American-JetBlue alliance breakup upheld by appellate court

(Nov 9): A partnership between American Airlines Group Inc and JetBlue Airways Corp violated US antitrust law, an appellate 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 on Friday in a unanimous decision. The case was part of the Biden administration’s more…