American Airlines asks US court to overturn ruling barring JetBlue alliance
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – American Airlines has asked a U.S. appeals court to reverse a judge’s decision that sided with the U.S. Department of Justice and declared that its now-scrapped…
JetBlue asks US to ban KLM from JFK if planned Schiphol curbs take place
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – U.S. carrier JetBlue Airways said on Tuesday it had asked the U.S. Department of Transportation to ban Air France’s KLM from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, if…
JetBlue cuts revenue forecast due to weather disruptions, staffing gaps
(Reuters) – U.S. carrier JetBlue Airways warned on Thursday it expects third-quarter revenue to be at the low end of its prior forecast due to a bigger hit from weather-related disruptions and…
JetBlue agrees to sell Spirit assets in Boston, Newark to Allegiant
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – JetBlue Airways Corp said Monday it had agreed to sell all of Spirit Airlines assets at Boston and Newark Liberty airports to Allegiant, as it works to…
Charter pilot cited in Boston near-miss with JetBlue plane – NTSB
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday cited the failure of a charter pilot to get a takeoff clearance in a February incident in Boston that…
JetBlue forecasts second-quarter profit above expectations on robust demand
(Reuters) – JetBlue Airways Corp forecast a better-than-expected second-quarter profit on Tuesday as the low-cost carrier remains confident about a robust recovery in leisure and international travel. Shares of the airline rose…
JetBlue launches flights to Amsterdam as demand for transatlantic travel rise
(Reuters) – JetBlue Airways Corp will launch flights to Amsterdam as it looks to cash in on the soaring demand for transatlantic travel, the New York-based low cost carrier said on Tuesday.…
Analysis: JetBlue faces ‘uphill battle’ in merger fight with government
By Diane Bartz and Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department’s complaint aimed at stopping JetBlue Airways Corp from buying rival discount carrier Spirit Airlines Inc will force the companies…
JetBlue Hit With DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Over Spirit Airlines Merger
JetBlue Hit With DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Over Spirit Airlines Merger Katelynn Richardson on March 7, 2023 The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an antitrust lawsuit against JetBlue on Tuesday to prevent a…
US files complaint against JetBlue in Boston amid expectation it will oppose Spirit purchase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department filed a complaint against JetBlue in Boston federal court on Tuesday amid expectation that the government will oppose the airline’s purchase of Spirit. The complaint…
Spirit Airlines says expects DOJ decision on JetBlue merger in around 30 days
(Reuters) – Spirit Airlines Inc said on Tuesday it expects U.S. antitrust regulators to decide whether to allow the low-cost carrier to proceed with its $3.8 billion merger with JetBlue Airways Corp…
JetBlue aims to significantly reduce jet fuel emissions by 2035
(Reuters) – JetBlue Airways Corp said on Tuesday it was committed to reducing emissions related to jet fuel by 50% per revenue tonne kilometer by 2035 from 2019 levels. The New York-based…
JetBlue plans flights to Paris next year as travel booms
(Reuters) – JetBlue Airways Corp said on Wednesday it would expand its transatlantic coverage by offering flights to Paris next year, seeking to cash in on robust demand for overseas travel. The…
Spirit Airlines shareholders vote in favor of $3.8 billion JetBlue merger
(Reuters) – Shareholders of U.S. carrier Spirit Airlines Inc on Wednesday voted in favor of JetBlue Airways Corp’s $3.8 billion takeover offer, moving the companies closer to creating the nation’s fifth-largest carrier.…
Sustainable fuel startup Air Company to sell to JetBlue, Virgin Atlantic
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sustainable fuel startup Air Company has multi-year agreements to sell jet fuel made from captured carbon emissions to carriers JetBlue Airways Corp and Britain’s Virgin…
U.S. OKs new American Airlines, JetBlue flights to Havana
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration will expand U.S. flights to Havana, adding 13 weekly American Airlines departures from Miami and a weekly JetBlue departure from Fort Lauderdale, Florida,…
Former JetBlue Employee Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Loan Fraud
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Keily Nunez, a former JetBlue Airways employee, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with false statements Nunez made to obtain loans…
How Spirit Airlines CEO Christie did his JetBlue deal U-turn
By Anirban Sen (Reuters) – Spirit Airlines Inc Chief Executive Ted Christie had been dismissive of the possibility that regulators would allow his low-cost U.S. airline to be sold to JetBlue Airways…
Kosher cert group accuses JetBlue of selling food with fake kosher label
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – A kosher certification group sued JetBlue Airways Corp in New Jersey federal court Thursday, alleging JetBlue unlawfully used its trademarks to advertise food it had not certified.…
JetBlue shares fall as airline cuts summer flight schedule
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – JetBlue Airways shares fell 11% on Tuesday after the carrier said it will trim its summer schedule to address a series of challenges ahead of what could…
JetBlue to trim summer schedule amid hiring push
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – JetBlue Airways confirmed on Sunday it plans to cut its summer schedule in a bid to avert flight disruptions as it works to ramp up hiring. An…
Analysis: JetBlue faces struggle in selling Spirit takeover bid to investors
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO – Robin Hayes, the ebullient chief executive of JetBlue Airways Corp, was on an Amtrak train on Tuesday coming back from Boston when news broke that his…
JetBlue to add 5,000 jobs in New York
(Reuters) – JetBlue Airways Corp said on Monday it would add 5,000 jobs in all sections of its operations in New York this year, as U.S. carriers ramp up their hiring plans…
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