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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 Bill Ayer, Alaska's chairman and chief executive officer, at the Smith Barney Citigroup Small & Mid-Cap Conference on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005, in Las Vegas, Nev.

The webcast will be presented live on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005, at 2:25 p.m. Pacific time. 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 www.alaskaair.com for 30 days.

SOURCE: Alaska Air Group, Inc.