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United States of America et al v. JetBlue Airways Corporation et al

  1. March 04, 2024

    JetBlue And Spirit Nix $3.8B Deal After Court Block

    JetBlue Airways said Monday that it has reached an agreement with Spirit Airlines to end their planned $3.8 billion merger, after the U.S. Department of Justice convinced a Massachusetts federal court to block the deal earlier this year.

  2. February 26, 2024

    JetBlue, Spirit Tell 1st Circ. $3.8B Deal Is Good For Most Fliers

    JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines told the First Circuit on Monday that a $3.8 billion merger should not have been blocked because the judge who stopped the sale sought to protect a small, hypothetical subset of travelers to the detriment of the vast majority who stand to benefit from the deal.

  3. February 02, 2024

    1st Circ. Fast-Tracks JetBlue And Spirit Merger Block Appeal

    JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines got their wish for a speedy appeal to a federal judge's decision blocking their plans for a $3.8 billion merger on Friday, with the First Circuit saying arguments would be heard in June.

  4. February 01, 2024

    DOJ Tells 1st Circ. Not To 'Rush' JetBlue, Spirit's Appeal

    The U.S. Department of Justice pushed back Wednesday on JetBlue and Spirit Airlines' bid for the expedited treatment of an appeal that seeks to preserve their $3.8 billion merger after it was blocked by a Massachusetts federal court, telling the First Circuit it has no obligation to meet the airlines' "self-imposed deadline."

  5. January 26, 2024

    JetBlue Says It May Scrap Spirit Merger After Court Ruling

    JetBlue Airways Corp. said Friday that a federal judge's decision blocking its $3.8 billion merger with Spirit Airlines could lead to the deal being scrapped as a critical deadline looms, while Spirit responded that there's "no basis" to end their efforts.

  6. January 19, 2024

    JetBlue, Spirit To Take Block Of $3.8B Merger To 1st Circ.

    JetBlue and Spirit Airlines said Friday that they will appeal a Massachusetts federal judge's decision blocking their proposed $3.8 billion merger, an effort to preserve a deal that antitrust enforcers claimed would illegally stifle competition in the low-cost carrier market.

  7. January 17, 2024

    JetBlue-Spirit Ruling Casts Uncertainty Over Airline Deals

    A Massachusetts federal court decision blocking JetBlue and Spirit Airlines' proposed merger sends a chilling message to dealmakers contemplating airline combinations, joint ventures or code-share agreements, raising questions about what airline industry growth strategies wouldn't trigger antitrust enforcers' alarm bells, experts say.

  8. January 16, 2024

    Judge Blocks $3.8B JetBlue-Spirit Merger

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday blocked a proposed $3.8 billion merger between JetBlue Airways Inc. and Spirit Airlines, finding in a lengthy order that the deal would stifle competition in the low-cost carrier market.

  9. January 11, 2024

    DOJ Says FTC's IQVIA Win Backs JetBlue-Spirit Challenge

    The Department of Justice is telling the Massachusetts federal judge overseeing its case against the JetBlue and Spirit Airlines merger that he should take guidance from the Southern District of New York's recent ruling in the IQVIA merger case, which held that even in fast-changing markets the current state of competition has relevance.

  10. December 14, 2023

    Flight Attendants Vouch For JetBlue-Spirit Deal Post-Trial

    The AFL-CIO's flight attendants' union on Wednesday sought to back JetBlue's planned $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit Airlines against a U.S. Department of Justice merger challenge, telling a Massachusetts federal judge the deal will bolster competition against the Big Four airlines and will, in particular, bolster labor conditions.

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