American Airlines on Monday sued JetBlue Airways in the Business Court of Texas to recover funds that JetBlue allegedly owes from the failed Northeast Alliance partnership effort.

In this week's airline news, Reuters reports that JetBlue Airways and United Airlines are close to some form of partnership that's expected to at least include frequent flyer reciprocity; American Airlines said it ended talks with JetBlue about a new kind of deal and filed suit to recover money it says JetBlue owes it following the end of their Northeast Alliance;