Airlines
JetBlue Protests 'Immunized' Joint Ventures of Legacy Airlines
The U.S. Department of Transportation should periodically review immunized joint ventures to ensure carriers keep their promises, JetBlue says.
JetBlue Airbus A320s stand ready for service at New York JFK International Airport. (Photo: JetBlue)
JetBlue Airbus A320s stand ready for service at New York JFK International Airport. (Photo: JetBlue)

The same Big 3 U.S. airlines that have cried foul over unfair competition from Persian Gulf carriers face complaints about their own domineering practices. JetBlue Airways, the fifth largest U.S. airline, says it is being pinched by “immunized” joint ventures and alliances involving American, Delta and United airlines and foreign partners.