Alaska Airlines names new 25-year airline veteran to lead inflight team

A 25-year veteran of the airline, Prainito beforehand served as vp of airport and inflight operations at Horizon Air, the place he helped the airline return to stability following the pandemic, restoring operations and fascinating staff. 

“Matt is extremely regarded by these he has led for his collaborative, hands-on strategy to drawback fixing and steady enchancment,” mentioned Constance von Muehlen, government vp and chief working officer for Alaska Airways. “He’s laser centered on our visitors and the steadiness of our operation, whereas on the similar time he places staff first and is at all times in search of new methods to attach with them, visiting airports, on flights or on Instagram.”

Prainito began with Alaska in 1997 as a customer support agent in Los Angeles earlier than entering into airport supervisor roles in Burbank, Ontario and LAX. He served as regional supervisor, director of airport operations and managing director of airport operations for the state of Alaska, Hawaii and the Pacific Northwest. He was promoted vp at Horizon Air in 2019 and led the regional provider by a interval of nice problem in the course of the pandemic.

In 2012, Prainito obtained the Alaska Airways Management Award, based mostly on his frontline expertise, unparalleled information of customer support methods, and his unwavering dedication to visitors and staff.

Prainito has a bachelor’s in enterprise administration and administration from Grand Canyon College and a non-public pilot’s license. Join with Prainito on LinkedIn.

About Alaska Airways
Alaska Airways and its regional companions serve greater than 120 locations throughout the USA and to Mexico, Canada and Costa Rica. The airline emphasizes Subsequent-Degree Care for its visitors, together with offering low fares, award-winning customer support and sustainability efforts. Alaska is a member of oneworld. With the worldwide alliance and the airline’s extra companions, visitors can journey to greater than 1,000 locations on greater than 20 airways whereas incomes and redeeming miles on flights to places world wide. Study extra about Alaska at newsroom.alaskaair.com and weblog.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airways and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK).

SOURCE Alaska Airways