[ Airlines ]December 6, 2016 4:19 pm ET

Alaska Airlines’ Acquisition of Virgin America Is Cleared For Takeoff…
Alaska Airlines has been cleared by the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to proceed with the acquisition of Burlingame, CA-based Virgin America. According to Alaska, they were not required to divest any assets by the DOJ, however, the department will require them to significantly downsize…