Arcell, et al v. JetBlue Airways Corporation, et al

  1. April 30, 2024

    1st Circ. Says Flyers' JetBlue-Spirit Deal Challenge Moot

    The First Circuit has tossed an appeal brought by airline customers who had challenged a since-abandoned merger between JetBlue Airways Corp. and Spirit Airlines in light of the government's successful antitrust intervention.

  2. March 19, 2024

    Nixed JetBlue-Spirit Deal Moots Antitrust Case, 1st Circ. Told

    The abandonment of JetBlue Airways Corp. and Spirit Airways Inc.'s $3.8 billion merger following a successful U.S. Department of Justice legal challenge moots a separate antitrust suit by air travelers seeking to block the tie-up, the airlines have argued to the First Circuit.

  3. February 01, 2024

    DOJ Tells 1st Circ. Not To 'Rush' JetBlue, Spirit's Appeal

    The U.S. Department of Justice pushed back Wednesday on JetBlue and Spirit Airlines' bid for the expedited treatment of an appeal that seeks to preserve their $3.8 billion merger after it was blocked by a Massachusetts federal court, telling the First Circuit it has no obligation to meet the airlines' "self-imposed deadline."