U.S. appeals court overturns DOT move to end Delta–Aeromexico joint venture from 2024
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A U.S. appeals court overturned the Department of Transportation's attempt to terminate Delta's immunized joint venture with Aeromexico, allowing coordinated U.S.-Mexico operations to continue. The ruling reduces regulatory overhang and preserves network, scheduling, and loyalty integration that supports route economics in the largest U.S. international market by seats. Sector impact is localized to airline competition dynamics rather than broader macro markets.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit overturned the Department of Transportation’s decision to terminate Delta Air Lines’ immunized joint venture with Aeromexico, allowing the partnership to continue. The court said the DOT focused only on the Mexico City market rather than the broader U.S.–Mexico market analysis used when the pact was first approved in 2016. On U.S.–Mexico routes, American Airlines holds just over a 20% seat share, compared with just under 20% for the Delta–Aeromexico venture, while Mexico’s low-cost carrier Volaris has 19%, according to Cirium schedule data. The joint venture resumed after Mexico was returned to the FAA’s Category 1 safety rating in 2023.
