The U.S. DOT’s Jan. 26 tentative order required the joint venture to wind down by late October, but Delta and Aeromexico have challenged that decision.
Mexico is hitting back at assertions made by the U.S. Transportation Department that Mexico has violated the air transport agreement between the two countries.
The U.S. is ordering the Aeromexico-Delta Air Lines transborder joint venture be wound down after recent "anticompetitive" actions by the Mexican government.
Joint venture partners Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico could benefit in changing corporate travel trends from the potential for increased nearshoring in Mexico.
The U.S. FAA’s September decision to lift Mexico’s safety rating back to Category 1 status means the transborder JV with Aeromexico can begin growing again.