Each year, website, 24/7 Wall St., identifies 10 American brands that they predict will disappear before the end of the next year. This year, one of the 10 listed is Alaska Airlines.
As one of the few remaining independent airlines in the U.S., the prediction states, “Alaska Air, with its profits and customer service reputation, is the last real prize left.”

Delta is singled out as the airline that might buy Alaska, “for its West Coast routes.”