As previously announced, the parties have cleared the pre-merger antitrust review in the United States and Canada and multiple other jurisdictions.

Several media outlets are confirming what most travel experts have been expecting since last week: Virgin America is near a sale for $2.6 billion to Alaska Airlines.

The unfinished Baha Mar resort complex has officially been put on the block after the financial interests involved were unable to reach an agreement that would have resulted in the completion of the $3.5 billion Bahamas project.

Marriott International, Inc. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. encouraged shareholders of both companies to vote in support of the proposed merger.

There has been much speculation about Virgin America being sold in part or in whole to China’s Hainan Airlines, Alaska Airlines or JetBlue.

The cuts account for almost three percent of the Boeing workforce, which comprised 161,000 people at the end of last year.