Tag: JetBlue
Spirit Passengers Challenge JetBlue Deal
A group of consumers and flight attendants sued JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines, seeking to halt their planned $3.8 billion merger over concerns that...
Spirit Shareholders Approve Sale To JetBlue
Spirit Airlines shareholders voted Wednesday to accept a $3.8 billion buyout from JetBlue Airways, but the deal could still face a challenge from federal antitrust...
Court Seeks More Documents In American-JetBlue Alliance Antitrust Case
Lawyers from the US Justice Department have spent weeks arguing that an alliance between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways would cost consumers $700 million.
The government alleged that...
American Defends Its Tie-Up With JetBlue At Antitrust Trial
Antitrust trials usually don’t have the same gravitas as other court proceedings, but the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the American Airlines/JetBlue Northeast Alliance...
JetBlue CEO Defends American Deal At Antitrust Trial
JetBlue Chief Executive Robin Hayes staunchly defended his company's alliance with larger rival American Airlines on Wednesday, denying the US government's allegations that the...
JetBlue CEO First Witness In DOJ Suit Against American Airlines Deal
JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes was the first witness in the trial in federal district court in Boston over the federal government’s antitrust lawsuit against...
Judge Rules AA Can’t Call Delta Present As Witness In JetBlue...
A Boston federal judge on Monday ruled against American Airlines Group Inc's bid to force the president of rival Delta Air Lines to testify at...
Sen. Warren Asks Department Of Transportation To Block JetBlue’s Spirit Buy
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is requesting that the US Department of Justice heavily scrutinize JetBlue's planned purchase of Spirit Airlines and ultimately block the...
JetBlue & Spirit Airlines Set October Date For Merger Vote
JetBlue Airways may have won over the board and management of Spirit Airlines in its bidding war with competitor Frontier Airlines for the discounter....
JetBlue Agrees To Buy Spirit For $3.8 Billion
JetBlue Airways has agreed to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion and create the nation's fifth-largest airline if the deal can win approval from...