Release #: Vol. 84, No. 5
June 01, 2015

Sharing Our Success

 

Highlighting ALPA pilots’ commitment to flying for successful companies, the following is “good news” from our pilots’ airlines.

 

$1 Million in One Day: United Airlines Customers and Employees Support Nepal

On April 29, United Airlines announced that in just one day customers and employees generously donated more than $1 million to the airline’s disaster relief partners the American Red Cross, AmeriCares, Airlink, and Operation USA to aid those affected by the earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25.

“This immediate outpouring of support is remarkable and shows a great deal of compassion from our customers and employees,” said Mark Anderson, senior vice president of Corporate and Government Affairs at United. “These generous donations will go a long way in helping those impacted by the devastating earthquake in Nepal.”

United customers and employees have made contributions to relief efforts in Nepal through the company’s fundraising site, and United has provided a $50,000 match donation to these partner organizations.

 

PSA Employees Recognized at 2014 President’s Award Luncheon

Winners of PSA’s 2014 President’s Award were recognized in May at the President’s Award Luncheon.

PSA Airlines’ annual President’s Award serves to recognize a small group of employees whose leadership and work ethic have gone well above and beyond their duties and who have been invaluable to the airline.

Employee recipients represented various departments including the Operations Control Center, Maintenance, Operations, Inflight, and Human Resources. Seniority of these employees ranged from 3 years to 28 years with the airline. Each of these individuals stepped up to the plate in a time of great growth and challenge. All have been integral in not only the day-to-day airline operations but the assistance in bringing hundreds of employees onboard, training these new hires, and demonstrating what it means to be in the PSA family.

 

Delta, KaBOOM! Partner to Influence Detroit Kids’ Lives with Play

Delta Air Lines recently partnered with KaBOOM! to build a playground at Woodbridge Community Youth Center, which serves more than 4,500 kids in the Detroit, Mich., area. This marks Delta’s first playground build in Detroit and the airline’s seventh build in partnership with KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit dedicated to giving all kids—particularly those growing up in poverty in America—the childhood they deserve filled with balanced and active play so that they can thrive.

“Delta is proud to partner with KaBOOM! as we positively impact the lives of children nationwide and inspire communities to promote and support play,” said Tad Hutcheson, Delta’s vice president of Community Affairs. “At Delta, we proactively address overall well-being at the core, and KaBOOM! elevates our mission of investing in global health and wellness efforts in the communities where we live, work, and serve.”

More than 280 volunteers, including 180 Delta employees and residents of the Detroit community, mixed 20,000 pounds of concrete, shoveled mulch, installed a fence surrounding the playground, painted artwork, and assembled a new playground structure in just six hours as part of the one-day build. The new playground is exclusively designed from drawings by children in the community.

The airline has built previous playgrounds in Atlanta, Ga.; Los Angeles, Calif.; Minneapolis, Minn.; and Seattle, Wash., and is scheduled to build two additional playgrounds this year in Atlanta and Seattle.

 

JetBlue Announces First Quarter Results

JetBlue Airways Corporation in late April reported its results for the first quarter 2015:

» Operating income of $253 million in the first quarter. This compares to operating income of $41 million in the first quarter of 2014.

» Pretax income of $222 million in the first quarter. This compares to pretax income of $6 million in the first quarter of 2014.

»Net income of $137 million, or $0.40 per diluted share. This compares to JetBlue’s first quarter 2014 net income of $4 million, or $0.01 per diluted share.

This article is from the June-July 2015 issue of Air Line Pilot magazine, the Official Journal of the Air Line Pilots Association, International—a monthly publication for all ALPA members.

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