Another area Alaska and in turn American Airlines will see a substantial benefit is at Los Angeles. Alaska Airlines will more than double its share, something that could be valuable to American Airlines as it seeks to grow Los Angeles into a large Asia ...

Once partners, the two airlines have become intense competitors in the Seattle market. A Delta Air Lines plane takes off above a taxiing Alaska Airlines airplane at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. The two airlines have become fierce ...

The airlines said the Justice Department had declined to challenge the merger in court. By Niraj Chokshi Alaska Airlines’s acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines cleared a major hurdle on Monday, after the airlines said the Justice Department ended a review of ...

Hawaiian Airlines has begun operating under the same certificate as Alaska Airlines, as its flights now use the 'AS' IATA code and 'ASA'ICAO code, while pilots now use the 'Alaska' callsign when communicating with air traffic control. Flights are sold ...

Ever since Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK) won the bidding for smaller rival Virgin America last year, it has been pretty clear that the Virgin America brand was destined to disappear. That didn't make it any easier for hardcore Virgin America fans -- or Virgin ...

The US Department of Justice approved the deal and the combined airline will compete with the four largest airlines in the US: Delta, United, American and Southwest. The new airline, in the ruling, is required to scale back a codeshare partnership with one ...

The $1.9 billion deal must still pass muster with the Department of Transportation. If approved, it will be the largest consolidation of U.S. airlines since 2016. Eight months after Alaska Airlines announced it was acquiring struggling rival Hawaiian ...

Alaska Air Group Inc. is buying Virgin America in a deal worth more than $2 billion, creating a powerhouse airline with an expanded West Coast presence. Alaska Air will pay $57 in cash per Virgin share. That's a 47 percent premium to its Friday closing ...

Good news for passengers on Seattle’s Alaska Airlines which is slated to take over Virgin America’s airline operation after a $2.6 billion deal. Good because potential destinations will increase a little bit, but there could also be a slight downside ...

The proposed $1.9 billion merger between Alaska Airlines (NYSE:ALK) and Hawaiian Airlines by Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:HA) has received clearance from the U.S. Justice Department, marking a significant step forward in the deal announced eight months ago.