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Alaska Air Group, Inc. the parent company of Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Horizon Air Industries, Inc., today announced that it will webcast a presentation given by Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bill Ayer at the Smith Barney Citigroup 19th Annual Transportation Conference on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 in New York, NY.

The webcast will be presented live on Tuesday, November 9 at 8:30 a.m. (ET.) To participate in the listen-only mode webcast, listeners should access the "Investor Information" section of www.alaskaair.com several minutes prior to the scheduled start time to allow sufficient time to register.

For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available at the website address above for thirty (30) days.

SOURCE: Alaska Air Group, Inc.