ROBIN HAYES

Testimony at the antitrust trial involving American Airlines and JetBlue is turning toward access to airports in New York and Boston.

A trial is underway in the federal government's lawsuit aiming to kill a partnership between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways in the Northeast.

The agreement Thursday capped a months-long bidding war and arrives one day after Spirit's attempt to merge with Frontier Airlines fell apart. The deal still needs approval from antitrust regulators.

The deal comes a day after Spirit and Frontier Airlines agreed to abandon their merger proposal.

Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines are abandoning their merger proposal, which opens the way for JetBlue Airways to strike a deal for Spirit.

Shares of Spirit Airlines are rising after the budget airline postponed a vote on a merger with Frontier for the second time.

Shareholders of Spirit Airlines will vote next month on a proposed merger with Frontier Airlines.

Carly Zurich held up a letter that brought her dad to tears. It was her medical school acceptance letter, and even though he cried, her dad said he knew she would get in.

Score one for JetBlue in the dogfight over who gets to buy Spirit Airlines.

JetBlue is further dialing back its growth plans after struggling with a high number of canceled flights.

The fight for Spirit Airlines is heating up again.

Investors seem to be taking a slightly dim view of JetBlue's bid to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.6 billion.

The Justice Department is suing to stop American Airlines and JetBlue from coordinating their flights in the Northeast.

JetBlue is not departing New York. The low-cost airline announced Tuesday that it will keep its headquarters in Queens and expand its flagship terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport. JetBlue had considered moving its headquarters to Florida when its lease at a building in Long Island City ends in 2023.

U.S. and EU travelers that have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will soon be allowed to visit England without having to quarantine.

An 88-year-old artist looking to fill time during the pandemic has completed an entire year of elaborate “daily doodles.”.

There are hundreds of millions of people like her all over the world," he added, calling the Covid-19 vaccine "a game changer for everybody." However, the start of Covid-19 vaccinations have offered hope of a more complete economic recovery in 2021, particularly in beleaguered sectors like travel and hospitality. The administration of Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine began in the U.K. last week and in America this week. "We see our leisure business largely recovered by the end of next year. We think business travel will take a little bit longer but that's only about 15% to 20% of what we fly," he said.

"We continue to see a fair bit of interest for travel around the Thanksgiving and holiday period," Hayes said on "Closing Bell." ... We've been in a rising case count here for a couple weeks, and so far, we haven't seen an impact on bookings." Earlier Tuesday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio urged the city's residents not to travel outside of the state for the upcoming holidays. The mayor's concerns about holiday travel echo those of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert. Fauci has said his children, who live in three different states, have decided not to travel to see him for Thanksgiving.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. A former North Carolina congressman was sentenced Wednesday to probation for lying to FBI agents about his role in a scheme with a wealthy insurance company magnate to try to bribe the states top insurance regulator. Ex-U.S. Rep. Robin Hayes received no prison time from U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn, in keeping with the requests of federal prosecutors and Hayes attorneys. The insurance executive, Greg Lindberg, and another person convicted in the case were to be sentenced later in the day. A wealthy insurance and investment firm founder, Lindberg had been among the states top political donors. The government had recommended probation for Hayes, 75, because they said he admitted his crime, accepted responsibility and agreed to cooperate.

JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes said Tuesday that demand for airline flights has fallen more in response to the coronavirus than it did after 9/11. Hayes, appearing on CNBC's "Closing Bell," said the industry saw a 30% decline in demand from August 2001 to October 2001. Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly also recently said the coronavirus has created a fear of flying that has a "9/11-like feel." United President Scott Kirby added that gross bookings, which he said are a better measure of current demand, are down 25%. Like many other airlines, JetBlue is making adjustments to its flight schedules between March and early May.