Organization
JetBlue Airways
New York–based airline; lost two federal cases in 2023–2024, over its partnership with American and its planned purchase of Spirit.
See Ruling on the American–JetBlue Northeast Alliance, 2023 and Ruling blocking JetBlue’s purchase of Spirit, 2024.
Connections 2
involved in
- Ruling on the American–JetBlue Northeast Alliance, 2023 defendant; found to have violated Section 1; the First Circuit opinion describes American as the appellant Primary record 1
- Ruling blocking JetBlue’s purchase of Spirit, 2024 defendant; enjoined from the merger Primary record 2
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.
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United States v. JetBlue Airways Corp. and Spirit Airlines, Inc., Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, No. 23-10511 (D. Mass., 16 January 2024), U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 16 Jan 2024.
Primary record
therefore, the Court rules that the proposed acquisition violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act.
with evidence that Spirit is struggling financially, suggesting that the proposed acquisition would in fact protect consumers from facing a weakened, failing Spirit
JetBlue is also far from the only available purchaser, should Spirit find itself in dire need.
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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