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American Airlines asks US Supreme Court to review case over Northeast Alliance with JetBlue

( February 27, 2025, 23:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: American Airlines asked the US Supreme Court to review an antitrust case brought by the US Department of Justice and states over its alliance with JetBlue. It said that the First Circuit’s decision affirming an injunction embraces a hostility to collaboration and splits with other circuits. “This court has consistently held that there is nothing inherently, or per se, unlawful about two competitors collaborating to ‘pool their resources’ and ‘share the risks of and profits from’ the joint venture’s activities. This court has likewise recognized that joint ventures are frequently procompetitive because they ‘enable firms to do something more cheaply or better’ than they can alone,” American Airlines argued in its petition. See attached file. ...

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