Alaska Air Group
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+3.55%
on Tuesday mentioned it might rent greater than 3,500 new workers this yr, because it bulks up its fleet with new jets. The openings are largely for positions on the airline’s hubs in Seattle and Portland, and elsewhere alongside the West Coast, the corporate mentioned in a press release. Alaska mentioned it deliberate to rent roughly 550 pilots, 1,000 flight attendants and 1,000 customer support brokers, with administration, technicians and and different positions rounding out the remainder. The openings arrive because the airline trade tries to rent extra employees, after worker departures in the course of the pandemic in 2020 and a journey rebound in 2022 left airways thinly staffed, creating important flight and repair disruptions. Alaska Air Group inventory was up 2.9% on Tuesday. Shares have fallen 15% over the previous 12 months. The S&P 500 Index
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+0.68%
is down round 16% over that point.
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Alaska Airlines to hire more than 3,500 people amid industry’s staffing constraints
