August 01, 2023
JetBlue and Spirit Airlines asked a Massachusetts federal judge to hand them a win against consumers whose antitrust lawsuit seeks to block their proposed multibillion-dollar merger, arguing Tuesday that the consumers' "generic grievances" about airline mergers aren't enough to establish standing, and "for plaintiffs, this case is fundamentally about money."
July 05, 2023
JetBlue revealed Wednesday it has pulled out of a codeshare agreement with American Airlines that a Massachusetts federal judge recently declared illegal and anti-competitive, leaving American to appeal the ruling on its own, as JetBlue pivots to securing regulatory approval of its proposed acquisition of Spirit Airlines.
July 03, 2023
The second half of 2023 could bring clarity to several questions in Massachusetts courts, including whether the "Varsity Blues" case will finally come to an end and how a new governor will shape the state judiciary.
June 08, 2023
A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday sustained objections by United, Delta and Southwest Airlines, all of which protested their confidential information that's being gathered in the U.S. Department of Justice's suit challenging the JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger from being shared with outside parties in a private antitrust suit over the merger.
June 06, 2023
United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines told a Massachusetts federal judge that they object to their confidential information gathered in the U.S. Department of Justice's suit over the JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger from being shared with outside parties in a private antitrust suit over the merger.
May 24, 2023
A Massachusetts federal judge summarily refused Wednesday to tell the U.S. Department of Justice if it's allowed more than one expert economist in the challenge to JetBlue's planned $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit Airlines, apparently teeing up the question for closer to trial.
May 09, 2023
JetBlue and Spirit Airlines responded to a U.S. Department of Justice attempt to block their merger, saying that contrary to the DOJ's allegations, the combination of the two low-cost airlines will increase competition and benefit consumers.
March 31, 2023
Several states on Friday joined the U.S. Department of Justice in a bid to block JetBlue's planned $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit Airlines over concerns the deal will drive up prices for ultra-low-cost fliers.
March 21, 2023
A U.S. Department of Justice civil suit challenging a proposed $3.8 billion merger between JetBlue and Spirit Airlines will go to trial Oct. 16, a Massachusetts federal judge said during a Tuesday hearing.
March 08, 2023
The Massachusetts federal judge overseeing an enforcement action seeking to end JetBlue's alliance with American Airlines rejected enforcers' request that he also handle the government's recently lodged challenge of JetBlue's planned Spirit Airlines deal on Wednesday, saying the cases are not related and handing the merger case back for reassignment.