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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
February 13, 2020
(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.)

Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which registered | Ticker Symbol
Common stock, $0.01 par value | New York Stock Exchange | ALK

19300 International Boulevard | 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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This document is also available on our website at http://investor.alaskaair.com.

ITEM 8.01. Other Events
On February 13, 2020, Alaska Air Group, Inc. (Air Group) provided a press release relating to Alaska's intention to form a West Coast International Alliance with American Airlines and its one world partners. The press release is furnished herein as Exhibit 99.1.
Also on February 13, 2020, Air Group provided its related February 13, 2020 Investor Presentation as attached in Exhibit 99.2.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information under this item Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Other Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 |  | Press release dated February 13, 2020
Exhibit 99.2 |  | February 13, 2020 Investor Presentation
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File - embedded within the Inline XBRL Document

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.
ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC.
Registrant
Date: February 13, 2020
/s/ CHRISTOPHER M. BERRY
Christopher M. Berry
Vice President Finance and Controller