JetBlue's and American Airlines' appeal to the ruling on the Northeast Alliance has failed. Appeal denied Earlier today, a United States Appeals Court judge agreed with the decision to end the Northeast Alliance. JetBlue and American Airlines appealed the decision, but US Circuit Judge William Kayatta did not overturn the previous ruling.
"Presented with an arrangement that had many of the essential attributes of an agreement between two powerful competitors sharing revenues and divvying up highly concentrated markets, the district court conducted a monthlong proceeding, after which it made detailed findings of fact." According to Bloomberg , American is reviewing its options and considering action points. Other sources say that American could appeal once again or go to the United States Supreme Court.
Since former President Donald Trump was declared the winner of the presidential election, there has been speculation that the airline's could try to bring back their partnership. Today's ruling ended saying, "Seeing no clear error in those findings, we also see no error of law in the court's application of the rule of reason to conclude that the arrangement violated section one of the Sherman Act. For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the district court is affirmed.
" Context The alliance was formed in late 2020, and allowed American and JetBlue to coordinate their schedules and share profits on routes from Boston and New York. Then the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the.
