American Airlines CEO cites stiff competition in defending JetBlue alliance

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom offered a vigorous defense of his company's alliance with JetBlue Airways as the company faces an antitrust trial. Isom argued that the alliance is critical to providing consumers with affordable alternative flights amid fierce competition from Delta and United while insisting that his company would struggle to broaden its operations in the northeast without the JetBlue partnership. "The opportunity to create the Northeast Alliance is absolutely an… (www.msn.com) Más...