JetBlue Airways said Wednesday that it will terminate its partnership in the northeast U.S. with American Airlines after a federal judge ruled to block the agreement, as the New York airline focuses on its acquisition of Spirit Airlines .
American said last month that it would challenge the ruling against the JetBlue partnership, but New York-based JetBlue said Wednesday it would not appeal the decision.
JetBlue's deal to buy Spirit came together after JetBlue and American launched a partnership in the Northeast.
American Airlines said Wednesday that it will still appeal the ruling.
A spokesman for the airline did not immediately say how American could salvage the deal if JetBlue plans to begin unwinding it.
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