The Alaska Airlines board of directors has elected three new company officers: Constance von Muehlen, senior vice president of maintenance and engineering; Ron Calvin, vice president of inflight; and Jenny Wetzel, vice president of labor relations.
Beginning Jan. 21, von Muehlen will lead Alaska’s maintenance and engineering employees, and all safety, compliance and operational performance of the airline’s mainline Boeing and Airbus fleet. Most recently, von Muehlen led Horizon Air’s operational performance strategy as the airline’s chief operating officer, where she oversaw the customer service, inflight, pilot, maintenance and system operations control teams. Prior to Horizon, von Muehlen was Alaska’s managing director of airframe, engine and component maintenance.
Calvin is an Alaska Airlines veteran with more than 32 years of service. In his new role, he’ll provide strategic and operational leadership for the inflight division, working with our outstanding flight attendants who – day after day – make our guests’ journeys remarkable with the genuine, caring service Alaska is known for.
As vice president of labor relations, Wetzel will serve as the strategic executive advisor on all labor relations efforts. She will be responsible for all labor matters at Alaska Airlines and lead the collective bargaining process for the airline. She joins Alaska Airlines from Kaiser Permanente and before that Group Health in Seattle where she was the vice president of employee and labor relations since 2015.
