Alaska Air Group names Jason Berry COO of Alaska Airlines; Andy Schneider appointed Horizon Air CEO

Alaska Air Group named Horizon Air president Jason Berry as chief operating officer of Alaska Airlines, succeeding Constance von Muehlen. Andy Schneider will become president and CEO of Horizon Air amid a wider group leadership reshuffle that includes new roles at Hawaiian Airlines.

Discovered 2025-09-26T10:24:27.354549-07:00 | 2025-09-26T10:24:27.354549-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The appointment places an internal operations executive in charge of Alaska’s day-to-day airline operations at a time the group is refreshing its senior team; this follows Alaska’s recent hire of Steven C. Udvar-Hazy to lead fleet strategy and planning (https://hype.aero/?story=37a6bdf4-b338-4cf7-a71f-27fe3c61a74d).
  • The move is part of a broader Alaska Air Group reshuffle that also includes a new CEO for Hawaiian Airlines, signalling coordinated leadership changes across the group (https://hype.aero/?story=2e0eee97-ce68-473c-bebc-8b00821e979b).
  • Horizon Air’s leadership change intersects with ongoing work to align Hawaii operations and guest experience as the group advances toward a single operating certificate (https://hype.aero/?story=8d59603c-756c-42d5-9311-3cd45c5ceeb4).

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2025-09-26T10:24:27.354549-07:00
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2025-09-30T06:37:00.439349-07:00
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