Alaska: SFO, LAX assets key in $4 billion deal to buy Virgin America
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Credit: Alaska Airlines
Alaska Air Group cited gaining a strong foothold in California as the primary driver in its proposed $4 billion acquisition of San Francisco-based Virgin America, which the Seattle-based carrier said gives it the opportunity to become the leading domestic-services airline on the US West Coast. The...
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