American said "JetBlue’s decision and reasoning confirm our belief that the NEA has been highly pro-competitive ... [we] will move forward with an appeal."
JetBlue Airways says it will divest Spirit Airlines’ assets at LaGuardia Airport to preserve ULCC access in New York with Frontier Airlines the beneficiary.
A string of new transatlantic routes being launched by Air Canada, British Airways, JetBlue and Norse Atlantic Airways are among the more eye-catching flights.
“Look, we’ve got a legal system that allows for appeal, and we’re going to do that,” CEO Robert Isom said May 31 at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference
While emphasizing the value of the Northeast Alliance (NEA) it has been ordered to cease, American Airlines is downplaying potential financial impacts.
As American Airlines and JetBlue face the prospect of unwinding their partnership, the implications for their operations in the U.S. northeast remain ambiguous.
A U.S. federal judge has ruled the more than two-year-old alliance is anticompetitive and has ordered the carriers to permanently cease the agreement in 30 days
Runway construction at Las Vegas’ airport is triggering significant delays for operators, creating headwinds for Spirit, the facility’s second-largest operator.
