American Airlines has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower-court decision that found its now-scrapped U.S. Northeast partnership with JetBlue Airways violated federal antitrust law. America

American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) has asked the Supreme Court of the United States to review and overturn a First Circuit decision to block its Northeast Alliance (NEA) joint venture with JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK ).

American Airlines has asked the Supreme Court to reverse a ruling that blocked a revenue-sharing partnership the carrier had with JetBlue to coordinate flights. In court papers made public on Monday the Texas-based airline asked the justices to reevaluate a November appeals court ruling maintaining that American Airlines and JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance,