JetBlue Airways

JetBlue has won the battle for Spirit, paving the way for a merger that will produce a challenger to the US Big Four.

If Spirit and JetBlue do eventually agree on the terms of a transaction, they will still need shareholder approval as well as antitrust approval from the U.S. Justice Department.

The postponement is the latest sign that a competing bid from JetBlue is gaining traction among a critical mass of stockholders.

The carrier beat out JetBlue Airways and Alaska Airlines for the runway timings.

JetBlue Airways upgraded its proposal for Spirit Airlines again as the tit-for-tat bidding war with Frontier Airlines heated up ahead of a June 30 shareholder vote.

The airport, located just outside of New York City, has long been plagued by congestion and operational issues.

The New York-based carrier is adding more London flights and has routes to Paris on its radar.

Andrea Lusso and Dave Jehn have new roles at the New York-based carrier.

JetBlue Airways sweetened the terms of its bid to acquire Spirit Airlines, part of an effort to win over Spirit’s shareholders ahead of a fast approaching vote on whether to merge with Frontier Airlines.

Routes selects 70 new air services set to start around the world in June 2022, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

The plans seek to build on a relationship that stretches back to 2011.

Executives at Spirit Airlines reiterated their opposition to the merger proposal from JetBlue Airways and urged shareholders to approve the competing bid from Frontier Airlines at an upcoming shareholder vote.

Plans to establish North America’s first mega-ULCC remain in place.

The carrier has significantly lowered its guidance for full-year capacity versus 2019.

JetBlue Airways is slashing its planned schedule for the summer and rest of the year, part of an effort to bolster the reliability of its operations amid chronic staffing constraints.

The carriers hope to expand an agreement that has been in place since 2014.

United Airlines is blaming JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines for recent operational issues at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and has urged the FAA to intervene to improve gridlock at the airport.

Competition between Boston and London is set to further intensify from July when JetBlue Airways begins the first of two daily routes between the

What happens next depends on a combination of Frontier’s reaction—whether it makes a counteroffer—and how the Spirit board of directors judges the tradeoffs between a relatively safer merger with Frontier, and the prospect of a perhaps more ambitious future with JetBlue.

JetBlue has firmed up plans to enter the Boston-London market at the same time as making an unsolicited $3.6 billion bid for Spirit Airlines.

JetBlue's offer complicates plans by Frontier Airlines to merge with Spirit before the end of 2022.

The carrier is seeking to expand its midwest US presence.

After a brief stint at Delta Air Lines, the former JetBlue executive who spearheaded the Northeast Alliance (NEA) has been hired by American.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

JetBlue Airways plans to use the Airbus A220s to replace its fleet of 60 aging Embraer E190s.