A U.S. appeals court took decisive action late Wednesday, pausing a Trump-era mandate targeting Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico. This directive sought to fracture the joint venture they've shared for nearly a decade.

The airlines, in their legal challenge, aimed to block the Transportation Department's order to disassemble their partnership, a collaboration pivotal for coordinating schedules, pricing, and capacity across U.S.–Mexico routes.

Delta and Aeromexico highlighted the substantial unrecoverable costs they would face should a court later uphold their contested arrangement, pressing the need to maintain the joint venture beyond the impending January 1 deadline.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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