Alaska closes Virgin America buy to create 5th largest US airline

Credit: Alaska Air Group
Seattle-based Alaska Air Group has closed its $4 billion acquisition of San Francisco-based Virgin America , creating the fifth largest airline in the US. Alaska Air Group subsidiary Alaska Airlines and Virgin America will seek to secure a single operating certificate from FAA by early 2018...

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