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Alaska Air Group, Inc.: Credit Analysis — initial ratings assignment of a Baa3 issuer rating with a stable outlook

Our credit view of this issuer reflects its leading operating margin and conservative financial policy.
Underlying
Alaska Air Group Inc.

Alaska Air Group operates two airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc. (Alaska) and Horizon Air Industries, Inc. (Horizon). The company's operation also includes McGee Air Services, an aviation services provider. The company has three segments: Mainline, which includes scheduled air transportation on Alaska's Boeing or Airbus jet aircraft for passengers and cargo throughout the United States., and in parts of Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica; Regional, which includes Horizon's and other third-party carriers' scheduled air transportation for passengers across a shorter distance network within the United States under capacity purchase agreements (CPA); and Horizon, which includes the capacity sold to Alaska under CPA.

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