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US, et al v. American Airlines Group Inc.
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23-1802
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November 08, 2024
1st Circ. Affirms Order Ending Jet Blue-American Partnership
The First Circuit backed a lower court decision blocking a partnership between JetBlue and American Airlines that it found substantially diminished competition in the domestic air travel market, saying it found no error in the district judge's thorough review of the deal that could revive the venture.
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June 03, 2024
American Says 'Common Sense' Makes JetBlue Deal A Positive
An attorney for American Airlines appeared to run into turbulence during his First Circuit oral arguments Monday while contending that the mere presence of "upward pricing pressure" from the since-blocked Northeast Alliance joint venture with JetBlue is outweighed by deal benefits improperly ignored by the district court.
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April 17, 2024
American Urges 1st Circ. To Reject 'Radical' JetBlue Ruling
American Airlines has told the First Circuit that a judge's "radical vision of the antitrust laws" that blocked its Northeast Alliance joint venture with JetBlue shouldn't stand, arguing that federal enforcers are relying on misleading claims and outdated precedent to prop up the lower court's mistaken conclusion.
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March 06, 2024
'Larger' Airlines Didn't Help Flyers, DOJ Tells 1st Circ.
The U.S. Department of Justice has assailed American Airlines for pressing its appeal over its since-nixed Northeast Alliance with JetBlue, telling the First Circuit that just because the deal made the airlines "larger" doesn't mean it helped consumers as the airline claims or that a district court gave potential benefits short shrift.
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December 14, 2023
Chamber Tells 1st Circ. American-JetBlue Judge Unfair To JVs
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a think tank sought Wednesday to back American Airlines' bid to undo a Justice Department victory over the since-nixed Northeast Alliance partnership with JetBlue, telling the First Circuit in separate amicus briefs that the district court improperly gave joint ventures short shrift.
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December 07, 2023
American Tells 1st Circ. JetBlue Ruling 'Flouts' Antitrust Law
American Airlines has said a Boston federal judge was wrong to strike down its since-nixed Northeast Alliance partnership with JetBlue, telling the First Circuit the decision was "infected" with a fundamental misunderstanding of antitrust law and a twisted view of "what 'competition' means."