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The Trump administration is defending an order from the US government Department of Transport that requires Delta Air Lines and Aeroméxico to dissolve their joint venture, saying the agreement gives them excessive control over flights between the US and Mexico.
In a court filing Monday, the government said the Department of Transportation “has validly decided to no longer allow legalized collusion” between two airlines that together control nearly 60% of operations at Mexico City International Airport, one of the largest international gateways to and from the United States.
The joint venture, first approved in 2016 under antitrust immunity, allowed Delta and Aeroméxico to coordinate on “pricing, capacity and operations,” according to the department’s Final Order 2025-9-8, issued in September.
The DOT said the alliance reduces competition in the U.S.-Mexico market and that ending the approval “serves the public interest.” The order requires the partnership’s immunity to end on January 1, 2026, unless postponed by a court.
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Delta Air Lines Bombardier Boeing 757-200 aircraft as seen arriving on final approach for landing at New York JFK John F. Kennedy International Airport. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
A Ministry of Justice the August filing supported the decision, saying the agency “conducted an analytically rigorous review of competitive impacts … consistent with its statutory authority and its public interest mandate.”
Passengers stand in line while waiting for Grupo Aeromexico flights at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico on January 10, 2022. (REUTERS/Luis Cortes / Reuters Photos)
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Delta and Aeroméxico have asked the question 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to block the order.
The Department of Justice, April 18, 2019, in Washington, DC (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
The airlines have argued that the partnership spearheaded will benefit travelers and deliver “hundreds of millions of dollars in annual consumer benefits.” The decision does not require Delta to sell its 20% stake in Aeroméxico.
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If accepted, the The Trump administration’s decision would roll back an Obama-era aviation deal that had allowed the airlines to act together despite antitrust concerns — a shift aimed at restoring fair competition in cross-border air travel.
