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JetBlue Airways and American Airlines are proceeding with a wind-down of their Northeast Alliance (NEA), though the two remain split on a decision to appeal.

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It was a rocky start to summer for U.S. airlines and travelers, with weather and system constraints testing operational resilience plans.

The two airlines launched the Northeast Alliance (NEA) in February 2021.

In a message to employees, JetBlue’s CEO outlines some of what may happen after a dissolution of its Northeast Alliance (NEA) with American Airlines.

American said "JetBlue’s decision and reasoning confirm our belief that the NEA has been highly pro-competitive ... [we] will move forward with an appeal."

JetBlue Airways has become the eighth carrier to offer nonstop flights between New York and Paris and has applied for a codeshare with Air Serbia.

The American Airlines and JetBlue Airways partnership was found to be anticompetitive by a U.S. federal judge over three weeks ago.

The May 19 ruling from Judge Sorokin came roughly a year and a half after DOJ sued to block the partnership, citing anticompetitive concerns.

Spirit currently offers 20,900 weekly departure seats from LGA, according to OAG Schedules Data.

JetBlue Airways says it will divest Spirit Airlines’ assets at LaGuardia Airport to preserve ULCC access in New York with Frontier Airlines the beneficiary.

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A string of new transatlantic routes being launched by Air Canada, British Airways, JetBlue and Norse Atlantic Airways are among the more eye-catching flights.

More than two years into their alliance, a federal judge has ordered the carries to end the arrangement in a matter of weeks.

“Look, we’ve got a legal system that allows for appeal, and we’re going to do that,” CEO Robert Isom said May 31 at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference

While emphasizing the value of the Northeast Alliance (NEA) it has been ordered to cease, American Airlines is downplaying potential financial impacts.

When the two airlines launched their Northeast Alliance (NEA) in early 2021 it was an unprecedented tie-up in the U.S. domestic market.

As American Airlines and JetBlue face the prospect of unwinding their partnership, the implications for their operations in the U.S. northeast remain ambiguous.

A U.S. federal judge has ruled the more than two-year-old alliance is anticompetitive and has ordered the carriers to permanently cease the agreement in 30 days

Runway construction at Las Vegas’ airport is triggering significant delays for operators, creating headwinds for Spirit, the facility’s second-largest operator.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

Spirit Airlines' new Boston routes include transcontinental service to Los Angeles.

Voluntary summer capacity reductions at New York airports expected to mean a financial impact for JetBlue Airways.

JetBlue serves more than 100 airports, which will include four in Europe as of late summer.

JetBlue will offer 35 daily departures from the island this summer.