Brad Tilden becomes CEO of Alaska Air Group

Alaska Airlines President Brad Tilden becomes chief executive officer of Alaska Air Group and its subsidiary carriers, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Tilden, a 21-year veteran at Alaska Air Group, succeeds Bill Ayer, who served as CEO since 2002. Tilden retains his role as president of Alaska Airlines while Ayer remains Air Group’s chairman of the board as part of a transition plan announced in February.