The US Supreme Court rejected on Monday a request made by American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) to overturn a judicial decision scrapping the company’s Northeast Alliance (NEA) with JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK). The airline argued that the first-instance ruling violated federal antitrust law.

The carrier called the Court’s decision not to take up the case disappointing.

“The Northeast Alliance was designed to increase competition and expand customer options in the Northeast, which it clearly did during…

Source: ch aviation
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