September 22, 2022
American Airlines and JetBlue's highly anticipated showdown with the Biden administration in an upcoming antitrust trial stands to affect how intensely competition enforcers scrutinize future airline combinations, code-share agreements and joint ventures. Here, Law360 takes a closer look at the case.
July 15, 2022
A high court fight that could reshape where companies can be sued, ride-hail drivers' efforts to gain employee status, and administrative challenges to ocean shipping industry practices are among the cases transportation attorneys are watching closely in the latter half of 2022.
June 09, 2022
American Airlines and JetBlue must face off with the U.S. Department of Justice at trial over antitrust enforcers' claims that their regional alliance in the Northeast is hampering competition, a Massachusetts federal judge said Thursday.
February 17, 2022
A Massachusetts federal judge refused Thursday to force the U.S. Department of Justice and state attorneys general to hand over further information indicating whether consumers are suffering harm from American Airlines and JetBlue's regional alliance in the Northeast.
February 15, 2022
American Airlines and JetBlue are accusing antitrust enforcers of withholding information that indicates whether consumers are suffering harm from the airlines' regional alliance in the Northeast, a move that puts their core defense against a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice and state attorneys general front and center.
December 14, 2021
Enforcers hit back against a bid from American Airlines and JetBlue to duck a case challenging their regional alliance in the Northeast, telling a Massachusetts federal court it doesn't have to wait until after consumers are harmed to block the pact.
November 22, 2021
American Airlines and JetBlue, along with government enforcers challenging the two airlines' partnership dubbed the Northeast Alliance, have asked a Massachusetts federal court to set a Sept. 26 kickoff date for the upcoming antitrust trial.
September 21, 2021
The U.S. Department of Justice and several state-level enforcers filed suit on Tuesday seeking to block an alliance between American Airlines and JetBlue, contending the move eliminates competition and further consolidates an already concentrated industry.