January 02, 2023
A high court fight that could reshape where companies can be sued, a criminal trial with implications for the autonomous vehicle industry, and ride-hailing drivers' efforts to gain employee status are among the cases that transportation attorneys are watching closely in 2023.
November 18, 2022
A multiweek antitrust trial over a partnership between JetBlue and American Airlines came to a close Friday in Massachusetts federal court as the government argued the pact could lead to more noncompetitive agreements, while the airlines claimed they are actually increasing competition in the industry.
October 21, 2022
American Airlines won't have to turn over 11 documents related to its alliance with JetBlue that have been the subject of a heated dispute between their lawyers and U.S. Department of Justice antitrust attorneys, after a federal judge ruled Thursday that the material is subject to attorney-client privilege.
October 17, 2022
An American Airlines executive testified Monday that antitrust enforcers who are challenging the company's alliance with JetBlue misunderstood a text he sent suggesting that airline brass knew the accord would not pass regulatory muster.
October 14, 2022
A partnership between American Airlines and JetBlue will spur competition and help more-established legacy airlines grow, an expert told a Massachusetts federal judge on Friday as the carriers kicked off their defense in the government's antitrust suit.
October 06, 2022
An Alaska Airlines executive testified Thursday in the government's antitrust trial challenging a JetBlue and American Airlines pact that he's never seen such cooperative terms between domestic carriers as the pair share in their challenged Northeast Alliance deal.
October 04, 2022
As JetBlue and American Airlines contend in court that the U.S. Department of Transportation saw value in their joint venture which the U.S. Department of Justice is now challenging, the DOT itself is wading into the court of public opinion to argue the airlines have it all wrong.
September 28, 2022
JetBlue's CEO told a federal judge Wednesday that his company and American Airlines remain "full-blooded" rivals despite the government's claims that a partnership between the two will leave travelers with fewer cheap flight options.
September 27, 2022
A Massachusetts federal judge heard contrasting views on a partnership between American Airlines and JetBlue during the start of a closely watched antitrust case Tuesday, with the government claiming the accord will cost travelers billions and the carriers touting increased competition with Delta.
September 26, 2022
Federal prosecutors can enforce a subpoena to compel a Delta Air Lines executive to testify at a bench trial set to start this week in a suit that alleges a partnership between two rival airlines is quashing competition in the transportation industry.