American Airlines Group has asked a federal appeals court to overturn a decision invalidating its Northeast Alliance (NEA) with JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK), arguing the current ruling could prevent the company from entering into future joint ventures.

According to Gregory Garre, a lawyer for American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth), the decision to invalidate the alliance was based on legal errors as well as a lack of understanding of how antitrust laws operate in the United States. The ruling also…

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