American Airlines lost US appeal on Jetblue Partnership ruling barring

American Airlines' attempt to reverse a judge's ruling was denied by a US appeals court on Friday. It agreed with the US Department of Justice and determined Its now-defunct U.S. Northeast alliance with JetBlue Airways was anti-competitive. 

The Boston-based First United States Circuit Court of Appeals concurred with the lower court's ruling. That the airlines' Northeast Alliance joint venture. The lower court judge was upheld by the Boston-based First United States Circuit Court of Appeals. 

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Requests for comment were not immediately returned by American Airlines or JetBlue.

In May 2023, U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin sided with the Justice Department and six states in a lawsuit challenging American and JetBlue's joint venture, created in 2020. 

America is the country's largest airline, and JetBlue is the sixth-largest. We worked together to provide flights into and out of New York City and Boston. Coordinating schedules and pooling revenue.

Following Sorokin's decision, JetBlue canceled the partnership in an unsuccessful attempt to bolster. Its efforts to secure clearance for its now-canceled $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines. The Justice Department also opposed it.

American Airlines, but, filed an appeal. Claiming that the verdict would prevent the business from entering into any similar future arrangements for the next ten years, including with JetBlue.

American Airlines is the country's largest airline, and JetBlue is the sixth-largest. We collaborated on flights to and from New York City and Boston. Coordinating schedules and pooling revenue.

The Justice Department said that the arrangement would harm consumers by eliminating incentives for Americans to drop rates to attract customers away from JetBlue. A disruptive competition with lower fares.

Following Sorokin's decision, JetBlue canceled the partnership in an unsuccessful attempt to bolster its efforts to gain clearance for the now-canceled $3.8-billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines (SAVE.N), which the Justice Department also challenged.

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