UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q/A

(Mark One)

(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002.

OR

(   ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission file number   1-8957

ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	91-1292054
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)

19300 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington 98188
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (206) 431-7040

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes  [X]   No  [   ]

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

     The registrant has 26,549,161 common shares, par value $1.00, outstanding at July 31, 2002.

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	ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
Signatures
EXHIBIT 99.1
EXHIBIT 99.2

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment is being filed to comply with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the Act). The Company’s executive certifications under the Act accompanying its quarterly report for the period ending June 30, 2002, filed on August 14, 2002, were limited due to the Company’s new independent public accountants not having yet completed their review of the unaudited financial statements included in the Report as required by Rule 10-01(d) of Regulation S-X. The certifications included herein remove the limitations in the previous certifications.

ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

Exhibit 99.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350
Exhibit 99.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350

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:   November 26, 2002

/s/  Terri K. Maupin

Terri K. Maupin
Staff Vice President/Finance and Controller

/s/  Bradley D. Tilden

Bradley D. Tilden
Executive Vice President/Finance and Chief Financial Officer

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