Jason Berry leaves Air Canada to join Horizon Air

Alaska Air Group subsidiary Horizon Air has named Jason Berry as senior vice president of operations.

Berry rejoins the Alaska Air Group after two years as vice president of cargo at Air Canada.

“We couldn’t be happier to welcome Jason back,” said Horizon Air president Joe Sprague. “Adding talented operational leaders like Jason is great for our business and it’s important for our long-term success at Horizon and Alaska.

“On a personal level, he is a fantastic person, he ‘gets’ Horizon and he knows our culture, and I’m excited to work with him again.”

In 2019 and 2020, Berry served as president of Alaska Airlines’ wholly owned subsidiary McGee Air Services, where he was president with oversight for all aspects of aviation services ground handling, aircraft grooming, airport mobility services, check-in and gate services.

From 2012 until June 2019, he led Alaska Air Cargo with direct responsibility for all aspects of cargo operations and compliance, including revenue growth.