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Alaska Airlines may be feisty and independent, but it has suitors who would love to end its independence.
Alaska Airlines is puny compared to the major carriers: it has 124 planes, while United Airlines has more than 700 and four times as many passengers.
… Although it started in a sparsely populated, meteorologically unwelcoming, financially challenging corner of the country, Alaska has built a successful franchise that is the envy of many rivals.
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Photo credit: At Alaska Airlines gates in Terminal 6 at LAX, half the seats have power outlets for passenger convenience. Alaska Airlines