American-JetBlue Alliance Breakup Upheld by Appeals Court (2)

A partnership between American Airlines Group Inc. and JetBlue Airways Corp. violated US antitrust law, an appeals court ruled, affirming a lower court decision to end the alliance.

The airline alliance harmed consumers by reducing their choices for flights from airports in the Northeast US, including New York City, a three-judge panel on the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston said Friday in a unanimous decision. The case was part of the Biden administration’s more aggressive stance…