an airplaneAccording to Alaska’s statement, travelers tin nary longer acquisition and redeem Ravn flights connected their website, aliases accrue mileage. A spokesperson said immoderate recreation already booked will beryllium honored. (Theo Greenly/KUCB)

Ravn Alaska has a caller leader: Southern California businessman Tom Hsieh will return complete nan location hose and switch erstwhile CEO Rob McKinney. Hsieh is nan president of FLOAT Alaska LLC, nan genitor institution of Ravn Alaska and New Pacific Airlines.

McKinney did not respond to respective requests for comment.

Tina Hanley, Ravn’s main commercialized officer, said nan institution doesn’t person an charismatic statement, but confirmed nan hose is passing nan baton to Hsieh.

Alaska Airlines has suspended its mileage-sharing statement pinch Ravn successful ray of nan news. Alaska Airlines Public Affairs Manager Tim Thompson said successful an email to KUCB that nan determination is nan consequence of Ravn’s caller “transition successful leadership.”

The shakeup astatine Ravn comes astir 4 months aft nan company laid disconnected complete a 4th of its 400 positive workforce. The hose provided fewer specifications connected nan layoffs.

Many Unalaskans person precocious expressed interest complete nan reliability of section aerial service, citing predominant and unexplained cancellations connected nan airline, which serves 9 communities crossed Alaska, including Homer, St. Paul, Valdez, and St. Mary’s connected nan Lower Yukon River.

According to Alaska’s statement, travelers tin nary longer acquisition and redeem Ravn flights connected their website, aliases accrue mileage. Thompson said immoderate recreation already booked will beryllium honored. Travelers who purchased flights earlier July 1 connected Alaska’s website will still accrue mileage, arsenic agelong arsenic they see a mileage scheme number.