Alaska Airlines Introduces ‘Starliner 75’ Aircraft in Celebration of Airline’s 75th Anniversary

            New Boeing 737-800 Features Historic Paint Scheme

  WHEN:  Wednesday, March 7, 10 a.m. Pacific time

  WHERE: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Gate C-9

WHAT: Alaska Airlines will unveil "Starliner 75," a new Boeing 737-800 featuring a 1940s paint scheme, to celebrate the airline’s 75th anniversary. Following a dedication ceremony, the aircraft will depart Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on its inaugural flight to Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska’s "Starliner" livery was introduced in 1945 after the airline changed its name from Alaska Star Airlines to Alaska Airlines. It first appeared on Douglas DC- 3s and also was featured on Curtiss C-46s and Douglas DC-4s through the 1950s. Alaska Airlines was founded as McGee Airways in 1932 with a three-seat Stinson aircraft flying routes out of Anchorage. Today, Alaska Airlines is among the world’s oldest airlines and the United States’ ninth-largest carrier.

WHO: Gregg Saretsky, Alaska Airlines’ executive vice president of marketing and planning

         Long-serving Alaska Airlines employees

  TIMELINE:  10 a.m.    News media meet Alaska Airlines representatives
                        between Alaska Airlines and United ticket counters,
                        receive badges for escorted gate access
             10:15 a.m. Crowd gathers at Gate C-9, awaits aircraft's arrival
             10:30 a.m. "Starliner 75" aircraft revealed
             10:40 a.m. Media with pre-arranged access badges escorted to
                        ramp to photograph aircraft
             11 a.m.    Aircraft dedication ceremony begins in gate area
             11:30 a.m. Passengers board aircraft for inaugural flight
             12 p.m.    Flight 1 departs for Anchorage

RSVP: To arrange event access, please contact Alaska Airlines Corporate Communications at (206) 392-5101 by 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6.

Contact: Amanda Tobin Bielawski -or- Paul McElroy

(206) 392-5134 (206) 392-5038

PRNewswire — March 6

SOURCE: Alaska Airlines