As the clock ticks down on the Department of Justice (DOJ) review of the proposed merger between Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines, the two companies have agreed to extend the review period by an additional
According to Bloomberg, DOJ officials are divided on whether to proceed with a lawsuit to block the merger. The core of the debate hinges in part on Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines’ relatively small size compared to the major US airlines. There is also debate as to whether the merger...
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have officially filed forantitrust clearance of their proposed merger, a $1.9 billion dealannounced on Dec. 3, 2023.According to a filing from Hawaiian, both carriers submittedPremerger Notification and Report Forms to the U.S. JusticeDepartment and the ...
The airlines on Tuesday agreed to maintain key Hawaiian routes and adopt consumer protections under an agreement that will last six years. The Justice Department in August chose not to block the deal that was announced in December by Alaska, the fifth-largest domestic U.S. airline, to merg...
Alaska Air Group, based in Seattle, valued the deal at $1.9 billion, which includes the assumption of Hawaiian’s $900 million in net debt. Together the two airlines will have 365 planes and serve 138 destinations, including 29 outside the United States. MARKET RE...
The Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines combination offers a unique opportunity to pair complimentary cargo networks that can strengthen both brands globally and domestically, and leverage cargo even more strategically. Both airlines share a knowledge and ap...
Alaska Airlines began service from San Diego to Orlando in October 2012. In October 2012, Alaska placed the largest order in its history, when it ordered a total of 50 Boeing 737s in a deal worth US$5 billion at list prices. The order consists of 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, 17 Boeing ...
In December 2023, Alaska Airlines announced plans to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal.[7] On August 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice completed its regulatory review of the proposed merger and declined to file a lawsuit to block it.[8] The merger next requires the ...
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have agreed with the U.S. Department of Justice to extend their proposed merger's review period to Aug. 15 from the initial scheduled date of Aug. 5, the carriers announced Tuesday. The $1.9 billion deal, announced in December 2023, has been under ...
Alaska reiterated plans, first shared during the initial announcement in December, to preserve the Hawaiian Airlines brand, along with jobs and interisland routes and frequencies. The merger, if completed, will allow the largest U.S. airline merger since Alaska Airlines bought rival Virgin America ...