U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton held a bench trial in April to determine whether AMCK breached its contract with Frontier. Stanton noted that he had a specific focus on whether AMCK waived its right to timely payment during an April 2020 phone call between executives at the two companies.
U.S. District Judge Judge Louis Stanton of the Southern District of New York on Friday awarded a $48.6 million judgment in favor of Frontier Airlines in a suit against AMCK Aviation Holdings Ireland Limited, an aircraft leasing company, and two AMCK affiliates in a breach-of-contract suit relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton. Photo: Rick Kopstein
After dismissing several of Frontier’s claims on summary judgment, Stanton held a bench trial in April to determine whether AMCK breached its contract with Frontier. Stanton noted that he had a specific focus on whether AMCK waived its right to timely payment during an April 2020 phone call between executives at the two companies.
