Alaska Air Will Keep Virgin America's Airbus Fleet (for Now)

A year ago, West Coast-focused airline Alaska Air (NYSE:ALK) won the bidding for its smaller rival Virgin America. This immediately raised the question of how the two carriers would harmonize their fleets. Alaska Air exclusively flies Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737s in its mainline operations, while Virgin America is an all-Airbus (NASDAQOTH:EADSY) carrier. Alaska Air's fleet decision is particularly important for Boeing, which could be in line for a huge number of incremental 737 orders if the… (www.fool.com) More...