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Why The Dow Transports May Keep Rolling Over The S&P 500
John Kozey • Wed, May 22
Relative Value Trade: Long Westjet, Short A Basket Of Airlines
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Investors Stay Focused On Their Silver Linings Playbook
Scott Martindale • Thu, May 16 • 3 Comments
Airline Stocks Beating The S&P In 2013
Robinson Roacho • Sun, May 12 • 2 Comments
Alaska Air Group to Webcast Presentation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Global Transportation Conference

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Nick Clayton • Wed, May 8
Alaska Air Group Reports April Operational Results

PR Newswire (May 3, 2013)
3 Of The Best Airline Stocks
Codespeed • Tue, Apr 30 • 3 Comments
Alaska Air Group Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 25
Reasons To Believe Alaska Air Group Had An Outstanding Beginning Of The Year
Robinson Roacho • Thu, Apr 25
Alaska Air Group Reports Record Adjusted First Quarter 2013 Results

PR Newswire (Apr 25, 2013)
Alaska's Results Will Get A Tailwind From Higher Passenger Traffic
Trefis • Wed, Apr 24
Airlines Set Course To $6 Billion In Record Profits For 2013
Robert Herbst • Mon, Apr 22
Alaska Airlines Creates Customer Innovation Department to Make Flying Easier

PR Newswire (Apr 17, 2013)
Is Spirit Airlines Worthy Of Investor Love?
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Ryanair: Consider This Airline For Your Growth Portfolio
Robinson Roacho • Mon, Apr 15 • 7 Comments
Is Your Money Invested In The Right Airline?
Robinson Roacho • Sun, Apr 14 • 3 Comments
New Routes For Alaska Airlines Show Strong Business Model
Robinson Roacho • Mon, Apr 8 • 2 Comments
Alaska Air Group to Announce Financial Results

PR Newswire (Apr 5, 2013)
Does Alaska Airlines Deserve This Pullback?
Robinson Roacho • Thu, Apr 4

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Reasons To Believe Alaska Air Group Had An Outstanding Beginning Of The Year
Robinson Roacho • Thu, Apr 25
Alaska's Results Will Get A Tailwind From Higher Passenger Traffic
Trefis • Wed, Apr 24
New Routes For Alaska Airlines Show Strong Business Model
Robinson Roacho • Mon, Apr 8 • 2 Comments
Does Alaska Airlines Deserve This Pullback?
Robinson Roacho • Thu, Apr 4
Alaska Air Group Still Undervalued
Ron Sommer • Mon, Apr 1
Alaska Air: Recent News Suggests Rally Is Not Over
Robinson Roacho • Sun, Mar 24
Alaska Airlines Soaring But Still Offers Value
Galileo Russell • Thu, Mar 21 • 1 Comment
Alaska Air Group's Earnings Will Get A Tailwind From Higher Capacity And Passenger Traffic
Trefis • Wed, Jan 23
Alaska Air Group Will Continue To Fly Above The Competition
Philip Saglimbeni • Wed, Jan 23 • 6 Comments
Buy Alaska Air Group: Why The New Southwest Of The Airline Industry Is Undervalued
Helix Investment Research • Sat, Nov 10, 2012 • 9 Comments
Flying High With Alaska Air
Ron Sommer • Mon, Mar 26, 2012 • 3 Comments
Alaska Air Group: Soaring Above The Rest
Christopher Lee • Fri, Sep 23, 2011 • 1 Comment
Alaska Airlines: An Outperformer in an Underperforming Industry
Galileo Russell • Tue, Jun 7, 2011 • 2 Comments
Investing in Alaska: An Airline That Actually Makes Money
Northwest Investor • Tue, Feb 8, 2011 • 6 Comments
Alaska Air Group: Lease Restatements Deja Vu
Belvedere • Tue, Mar 6, 2007

Why The Dow Transports May Keep Rolling Over The S&P 500
John Kozey • Wed, May 22
Relative Value Trade: Long Westjet, Short A Basket Of Airlines
Is It Worth It • Tue, May 21 • 1 Comment
Investors Stay Focused On Their Silver Linings Playbook
Scott Martindale • Thu, May 16 • 3 Comments
Airline Stocks Beating The S&P In 2013
Robinson Roacho • Sun, May 12 • 2 Comments
SkyWest Inc.: Airline's Value On The Horizon
Nick Clayton • Wed, May 8
3 Of The Best Airline Stocks
Codespeed • Tue, Apr 30 • 3 Comments
Airlines Set Course To $6 Billion In Record Profits For 2013
Robert Herbst • Mon, Apr 22
Is Spirit Airlines Worthy Of Investor Love?
Nick Long • Tue, Apr 16 • 1 Comment
Ryanair: Consider This Airline For Your Growth Portfolio
Robinson Roacho • Mon, Apr 15 • 7 Comments
Is Your Money Invested In The Right Airline?
Robinson Roacho • Sun, Apr 14 • 3 Comments
Skittishness Neutralizes Bullish Conviction
Scott Martindale • Thu, Apr 4
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Alaska Air Group Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 25
Alaska Air Group's Management Presents at JPMorgan Aviation, Transportation and Defense Conference (Transcript)
Mon, Mar 4 • 4 Comments
Alaska Air Group's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jan 24
Alaska Air Group Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 25, 2012 • 1 Comment
Alaska Air Group Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 26, 2012
Alaska Air Group, Inc. CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Earnings - Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
Alaska Air Group, Inc. Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
Alaska Air Group Inc. Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Alaska Air Group, Inc. F4Q09 Earnings Conference Call
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
Alaska Air Group Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jan 29, 2009
Alaska Air Group, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Oct 27, 2008
Alaska Airlines, Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Jul 28, 2008
Alaska Air Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Apr 28, 2008
Alaska Air Group, Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jan 24, 2008

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Alaska Air Group to Webcast Presentation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Global Transportation Conference

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Cashing in Frequent Flier Rewards May Not Be So Easy

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The Technical Indicator: Charting a runaway bull market

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Alaska Air Group Reports April Operational Results

PR Newswire (May 3, 2013)
Alaska Air Group Reports Record Adjusted First Quarter 2013 Results

PR Newswire (Apr 25, 2013)
A Make-or-Break Week Ahead for the Stock Market

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Alaska Airlines Creates Customer Innovation Department to Make Flying Easier

PR Newswire (Apr 17, 2013)
Survey Finds Airline Quality Up, But Consumers May Disagree

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Alaska Air Group to Announce Financial Results

PR Newswire (Apr 5, 2013)
Michael Sincere's Long-Term Trader: How to survive the next market correction

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Alaska Air Group Reports March Operational Results

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Investment Clubs Are Back! Sort of...

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Out of My Way!: TSA PreCheck Expands at Airports

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Alaska Air Group Reports February Operational Results

PR Newswire (Mar 4, 2013)
Alaska Air Group Employees Earn $88 Million in Bonuses for 2012 Performance

PR Newswire (Feb 27, 2013)
Alaska Air Group to Webcast Presentation at the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Defense Conference

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ALK vs. ETF Alternatives

Company Description

We are a Delaware corporation incorporated in 1985 and we have two principal subsidiaries: Alaska Airlines, Inc. (Alaska) and Horizon Air Industries, Inc. (Horizon). Through these subsidiaries, we provide passenger air service to more than 22 million passengers per year to more than 90... More

Sector: Services

Industry: Regional Airlines

Country: United States

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Tuesday, May 21, 2:25 PM Alaska Airlines (ALK -2.9%) says only a few of its flights in and out of Alaska are being affected by the increased volcanic activity in the region. 2 Comments [Consumer]
Tuesday, May 14, 12:57 PM U.S. airlines collected $6B in baggage fees (+3.8% Y/Y) and reservation change fees (+7.3%) last year as the industry's model continues to shift. This year looks like it could bring airliners an even bigger haul with American Airlines (AAMRQ.PK), Delta Airlines (DAL +1.7%), United Continental (UAL +1.2%), and US Airways (LCC +2.4%) all raising their domestic flight fee change 33% higher to $200 while Southwest Airlines (LUV +0.5%) adds some cancellations fees of its own. 2 Comments [Consumer]
Wednesday, May 8, 2:32 PM Behind Delta Air Lines' (DAL +2.8%) new buyback plan and quarterly dividend marks a paradigm shift at the company, according to CEO Richard Anderson. The change in the capital structure of the carrier also includes a reduction of Delta's debt position as it looks "de-risk" the balance sheet on top of the capital allocation. Will the airline industry (UAL, LCC, JBLU, RJET, ALK, HA, LUV, AAMRQ.PK) finally revert to a business model that throws off cash flow and rewards investors? 1 Comment [Consumer]
Friday, May 3, 8:35 AM Don't count Alaska Air (ALK) as one of the carriers trimming capacity after the airliner reported a 9.2% increase in traffic for April. Revenue passenger miles increased 9.2% to 2.168B during the month. Shares of ALK are up 41% YTD, but SA contributor Codespeed makes the argument valuation is still attractive because of the company's strong growth. Comment! [Consumer]
Sunday, April 28, 2:57 AM Air traffic control operations are set to return to normal by this evening after the FAA ended the staff furloughs that had caused the delay of thousands of flights since coming into effect last Sunday. The FAA's move follows Congress' passing of legislation that allowed the agency to redirect up to $253M of its airport improvement budget to fund staffing and operations. 18 Comments [Consumer, U.S. Economy]
Friday, April 26, 12:27 PM The squeaky wheel gets the grease as the U.S. House votes to approve a bill to end the furlough of FAA employees. Those that bought airline stocks (FAA) on Monday when overwrought reports of long delays at U.S. airports rattled the sector made a good call. 3 Comments [Consumer, On the Move, U.S. Economy]
Friday, April 26, 4:25 AM Moving at lightening speed and foregoing debate, the Senate last night unanimously voted to approve a bill that allows the Department of Transportation to use unspent funds to cover the costs of air traffic controllers and end the furloughs that were prompted by sequestration and have caused widespread flight delays. The House could take up the legislation today and is expected to approve it. 5 Comments [Consumer]
Thursday, April 25, 8:11 AM Alaska Air (ALK): Q1 EPS of $0.62 beats by $0.06. Revenue of $1.13B (+9% Y/Y) in-line. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Thursday, April 25, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ABC, AIXG, ALK, ALXN, AME, ASPS, AVT, AZN, BC, BG, BIIB, BLL, BMS, BMY, BSX, BWA, CAB, CAM, CCE, CELG, CFX, CL, CMS, CNX, COP, CRR, CSH, D, DAN, DLX, DNKN, DO, DOW, DST, EQT, ESI, ETR, FAF, GPK, GTI, GTLS, HERO, HOG, HP, HSY, IDCC, IMAX, JBLU, KKR, KMT, LEA, LINE, LKQ, LLL, LUV, LVLT, MDP, MJN, MMM, MO, NBL, NLSN, NMM, NYT, O, ODFL, ORI, OXY, PCS, PDS, PH, PHM, POT, PRLB, PTEN, PVR, RCL, RDWR, RRD, RS, RTN, RYN, SCG, SIAL, SUI, SWK, SWY, TASR, TSRA, TWC, UAL, UPS, UTHR, WBC, XOM, YNDX, ZMH Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, April 24, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ABC, AIXG, ALK, ALXN, AME, ASPS, AVT, AZN, BC, BG, BIIB, BLL, BMS, BMY, BSX, BWA, CAB, CAM, CCE, CELG, CFX, CL, CMS, CNX, COP, CRR, CSH, D, DAN, DLX, DNKN, DO, DOW, DST, EQT, ESI, ETR, FAF, GPK, GTI, GTLS, HERO, HOG, HP, HSY, IDCC, IMAX, JBLU, KKR, KMT, LEA, LINE, LKQ, LLL, LUV, LVLT, MDP, MJN, MMM, MO, NBL, NLSN, NMM, NYT, O, ODFL, ORI, OXY, PCS, PDS, PH, PHM, POT, PRLB, PTEN, PVR, RCL, RDWR, RRD, RS, RTN, RYN, SCG, SIAL, SUI, SWK, SWY, TASR, TSRA, TWC, UAL, UPS, UTHR, WBC, XOM, YNDX, ZMH Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, April 24, 6:32 AM The airline industry (FAA) doesn't think carriers should be fined by the DOT for tarmac delays due to the reduced number of air traffic controllers working this week following mandated furloughs. Two industry groups have filed a motion asking the DOT to suspend the three-year old tarmac rule. 7 Comments [Consumer]
Monday, April 22, 7:33 AM Early indications are that the furlough by the FAA of employees - including air traffic controllers - isn't causing significant delays and flight cancellations. In the background, airline trade groups are keeping up the pressure on the FAA with a new lawsuit aimed at curtailing the furloughs. (flight tracking stats) 1 Comment [Consumer]
Thursday, April 18, 2:31 PM The FAA says it will cut staffing by 10% at airports in Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles this Sunday in one of its first rounds of cuts tied to mandatory budget reductions under the sequester. Though the prospect of fewer air traffic controllers sounds daunting, carriers haven't announced just yet that the development will impact the number of flights flown or revenue booked this quarter. 9 Comments [Consumer]
Wednesday, April 17, 9:46 AM Airliner headache: FAA chief Michael Huerta warns significant flight delays could be seen as air traffic control furloughs begin on April 21. It's unlikely travelers will enjoy the process as busy airports may be forced to close runways and open fewer security screening lines. 13 Comments [Consumer]
Tuesday, April 9, 7:18 AM Another death from the avian flu has been reported in China, according to state media. The latest fatality brings the total to eight. What to watch: The airline sector has seen some of the hardest hits related to the health crisis due to demand concerns with Chinese airline stocks (ZNH, CEA) trading lower as well as a few U.S. carriers (ALK, DAL, UAL) heavy on routes to Asia. 3 Comments [Consumer, Global & FX]
Monday, April 8, 8:49 AM Airline stocks are on watch after new cases of the H7N9 bird flu strain were reported today in China, including a fatal case in Shanghai. Carriers (ALK, DAL, UAL) with routes to Asia could feel a short-term demand pinch until the issues resolves. 3 Comments [Consumer]

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The incident in Oklahoma seems to have negatively affected market sentiment. Could this be the reason for $ALK sudden dip in price?
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OverSouled
What's up with $ALK today? Down almost 9% on no news except something about flight attendants demonstrating for a contract.
Mon, 4:27 PM
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Philip Saglimbeni
Alaska Air Group $ALK has doubled in the last year, far and away my best performer, long the last frontier
May 6, 1:25 PM
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Ocean Man: Nice Phil.
May 6, 1:29 PM
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Philip Saglimbeni: Thanks Ocean, it's been a pleasant surprise over the last year, breaking out on some nice volume lately too
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ltfinger
New Upgrades (5/3/13): $AIT, $ALK, $AMAG, $AMTD, $AREX, $BDX, $BHI, $CSU, $EMR, $ERX, $ET, $EXLP, $EZA, $FCX, $FIX, $FLR, $FSYS, $GILD
May 6, 9:26 AM
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Michael Bryant
Alaska Air ($ALK) is one of the better airline stocks. http://yhoo.it/13eBYWc;c=
Apr 17, 12:43 AM
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Michael Bryant
Pinnacle Financial ($PNFP), Tenet Healthcare ($THC), Alaska Air ($ALK), Sherwin-Williams ($SHW), & Santarus ($SNTS) rose Tues on unusual vol
Apr 17, 12:37 AM
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Michael Bryant: $SNTS has shown up for 2 days in a row (excluding Monday where everything fell). Institutional buying?
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New Downgrades (4/2/13): $ACIW, $ADT, $ALK, $AOS, $BDC, $CCMP, $CNX, $CRZO, $DRN, $ESI, $FAS, $FET, $FICO, $GASL, $GCO, $GD, $GLD, $GLF
Apr 3, 1:15 AM
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Philip Saglimbeni
$ALK is really headed north lately, taking flight, getting elevated, flying above the clouds, avoiding turbulence, did I miss any puns?
Mar 13, 10:30 AM
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Dr. Kris
Airlines taking off: Up 3-5% & breaking out to new highs: $RJET, $UAL, $ALK, $DAL, $SKYW. Airline etf $FAA +3% breaking $40 resistance.
Mar 4, 2:34 PM
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Dr. Kris: I'm on mensabikini.com.
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Philip Saglimbeni: They're really flying high again today!
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Philip Saglimbeni
$ALK my strongest performer of the year so far, the little airliner that could: http://seekingalpha.com/a/o5cf
Mar 1, 9:57 AM
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Philip Saglimbeni
Alaska Air Group $ALK has doubled in the last year, far and away my best performer, long the last frontier
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Ocean Man: Nice Phil.
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Michael Bryant
Pinnacle Financial ($PNFP), Tenet Healthcare ($THC), Alaska Air ($ALK), Sherwin-Williams ($SHW), & Santarus ($SNTS) rose Tues on unusual vol
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Michael Bryant: $SNTS has shown up for 2 days in a row (excluding Monday where everything fell). Institutional buying?
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Dr. Kris
Airlines taking off: Up 3-5% & breaking out to new highs: $RJET, $UAL, $ALK, $DAL, $SKYW. Airline etf $FAA +3% breaking $40 resistance.
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Dr. Kris: I'm on mensabikini.com.
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Philip Saglimbeni: They're really flying high again today!
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Philip Saglimbeni
$ALK Alaska Airlines continues to act well and I continue to regret not buying any ; (
12/12/12
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realornot: fly it! good airlines
12/12/12
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Philip Saglimbeni: I was thinking of going gold mining out there so I may just do that!
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Philip Saglimbeni
looking to go long some $ALK soon, my grandfather went long in the 1970's ; ) The only airline worth owning
12/7/12
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J. A. Saglimbeni: ....bbbbrrrhhhh, I am cold!
12/7/12
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Philip Saglimbeni: Joe, check out the numbers on this company, it is still a small company too
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Ocean Man
New buyback program at ALK is enough to buy back 10% of the float in 2 1/2 years. Pretty good. PNRA and DPS still my top 2 buyback programs.
9/26/12
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Dr. Kris: One thing to remember is that sometimes co's say they'll buy back x number of shares and never follow through.
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Clayton Rulli: ....GMCR comes to mind... will CEO follow through?
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Christopher Lee
$ALK reports Q3 EPS of $3.58 (ex. special items), beating analyst estimates by $.25. Revenues up 12%, quarterly load factor an all-time high
10/20/11
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Hillbilly Stock Star: West Coast Chillin, with the boom flying! LOL!
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