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• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
A court has blocked the U.S. Department of Transportation’s decision to terminate the joint venture between Aeroméxico and Delta Air Lines, preventing the partnership from ending as ordered and extending uncertainty around the carriers’ transborder commercial relationship.
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A court has blocked the U.S. Department of Transportation’s decision to terminate the joint venture between Aeroméxico and Delta Air Lines, preventing the partnership from ending as ordered and extending uncertainty around the carriers’ transborder commercial relationship.
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