American Airlines, JetBlue lose appeal to revive alliance coordinating flights, sharing profits

American Airlines lost its appeal to revive an alliance with JetBlue that collapsed after lawsuits succeeded in declaring it anticompetitive, a judge ruled Friday.

The scrapped alliance between American Airlines, the U.S.’s largest airline, and JetBlue, the sixth-largest airline, had the carriers coordinatimg flights, seats and sharing profits.

In July 2023, a judge ruled that the alliance was anticompetitive and would drive up ticket prices.

“The Northeast Alliance was designed to…