American, JetBlue Ask to Toss ‘Defective’ DOJ Antitrust Case (1)

American Airlines Group Inc. and JetBlue Airways Corp. asked a federal judge to throw out a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit challenging the airlines’ agreement to coordinate flights in the Northeast.

American and JetBlue said in a court filing Monday that their so-called Northeast Alliance has provided consumers more choices and boosted competition against Delta Air Lines Inc. and United Airlines Holdings Inc.

The alliance “has increased output in Boston and New York, including more flights to more destinations and large increases in every airline industry measure of output,” American and JetBlue said in the filing in federal court in ...