Ben Minicucci

Alaska Airlines President & CEO

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Ben Minicucci Biography

Ben Minicucci serves as chief executive officer of Alaska Air Group, the parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. The combined airlines carry over 45 million guests a year on 1,300 daily flights to 115 destinations throughout the United States and to Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica.

Under the leadership of Minicucci and his team, Alaska is focused on low fares, profitable growth of the route network, and creating an airline people love. During Minicucci’s 17-year career with Alaska, he has contributed in various roles of increasing responsibility, becoming CEO on March 31, 2021. In 2016, he was promoted to president of Alaska Airlines, and was also named CEO of Virgin America upon Alaska’s acquisition of the airline in December 2016 until the airlines merged under a single operating certificate in January 2018. He oversaw the integration of Alaska and Virgin America’s operations, processes and work groups. As president of Alaska, Minicucci was responsible for both operations and commercial functions. He led the execution of the company’s strategic plan including a focus on Alaska’s network, flight schedule, sales, revenue management, safety and operations, marketing and real estate.

In 2009, he was promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer. During this time, he directed the implementation of a customer service-guiding framework, which empowers employees to deliver personal and kind-hearted experiences to guests, recognizing their unique circumstances instead of being bound by rigid company policies. In 2007, Minicucci was named vice president of Seattle operations. He implemented an operational management process called the turn timeline which dramatically increased Alaska’s on-time performance and reliability. Minicucci joined Alaska in 2004 as staff vice president of maintenance. Before joining Alaska, Minicucci spent seven years serving in a variety of roles at Air Canada’s technical operations and, ultimately, vice president of heavy maintenance. He served in the Canadian Armed Forces for 14 years prior to joining the private aviation sector.

Minicucci holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada. He’s currently on the board of directors for Alaska Air Group, Washington Roundtable, and the University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business Center for Leadership & Strategic Thinking.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 05/24/2024.

Ben Minicucci Videos

  • CEO Perspective: Alaska Airlines | Global Aerospace Summit
    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Aerospace Summit featured a series of panel discussions, interviews, and presentations about current...
  • Ben Minicucci apologizes for recent interruptions & cancellations
    Many of the flight cancellations were seen at Sea-Tac International Airport since at least early April. Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci blamed...
  • Alaska Airlines CEO On The Future Of Travel
    While Alaska Airlines has seen an increase in leisure travel, the company saw just 25 percent of its normal business travel in the first quarter of...

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