A US Court Told the Government Its Aeroméxico Ruling Was Arbitrary. The Alliance Survives

Mexico · BUSINESS

Key Facts

—The ruling On 20 August the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated the Department of Transportation order that would have unwound the joint venture.

—What survives The alliance and its antitrust immunity remain in effect, letting the carriers coordinate schedules, fares and capacity across the border.

—The reasoning The court held the department had not explained why it ran a far more limited market analysis than in past cases, or why it imposed a condition it had not required of comparable ventures, including the US–Japan alliance.