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- Alaska Air Group posts record profit of $339M for 2012
Alaska Air Group Inc., the parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, reported a record profit of $339 million for 2012 and $50 million for the fourth quarter. The company has completed nine years in a row of profitability. "None of the success in 2012, or over the past several years, would have been possible without the talented and dedicated people we have at Alaska and Horizon; they are the backbone of the company," said Alaska Air Group President and CEO Brad Tilden. AlaskaJournal.com
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- JetBlue will begin code sharing possibly this year, CEO says
JetBlue Airways plans to code share with major carriers for the first time in its history, although it has entered interline alliances with mostly foreign airlines. "We are charting unknown territory," said CEO Dave Barger. "It's likely that two-way code share will be part of our landscape as we move into 2013 and 2014." Bloomberg Businessweek
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- United Airlines installs satellite Wi-Fi on 747
United Airlines has installed satellite Wi-Fi on a 747, which will be available to passengers at two price points. United selected Panasonic Ku-band Wi-Fi for the wide-body aircraft. "Satellite-based Wi-Fi service enables us to better serve our customers and offer them more of what they want in a global airline," said Jim Compton, United vice chairman and chief revenue officer. Air Transport World
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- Are you a gracious boss?
Bosses often focus so much on showing their strength and assertiveness that they forget to be gracious, writes Kevin Daum. Traits such as humility, empathy and a willingness to defer to others are important parts of modern leadership, Daum argues. "Simply put, the most gracious and powerful leaders are the ones who understand when to step back as a follower and let the most appropriate person lead," he writes. Inc. online (free registration)
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