October 31, 2023
A Boston federal judge heard dueling narratives Tuesday about the impact of a proposed $3.8 billion merger between JetBlue Airways Corp. and Spirit Airlines Inc., as the government argued the deal will cost flyers billions while the airlines touted significant benefits to travelers.
October 26, 2023
A Boston federal judge on Thursday denied a request by JetBlue Airways Corp. and Spirit Airlines Inc. to close the courtroom for portions of the government's upcoming antitrust trial challenging the companies' proposed merger.
October 12, 2023
A Massachusetts federal judge teed up a second challenge to JetBlue's $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit Airlines Inc. on Wednesday in a terse opinion holding that two of the two dozen flyers suing behind the Justice Department have standing to contest the deal.
October 06, 2023
The union representing airline workers at several major hubs is stepping into the legal fight over JetBlue's proposed acquisition of Spirit Airlines, saying the union's gate agents are "on the chopping block" if the sale goes through.
October 04, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice and JetBlue Airways Corp. separately asked a Massachusetts federal judge earlier this week not to consolidate the government challenge to JetBlue's $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit Airlines Inc. with a private lawsuit, arguing a late stage pairing would befuddle trial planning at the last minute.
September 21, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice told a Massachusetts federal court there's nothing inconsistent about contentions that JetBlue's planned merger with Spirit and a previously blocked alliance with American Airlines would both hurt competition but in different ways.
September 11, 2023
JetBlue Airways Corp. inked another deal Monday aimed at fixing concerns raised by enforcers over its planned $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit Airlines, agreeing to unload Spirit's operations at airports in Boston and New Jersey to Allegiant.
August 29, 2023
JetBlue is seeking sanctions for the "serial litigants" whose botched redactions last week revealed what the company said were mischaracterizations about how much fares might go up if the company's merger with Spirit Airlines goes through.
August 23, 2023
Travelers challenging JetBlue's planned $3.8 billion acquisition of low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines have revealed more about their allegations than they intended, with improper redaction formatting by plaintiffs counsel showing internal company estimates that fares on Spirit planes could go up by as much as 40%.
August 15, 2023
A deluge of trials and key hearings are slated for the coming weeks in antitrust cases spread across the country, including the first expected trials for monopolization claims against Google, trials in a variety of other conduct cases from enforcers and private parties, and hearings on several merger challenges.