Overview
- A three-judge Eleventh Circuit panel granted a stay that pauses the Transportation Department’s dissolution order.
- The suspension halts the Sept. 15 directive that revoked antitrust approval and set a Jan. 1, 2026 breakup deadline.
- The carriers say flights, code-sharing and frequent‑flyer reciprocity continue without change while the case proceeds.
- Delta, which owns about 20% of Aeroméxico, challenged the order in October and welcomed the court’s move; Aeroméxico warned unwinding would impose unrecoverable costs.
- DOT has argued the partnership harms competition in the U.S.–Mexico market, with some reports linking the move to disputes over cargo operations at Mexico’s AIFA.