JetBlue Fights A Second Round To Save Spirit Merger

Spirit aircraft

JetBlue is not giving up on pursuit of a merger with Spirit.

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Now that the U.S. Justice Department is suing to block JetBlue Airways’ proposed acquisition of Spirit Airlines, JetBlue finds itself in an unprecedented position—its plans for both the Spirit merger and its alliance with American Airlines are entangled in litigation. After JetBlue emerged as the...
Christine Boynton

Christine Boynton is a Senior Editor covering air transport in the Americas for Aviation Week Network.

Lori Ranson

Lori covers North American and Latin airlines for Aviation Week and is also a Senior Analyst for CAPA - Centre for Aviation.

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