Alaska Airlines

Virgin Atlantic | March 28, 2016

While this could spell sad news for fans of Virgin America and their guaranteed-to-be-pretty-comfortable and wi-fi-equipped planes, the company has reportedly put itself up for sale and now Bloomberg reports that they've received a pair of buyout offers so far. The Richard Branson-owned Virgin, based in Burlingame, launched nine years ago but only went public 18 months ago. The move comes after reported earnings of $201.5 million in 2015, the largest in the company's history. And the tak...

Menzies Aviation | March 08, 2016

In the aftermath of an investigation conducted at Sea-Tac International Airport, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) recently issued citations to Alaska Airlines and its ground handling contractor, Menzies Aviation, for health and safety violations. Multiple inspections conducted in the course of the investigation found unsafe working conditions in Alaska Airlines and Menzies Aviation’s operations on airport premises....

Menzies Aviation | March 08, 2016

In the aftermath of an investigation conducted at Sea-Tac International Airport, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries recently issued citations to Alaska Airlines and its ground handling contractor, Menzies Aviation, for health and safety violations. Multiple inspections conducted in the course of the investigation found unsafe working conditions in Alaska Airlines and Menzies Aviation’s operations on airport premises. Inspectors found that “Alaska Airlines did not...

Menzies Aviation | March 07, 2016

In the aftermath of an investigation conducted at Sea-Tac International Airport, the Washington Department of Labor and Industries issued citations recently to Alaska Airlines and its ground-handling contractor, Menzies Aviation, for health and safety violations. Multiple inspections conducted in the course of the investigation found unsafe working conditions in Alaska Airlines and Menzies Aviation's operations. Inspectors found "Alaska Airlines did not provide safety devices, safeguard...