An Alaska Airlines aircraft flies past the U.S. Capitol before landing at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022.
It could be the latest in a string of challenges brought by President Joe Biden's Justice Department against airline deals it views as anticompetitive.
Alaska Air Group 's executives spent months working on its plan to buy rival Hawaiian Airlines .
The Alaska-Hawaiian and JetBlue-Spirit deals are different in approach, but the Alaska acquisition could still face hurdles with regulators.
"We have very similar product offerings and we have very limited network overlap."
Persons:
Joe Biden's, William Kovacic, Shane Tackett, Samuel Engel
Organizations:
Alaska Airlines, U.S, Capitol, Reagan National Airport, JetBlue, Joe Biden's Justice Department, Alaska Air Group, Hawaiian Airlines, Spirit, Virgin America, Airbus, Boeing, The, George Washington School of Law, Federal Trade Commission, CNBC, Boston University's Questrom School of Business, ICF
Locations:
Arlington , Virginia, U.S, The Alaska, Hawaii, Southwest, Asia, Delta, United, Alaska, anticompetitive, Pacific