American Airlines Wants Supreme Court to Reconsider JetBlue Partnership Ruling

American Airlines is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a 2024 lower court decision that forced it to dissolve its Northeast Alliance with JetBlue.

According to documents published by Reuters on Monday, American petitioned the Supreme Court to review the November ruling by U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston, which found that the alliance reduced competition.

The question now is whether the Department of Justice under President Trump will support the move or side with the previous administration, which argued that the partnership hurt consumers by limiting fare competition in the Northeast.

In its petition, American argued that the partnership increased competition among all airlines in the region without raising prices. It also said the decision “threatens to wreak havoc on productive collaborations of all shapes and sizes” in the airline industry.

JetBlue, which terminated the alliance with American after the ruling from Judge Sorokin, said last month that it remains open to establishing an airline partnership despite the dissolution.