India, April 23 -- Alaska Air Group Inc. (ALK) announced Loss for its first quarter in line with the Street estimates.

The company's earnings came in at -$166 million, or -$1.35 per share. This compares with -$132 million, or -$1.05 per share, last year.

Excluding items, Alaska Air Group Inc. reported adjusted earnings of -$95 million or -$0.77 per share for the period.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn -$0.77 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company's revenue for the period rose 40.5% to $3.137 billion from $2.232 billion last year.

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Alaska Air Group Inc. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

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