Gary Beck
Vice President of Flight Operations, Alaska Airlines

Gary is the vice president of flight operations for Alaska Airlines and is a 34-year veteran of the airline industry with over 15,000 flight hours. Before joining Alaska Airlines in January 2008, Gary was senior vice president of flight operations and chief pilot responsible for 2,000 daily departures and 8,500 pilots at six pilot bases. He was also president and CEO of the Delta Connection Academy in Orlando, Fla., one of the largest pilot training facilities in the world. A captain on the Boeing 727, 757 and 767 aircraft, Beck also served as director of flight operations, general manager of flight operations, general manager of domestic operations and chief pilot of its Los Angeles pilot base during his 20-year tenure with Delta Air Lines.