HRC's "Best Places to Work" 2009

This year, Alaska Airlines has earned, for the first time, the 100% rating from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for our work in LGBT equality. Since the inception of this award in 2002, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Corporate Equality Index has provided businesses with a blueprint for establishing and maintaining inclusive workplaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

We are proud to join a list of less than 300 companies, nationwide, which have received this award. Even more exciting: Alaska Airlines is one of only four airlines to have made the 100% mark for equality.

The Index rated Alaska Airlines on the following criteria:

• Non-discrimination policy, diversity training - sexual orientation
• Non-discrimination policy, diversity training & benefits - gender identity or expression
• Partner Benefits
• LGBT employee resource group / diversity council
• Positively engages the external LGBT community
• Employer exhibits responsible behavior toward the LGBT community, does not engage in action that would undermine LGBT equality

Here's to another year of engaging our diversity!