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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

June 3, 2005
(Date of earliest event reported)

ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
1-8957   91-1292054
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
19300 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington   98188
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(206) 392-5040

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

     
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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This report may contain forward-looking statements that are intended to be subject to the safe harbor protection provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Some of the things that could cause our actual results to differ from our expectations are: changes in our operating costs including fuel, which can be volatile; the competitive environment and other trends in our industry; our ability to meet our cost reduction goals; labor disputes; economic conditions; our reliance on automated systems; actual or threatened terrorist attacks; global instability and potential U.S. military actions or activities; changes in laws and regulations; liability and other claims asserted against us; failure to expand our business; interest rates and the availability of financing; our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; changes in our business plans; our significant indebtedness; downgrades of our credit ratings; and inflation. For a discussion of these and other risk factors, see Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2004 on Form 10-K. All of the forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the risk factors discussed therein. These risk factors may not be exhaustive. We operate in a continually changing business environment, and new risk factors emerge from time to time. Management cannot predict such new risk factors, nor can it assess the impact, if any, of such new risk factors on our business or events described in any forward-looking statements.

ITEM 7.01.       Regulation FD Disclosure.

Recent news reports have stated that Alaska Air Group, Inc. (“Alaska”) is considering making a significant investment in America West Airlines. While it is Alaska’s normal practice not to comment on rumors such as this, the amount of change currently underway within our industry and at Alaska, as well as the extensive national media coverage repeating this rumor, have the potential of creating uncertainty among our employees. We have no current plans to become involved in a transaction with America West or US Airways and have not spoken with the investor mentioned in the original news story reporting this rumor.

The statements made herein speak only as of today. We disclaim any obligation to update or revise these statements after the date of this report in the event of changes in our plans or circumstances.

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

         
Date: June 3, 2005 ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC.  
  Registrant
   
  /s/ Bradley D. Tilden    
  Bradley D. Tilden   
  Executive Vice President/Finance and Chief Financial Officer
   
  /s/ William S. Ayer  
  William S. Ayer  
  Chairman/President/Chief Executive Officer 
 

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