau to the bone.
AK AIRLINES
Love that it says they donate to Special Olympics. They charge Team Juneau and arm and a leg to fly to Anchorage for state games. Donate my Butt!
way to bite the hand that
way to bite the hand that feeds you. Alaska Airlines sponsors SO to the tune of between $5,000 and $10,000. If that doesn't work for you, I'm sure they'd be happy to take it back.
are we complaining....
about a private business, making what the market will bear?
Love how those who are so against any public systems (TSA, Post Office, Health Care) also manage to complain about the cost of doing business with the private sector (which would be more $$ without a mail subsidy.....)
@Akbrdguru
The $$$ donated is used solely by the State Special Olympics in Anchorage. NONE of it comes Team Juneau for transportation or anything else. Team Juneau depends solely on donations and fund raisers
Alaska Airlines are a bunch
Alaska Airlines are a bunch of Crooks. Blood suckers sucking the life out of Southeast Alaska residents! Thieves is what they are. Of course, this is my opinion shared by others.
Go fly US Airways. Your
Go fly US Airways.
Your opinion of Alaska will change.
No it won't Latitude, Alaska
No it won't Latitude, Alaska Airlines are just thieves with no competition. Alaska Airlines is no where what it use to be. They don't have any customer service.