Former Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza, 62, died Nov. 5, former Wall Street Journal travel columnist Scott McCartney confirmed on his podcast, which he had co-hosted with Baldanza. Baldanza, who was ...

EQMs on award flights and partner airlines: All award flights booked using Mileage Plan miles on Alaska and partner airlines will now count towards elite status and earn EQMs based on distance flown.

Leaders at Alaska Air Group were bullish Thursday on their merger with Hawaiian Airlines in their first quarterly report filed since the move, indicating Hawaiian could almost break even by the fourth ...