Hawaiʻi-Based Leader Named Managing Director of Airport Operations and Customer Service for Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines
Source: Hawaiian Airlines Alaska Airlines announced the appointment of Monica Kobayashi to Managing Director of Airport Operations and Customer Service. In her new Honolulu-based role, Kobayashi will lead airport operations for Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines in Hawaiʻi and the North and South Pacific, once the carriers obtain a single operating certificate later this year. Kobayashi – who will oversee more than 1,500 airport employees across the Hawaiian Islands in addition to teams in Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Tahiti and American Samoa – is among several Hawaiian Airlines leaders expanding their areas of responsibility to support the combined airline’s growth in Hawaiʻi and globally. “We are delighted to have Monica lead our combined airport operations throughout Hawaiʻi, [...]