President & CEO
Saltchuk Aviation

Saltchuk Aviation is a cargo & aviation services company that provides Part 121 and Part 135 scheduled service, Charters and ACMI, as well as Part 145 Maintenance and ground services out of bases in Anchorage, Honolulu, and Miami. Northern Air Cargo, Aloha Air Cargo and StratAir operate a fleet of 18 B767-300s and B737 300/400/800s. We recently joined the Part 135 world with Alaska-based Ryan Air, which operates 22 Cessnas, Caravans, SAABs, CASAs and Pilatus. Saltchuk Aviation Delivers Connections with safe, reliable aviation services that improve the lives of the people we serve.

Betsy Seaton has been the President and CEO since 2019. Before that time, she was SVP at Saltchuk Resources, the parent company. Prior to Saltchuk Betsy was the VP of Strategy and Corporate Development at Weyerhaeuser, another capital-intensive company, and began her career at Boston Consulting Group. Betsy holds a bachelors degree from Princeton University and a JD/MBA from the University of Chicago. Betsy serves her community as a Board member of Columbia Banking System/ Umpqua Bank and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.