Alaska Airlines files formal discovery stay in Hawaiian private merger challenge
By Flavia Fortes ( February 3, 2026, 15:25 GMT | Insight) -- Alaska Air Group has formally asked a federal judge in Hawaii to halt discovery while the court considers a renewed motion to dismiss a private antitrust challenge to the carrier’s merger with Hawaiian Airlines. The airline had argued in a letter that discovery would be premature, burdensome and unnecessary if the case is thrown out at the pleading stage, but the judge required a formal motion to consider the request. Alaska Air Group has formally asked a federal judge in Hawaii to halt discovery while the court considers a renewed motion to dismiss a private antitrust challenge to the carrier’s merger with Hawaiian Airlines....
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