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Alaska Air Group and Virgin America have announced that their boards of directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement, under which Alaska Air Group will acquire Virgin America. The aggregate transaction value is approximately $4.0 billion. With an expanded West Coast presence, a larger customer base, and an enhanced platform for growth, Alaska Airlines says they will be positioned to provide more choices for customers, increase competition and deliver attractive returns to investors. Last month Aero-News reported that Flight Design of Germany was under financial duress. At that time, we also reported that
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Blue Origin completed another successful launch of its New Shepard booster, and this is the third successful use of this booster, and the third successful booster recovery. On its website, Blue Origin stated that "New Shepard flew again on April 2, 2016 reaching an apogee of 339,178 feet or 103 kilometers. It was the third flight with the same hardware. We pushed the envelope on this flight, restarting the engine for the propulsive landing only 3,600 feet above the ground, requiri
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