The ruling marked a victory for the Biden administration in its efforts to preserve competition among the lowest cost airlines.
A federal judge blocks the merger of JetBlue and Spirit Airlines.

Judge blocks JetBlue-Spirit merger

01:14pm, Tuesday, 16'th Jan 2024
CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports on a judge's decision to block a merger between Spirit Airlines and JetBlue.
JetBlue's proposed $3.8 billion purchase of discounter Spirit would have produced the country's fifth-largest airline.
‘Extraordinary challenges and pressure of this job have taken their toll,' says CEO Robin Hayes

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12:47pm, Monday, 08'th Jan 2024
We start another new week of trading looking at a backloaded set of data: the consequential Consumer Price Index (CPI) comes out this Thursday, followed by the Producer Price Index (PPI) for Friday �
We'll see a slow trickle of quarterly earnings reports this week until the spigot opens Friday morning with Q4 results from some of the biggest Wall Street banks.
Strong air-travel demand and low debt boost Spirit Airlines (SAVE).
The ruling is expected in January and has wider implications beyond JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines stocks.
The Spirit/JetBlue trial is concluding, with the judge expected to rule at some point after December 13, 2023. I see the chance of a JetBlue/Spirit victory as around 65% compared to market implied odd
The judge also said he expected airline fares would rise if no-frills, ultra-low-cost Spirit no longer was around to "undercut everyone else" and drive down prices.
Shares of discount carrier Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE ) suffered a heavy blow in the market on Tuesday due to a courtroom drama that could disrupt its merger with JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU ). Law
Spirit is facing financial strain from weaker off-peak demand and Pratt & Whitney engine groundings.

Spirit Airlines: If Merger Fails, What's Next?

02:52pm, Monday, 20'th Nov 2023
Spirit Airlines' stock price has fallen to where it may be a value opportunity even without JetBlue merger. The stock trades around tangible book of ~$12 per share, versus closest competitor Frontier
Spirit Airlines and JetBlue's proposed merger is still awaiting a final verdict from the DOJ after almost a year and a half. Spirit's value lies in its Airbus orders, which include more than 100 airpl
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