Ibhodi labaqondisi be-Alaska Airlines linyusele umakadebona wendiza yeminyaka engu-30 u-Wayne Newton waba iphini likamongameli eliphezulu ekusebenzeni kwesikhumulo sezindiza kanye nezinsizakalo zamakhasimende. Ngaphezu kokwengamela ukusebenza kwesikhumulo sezindiza nempahla ezindaweni ezingu-125 kanye nethimba labasebenzi nosonkontileka, i-Newton manje izohola isikhungo esikhulu kunazo zonke sase-Alaska e-Seattle. Uphinde waqokwa njengosihlalo webhodi labaqondisi beMcGee Air Services, inkampani engaphansi kwe-Alaska Airlines ehlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zaphansi.
Selokhu ajoyina i-Alaska ngo-1988 njenge-ejenti yesevisi ye-ramp, u-Newton usesebenzele ithimba lenkampani yezindiza ezisebenza esikhumulweni sezindiza ngezindima ezihlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa njengomqondisi ophethe wemisebenzi yesikhumulo sezindiza e-Sea-Tac International Airport. Njengamanje uyisekela likamongameli wemisebenzi yesikhumulo sezindiza nezinkonzo zamakhasimende, lapho ebhekele khona izisebenzi ezingaphezu kuka-3,200 zezindiza nezezimpahla zezindiza.
“UWayne ungumholi okhethekile owazi kahle amasiko nokusebenza kwase-Alaska,” kusho uConstance von Muehlen, iphini likamongameli omkhulu wase-Alaska kanye nesikhulu esiphezulu sokusebenza. “Selokhu ejoyine i-Alaska, ubuhlakani bukaWayne kwezamabhizinisi kanye nobuholi obugxile kubantu bubambe iqhaza elibalulekile ekukhuliseni inkampani yethu ukuthi ifike lapho esikhona namuhla.”
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Since joining Alaska in 1988 as a ramp service agent, Newton has served the airline’s airport operations team in a variety of roles, including as managing director of airport operations at Sea-Tac International Airport.
- In addition to overseeing airport and cargo operations across 125 locations and a team of employees and contractors, Newton will now lead Alaska’s largest hub in Seattle.
- He has also been named the chairman of the McGee Air Services board of directors, an Alaska Airlines subsidiary that provides ground services.
