Mergers

4d ago

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Report on Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines crew base expansion and long-haul integration

There is an update regarding the integration of Hawaiian Airlines operations within the Alaska Airlines group, particularly focused on long-haul international expansion. A new crew base has been established in Seattle to support upcoming long-haul routes, including planned...

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1month ago

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Alaska Airlines announces acquisition of JetBlue in $1.58B deal

Alaska Airlines has reportedly agreed to acquire JetBlue Airways in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.58 billion. The deal, which is still pending regulatory approval, is expected to combine Alaska’s West Coast and Pacific route network with JetBlue’s East Coast and Caribbean...

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3month ago

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Tried checking in for an HNL–GEG flight and the whole experience was a mess, seemingly thanks to the Hawaiian–Alaska merger and whatever tech stack they’re now using.

Couldn’t even log in on a computer for over 30 minutes. When I finally got in, I tried to select Extra Comfort seats (I’m Atmos Gold), but the system errored out and logged me out again. After getting back in, the system showed me as already checked in and completely locked out...

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5month ago

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Another rant about this merger mess…

Just trying to move my interisland flight one hour later and literally none of the systems work. HA website won’t let me change it. AS website won’t let me change it. HA chat is useless. AS chat is useless. Both just keep copy-pasting “Please allow me a few minutes” and then...

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5month ago

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Hearing rumors that Alaska and Southwest are poking around Spirit… wild if true

Seeing the chatter on the pilot forums that both Alaska and Southwest might be sniffing at Spirit, and honestly at this point either one feels like a best-case outcome compared to liquidation. For Alaska, it actually makes a ton of sense instant East Coast footprint with FLL, a...

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