JetBlue-Spirit Merger Blocked, But Not Permanently Restrained

Spirit and JetBlue on tarmac
Credit: Rob Finlayson
BOSTON—JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines will not be allowed to merge, a federal judge has ruled, in a decision that stops short at permanently blocking a future combination of the two. The Jan. 16 ruling from U.S. District Judge William G. Young finds the proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of...
Christine Boynton

Christine Boynton is a Senior Editor covering air transport in the Americas for Aviation Week Network.

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