The U.S. Department of Transportation is giving a green light to the merger of Alaska Air Group Inc. and Hawaiian Holdings Inc. after the carriers agreed to...
FILE - Alaska Airlines planes are shown parked at gates with Mount Rainier in the background at sunrise, March 1, 2021, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. , maintain existing service on key routes and preserve support for rural service, the Transportation Department said Tuesday in a statement. The companies also must ensure competitive access at the Honolulu hub airport.
After closing the merger, the airlines face months of work to physically combine operations, including meshing management, flight schedules, training processes and manuals and other standards. That work must be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration before the airlines are allowed to shift to a single operating certificate.
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