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US sues to block JetBlue from buying Spirit Airlines
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Biden administration sued to block JetBlue Airways' $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit Airlines, saying Tuesday that the deal would reduce competition...
Merger vote at Spirit could reshape discount airline market
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe prospect of a takeover of Spirit Airlines threatens to upend the cheap-fare end of the industry...
Alaska Airlines is buying Hawaiian Airlines. Will the Biden administration let the merger fly?
Associated Press via AOL· 6 months agoThe Biden administration has taken a tough stance against mergers, and it is certain to take a close...
US case against American Airlines and JetBlue heads to court
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe government's antitrust lawsuit against American Airlines and JetBlue begins Tuesday and the...
Airline mergers are not good for passengers. Here's how to stop them.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIf the latest wave of proposed airline mergers has left you a little worried, then you have a good memory. Historically, airline mergers are terrible for passengers. And the latest two – the ...
Alaska Airlines to acquire Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion
ABC News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAlaska Airlines will acquire Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion, their CEOs announced. As a combined...
JetBlue CEO first witness in US lawsuit against 2 airlines
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGovernment lawyers used airline executives' own words in trying Tuesday to persuade a federal judge...
JetBlue merger with Spirit not cleared for takeoff – why Justice Department is suing to scupper deal
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStuck on the runway? AP Photo/Wilfredo LeeThe U.S. Department of Justice has intervened to block a...
Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal that may attract regulator scrutiny
Associated Press via AOL· 6 months agoAlaska Airlines agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal announced Sunday, potentially...
'The bigger airlines get, the worse they become'
The Week via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSpirit and JetBlue planes at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 'Price-fixing without going to jail for...