SEATTLE, April 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Forbes has ranked
Alaska Air Group in the Top 100 in its annual "best employer" list,
which ranks 500 U.S. companies based on a survey of American
workers. Air Group, the parent company for Alaska Airlines and
Horizon Air, was ranked 93.
"We're thrilled to not only have made Forbes' list for the first
time, but also to have been ranked in the Top 100 list of best
employers," said Tammy Young, vice
president of human resources for Alaska Airlines. "Alaska and Horizon have a reputation for
valuing our employees, and the Forbes list shows that."
The Forbes survey is based on a survey of 20,000 American
workers, who were asked how likely they would be to recommend their
employer to someone else, and whether they would recommend other
employers in their industry. Read more at www.forbes.com.
Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK),
together with its partner regional airlines, serves more than 100
cities through an expansive network in the United States, Canada and Mexico. For reservations, visit
www.alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska
Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.
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SOURCE Alaska Air Group