American Sues JetBlue Over Northeast Alliance Payments

American Airlines on Monday sued JetBlue for more than $1 million over payments related to the carriers’ former Northeast Alliance partnership, according to a Texas Business Court filing. The exact amount of American’s request was not disclosed.

The carriers had announced their partnership combining operations at Boston and three major New York area airports in July 2020. The U.S. Department of Justice, along with the District of Columbia and six states brought an antitrust lawsuit against the NEA in September 2021, the trial of which began in September 2022. By January 2023, JetBlue executives had said the partnership had become profitable. Judge Leo Sorokin, however, in May 2023 ruled that the NEA violated the Sherman Antitrust…