Event
Ruling on the American–JetBlue Northeast Alliance, 2023
On 19 May 2023 a federal judge found that the Northeast Alliance between American and JetBlue violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act; the First Circuit affirmed on 8 November 2024.
- Dates
- 19 May 2023 – 8 Nov 2024
- Too Big to Fail20 scenes
- How are Ruling on the American–JetBlue Northeast Alliance, 2023 and … connected?
On 19 May 2023 a federal judge found that the Northeast Alliance between American and JetBlue violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act; the First Circuit affirmed on 8 November 2024.
Connections 3
involved
- American Airlines defendant; found to have violated Section 1; its appeal failed Primary record 12
- JetBlue Airways defendant; found to have violated Section 1; the First Circuit opinion describes American as the appellant Primary record 1
- U.S. Department of Justice plaintiff, with states Primary record 1
Timeline 1 date
- 19 May 2023 – 8 Nov 2024 Ruling on the American–JetBlue Northeast Alliance, 2023
Proof 2 sources
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United States v. American Airlines Group Inc. and JetBlue Airways Corp., Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, No. 21-11558 (D. Mass., 19 May 2023), U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 19 May 2023.
Primary record
the Court finds that the plaintiffs have convincingly established that the NEA violates Section 1 of the Sherman Act.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v.
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United States v. American Airlines Group Inc. and JetBlue Airways Corp., Opinion, No. 23-1802 (1st Cir., 8 November 2024), U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 8 Nov 2024.
Primary record
Seeing no reversible error of either fact or law, we affirm.
Page history 3 changes
- Second revision of Too Big to Fail: the FTC's 1917 finding, the 1952 report's seven firms, the 1984 hearing record, and corrected cards for Spirit, beef, tickets, Google and the final verdict05663c47
- Revise Too Big to Fail after the skeptic's review: read to 2 November 2026, a verdict card that separates findings from shares, the 1929 fight with its scandal and the board's stand, and sources for every cardc819f2cb
- Add the story Too Big to Fail: Standard Oil's stockholders, the phrase's origin in 1984, and market-by-market cases to November 2026aa9c434d
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