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United and JetBlue formalize strategic partnership

United and JetBlue formalize strategic partnership

United Airlines and JetBlue have finalized a commercial partnership, marking a pivotal shift in the competitive US aviation landscape without triggering antitrust alarms. As JetBlue’s new management struggles to turn around the East Coast–based airline, JetBlue desperately wants back into JFK after concentrating all New York–based flying

Pete Buttigieg reflects on DOT tenure and airline regulation legacy

Pete Buttigieg reflects on DOT tenure and airline regulation legacy

Skift conducted an exit interview, of sorts, with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. He highlighted the successes and challenges of his tenure, focusing on his department’s work overseeing the airline industry’s postpandemic recovery, regulatory enforcement, and consumer protections. Under Buttigieg, the Department of Transportation implemented regulations such as automatic

DOT’s National airport beyond perimeter slot awards face scrutiny

DOT’s National airport beyond perimeter slot awards face scrutiny

View from the Wing questions DOT’s recent allocation of five beyond-perimeter flight slots at Washington National Airport (DCA), alleging the process violated federal law. The FAA Reauthorization Act stipulated that four slots go to the largest existing carriers at DCA (so called nonlimited incumbents) and one to a smaller

Frontier, Spirit, and JetBlue challenge beyond-perimeter slot awards at DCA

Frontier, Spirit, and JetBlue challenge beyond-perimeter slot awards at DCA

Frontier, Spirit, and JetBlue Airlines filed objections this week to Transportation’s tentative award of new slots at Washington National Airport (DCA) to American, Delta, Alaska, Southwest, and United. These were included in this year’s FAA reauthorization are exempt from DCA's 1,250-mile perimeter rule. The goal