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Delta – AeroMexico JV Restored by Court

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Delta and AeroMexico began operating a code-sharing joint venture in 2016, which operated unimpeded until 2025, when the Trump administration reversed its earlier position and issued a Department of Transportation order to terminate the joint venture. The carriers appealed the decision to the 11th circuit, which stayed the DOT action and has now reversed the DOT order, permanently reinstating the JV.  The court found that signaling out this JV when others with similar provisions were not so ordered was arbitrary and capricious.

The agreement has coordinated routes, schedules, pricing, capacity, and revenue sharing on cross-border flights between the US and Mexico, including SkyTeam benefits on both airlines. The Delta

– AeroMexico JV has operated continuously and successfully since 2016.

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The Trump administration disagreed with Mexico over aviation policy and slots and Mexico City airport, and in retaliation took actions to block the joint venture. But the two participants, who found the arrangements financially and operationally beneficial, sued to maintain their agreement and won their case.

Delta and AeroMexico began operating a code-sharing joint venture in 2016, which operated unimpeded until 2025, when the Trump administration reversed its earlier position and issued a Department of Transportation order that terminated the joint venture. The carriers appealed the decision to the 11th circuit, which reversed the DOT order, reinstating the JV.