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Eleventh Circuit Vacates DOT Order Withdrawing Delta-Aeromexico Antitrust Immunity
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Fusion42 · 24 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Eleventh Circuit Court vacated the DOT's 2025 order that withdrew antitrust immunity for the Delta-Aeromexico joint venture, ruling that the DOT acted arbitrarily by narrowly focusing on competitive conditions at a single airport and applying inconsistent standards compared to previous joint ventures. This decision maintains the Delta-Aeromexico alliance while raising questions on future DOT alliance reviews concerning slot-controlled airports.
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The court's ruling recalibrates how you navigate US antitrust immunity in airline partnerships, exposing inconsistent DOT treatment of joint ventures that you can challenge or leverage. Airline founders should reassess their dependency on slot-controlled airports as regulatory enforcement may now demand uniform scrutiny.
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