Appeals Court Overturns Trump's Order To Break Up Delta Air Lines & Aeromexico Joint Venture

A U.S. appeals court overturned a Trump administration order from September 2025 that sought to block Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico’s joint venture. The decision came after the airlines sued following a U.S. Department of Transportation move to block the decade-old partnership, Reuters reported. Delta argued the DOT applied stricter standards to the Delta–Aeromexico alliance than those used for other ventures, including United Airlines and Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA). The court said the DOT’s decision was “arbitrary and capricious,” and it moved to reinstate the cooperative travel program.