Release #: Vol. 84, No. 6
August 01, 2015

Sharing Our Success

 

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

 

United Airlines Teams Up with the Chicago Urban League to Fly Local Students to China

United Airlines and the Chicago Urban League, along with the China-United States Exchange Foundation, is leading Chicago high school students on an educational, cultural, and social trip through China.

More than 20 Chicago students are spending two weeks of their summer vacation taking in the sights, sounds, and cultures of Beijing, Shanghai, and other Chinese cities. Students from more than 18 Chicago public and charter schools completed a rigorous application and nomination process in order to be selected for the trip.

“As a global airline, we connect people with places and experiences every day, but as Chicago’s hometown airline, it is especially meaningful to connect this group of amazing students with this once-in-a-lifetime trip,” said Brett Hart, executive vice president and general counsel for United and a member of the Chicago Urban League’s Board of Directors.

United supports hundreds of organizations across the country that provide opportunities for youth, connect communities with arts and culture, work to improve lives through health and education, and improve the environment. United’s 14,400 Chicago-based employees offer their time, talents, and energy to make an impact in their communities.

Air Transat Voted North America’s Best Leisure Airline

For the fourth consecutive year, Air Transat has been voted the Best North American Leisure Airline in the 2015 Skytrax World Airline Awards. A global benchmark of airline excellence, travelers from across the globe take part in the world’s largest airline passenger satisfaction survey every year to pick the winners.

“We are extremely honoured to receive this international award for the fourth year in a row,” says Jean-François Lemay, Air Transat’s general manager. “Thanks to the exceptional work of its employees who are constantly evolving in an industry fraught with challenges, Air Transat has shown itself to be a leader in the global airline industry. The fact that passengers themselves recognize that fact is very gratifying for us,” adds Lemay.

Delta Among Top U.S. Blood Donors

Delta employees and retirees have collectively donated 6,642 pints of blood to the American Red Cross during the 2015 blood year, which ended June 30.

During the blood year, donations were received at 22 sites throughout the system, making Delta one of the largest corporate blood donors in the United States.

Each pint of blood has the potential to save three lives. The pints are collected, tested, processed, stored and distributed by the American Red Cross in the local communities.

Delta donated 6,087 pints of blood in 2014.

FedEx Express Nabs Prestigious Award

FedEx Express was recently named Best Express Operator at the 2015 Asian Freight, Logistics, and Supply Chain Awards in Hong Kong.

Held annually, the industry awards honor the organizations that demonstrate leadership and consistency in service quality, innovation, customer relationship management, and reliability in their fields.

FedEx recently was named among the most reputable companies in the world in the Reputation Institute’s annual Global RepTrak 100 list published in Forbes magazine.

Earlier this year, the company was ranked highly in Fortune magazine’s “Most Admired Companies” survey, as well as coming first in the delivery-industry category.

This article is from the August 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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