Alaska Airlines, Boeing Unveil ‘Starliner 75’ Aircraft in Celebration of Airline’s 75th Anniversary

          New 737-800 features historic 'Starliner' paint scheme

  WHEN:      Tuesday, Feb. 27, 12:30 p.m. Pacific time

  WHERE:     Boeing Flight Test Center, 7500 East Marginal Way South,
             Seattle

  WHAT:      Alaska Airlines and The Boeing Company will unveil "Starliner
             75," a new next-generation 737-800 featuring a 1940s' paint
             scheme, to celebrate the airline's 75th anniversary. The
             aircraft will be revealed at the Boeing Flight Test Center
             hangar and boarded by some of the airline's most-senior
             employees for a ceremonial flight over Puget Sound. The
             "Starliner" livery design was originally introduced in 1945 on
             Douglas DC-3 aircraft and was the first to officially represent
             the airline after its name changed from Alaska Star Airlines to
             Alaska Airlines in 1944. Alaska Airlines was founded as McGee
             Airways in 1932 with a three-seat Stinson aircraft flying out
             of Anchorage, Alaska. Today, Alaska Airlines is among the
             world's oldest airlines and the United States' ninth-largest
             carrier.

  WHO:       Bill Ayer, Alaska Airlines' chairman and CEO
             Mark Jenkins, The Boeing Company's 737 vice president and
              general manager
             Alaska Airlines' longest-serving employees

  TIMELINE:  12:30 p.m.    News media meet Boeing representatives at Gate
                           C-39, Boeing Flight Test Center
             12:45 p.m.    Crowd gathers in hangar
             1 p.m.        Aircraft unveiling ceremony begins with remarks
                           from Alaska Airlines, Boeing executives; aircraft
                           unveiled as hangar doors open; photo
                           opportunities; one-on-one interview opportunities
             2:15 p.m.     Aircraft taxis to Boeing Field runway, takes off
                           for ceremonial flight

  RSVP:      To arrange event access, please contact Alaska Airlines
             Corporate Communications at (206) 392-5101 by 11 a.m. Monday,
             Feb. 26.

  Contacts:  Amanda Tobin Bielawski    -and-    Nicolaas Groeneveld-Meijer
             Alaska Airlines                    The Boeing Company
             (206) 392-5134                     (206) 766-2229

SOURCE: Alaska Airlines