Alaska Airlines Welcomes ‘Starliner 75’ Aircraft to Anchorage in Celebration of Airline’s 75th Anniversary

            New Boeing 737-800 features historic paint scheme

  WHEN:      Wednesday, March 7, 1:45 p.m. Alaska time

  WHERE:     Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Gate C-2

  WHAT:      Alaska Airlines will unveil "Starliner 75," a new Boeing
             737-800 featuring a 1940s paint scheme, to celebrate the
             airline's 75th anniversary. The aircraft will arrive at Ted
             Stevens Anchorage International Airport on its inaugural flight
             from Seattle. Following an Anchorage dedication ceremony at
             Gate C-2, the aircraft will depart for Fairbanks. The airline'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:       Bill MacKay, Alaska Airlines' senior vice president for the
             state of Alaska
             Mort Plumb, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport's
             airport director
             "Starliner 75" passengers arriving from Seattle and departing
             for Fairbanks

  TIMELINE:  1:45 p.m.  News media meet airline representatives at Alaska
                        Airlines ticket counter
             2:15 p.m.  Crowd gathers at Gate C-2 awaiting "Starliner 75"
             2:20 p.m.  Pre-credentialed media representatives escorted to
                        ramp area for photo opportunities of aircraft
                        arrival
             2:36 p.m.  "Starliner 75" scheduled to arrive at gate from
                        Seattle
             2:45 p.m.  Passengers arrive in terminal
             2:50 p.m.  "Starliner 75" dedication ceremony begins
             2:55 p.m.  Passengers board aircraft for Anchorage-Fairbanks
                        flight

  RSVP:      To arrange event access, please contact Alaska Airlines'
             Anchorage Public Affairs Office at (907) 266-7230 by 11 a.m. on
             Wednesday, March 7.

Contact: Amanda Tobin Bielawski -or- Susan Bramstedt

206-392-5134 907-266-7230

PRNewswire — March 6

SOURCE: Alaska Airlines