Justice Department
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Interview: Delta CEO Richard Anderson
… Airways ? It's at DOT right now, and we're very hopeful it will be approved. Then we'll go through the Justice Department process. Hopefully, by this time a year from now we'll be well underway. It's a very important move for …
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American Airlines issued a statement explaining that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether global distribution systems have violated antitrust laws
. AA said it "intends to cooperate fully" with a request from DOJ's Antitrust Division to "provide information relevant to that investigation." This is the latest of several investigations, court cases and federal rulemakings that spotlight GDS competition. In October 2009, DOJ reportedly sought
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The U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division approved Southwest Airlines' acquisition of AirTran Airways
The U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division approved Southwest Airlines' acquisition of AirTran Airways bit.ly/fi19hx , clearing the way for the carriers to merge. Southwest then reaffirmed plans to close the acquisition on May 2 . ...
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U.S. OKs Southwest Acquisition Of AirTran
The U.S. Department of Justice 's Antitrust Division on Tuesday announced that it had approved Southwest Airlines' acquisition of AirTran Airways, clearing …
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AA Invokes 'Relevant Submarket' Concept In Monopoly Claim Against Travelport
American Airlines officials have said that distribution is the carrier's fourth-highest cost after fuel, labor and aircraft ownership and maintenance, but legal expenses must be creeping up there, too, as the company is again suing key distributors. In a complaint filed Tuesday in U.S. District
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Southwest Airlines on Thursday reported a $131 million fourth-quarter profit, besting its $116 million profit in the same quarter in 2009
… lift revenue per available seat mile by nearly 9 percent. Southwest expects to close its acquisition of AirTran Airways in the second quarter of 2011, anticipating approvals by the U.S. Department of Justice and AirTran stockholders.
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Gov't Commission Proposes Federal Travel Spending, Airport Funding Cuts
… generate $4.22 billion in savings during the next 10 years. The commission specifically accused the U.S. Department of Justice of "wasteful spending." The DOJ budget request for fiscal year 2011 called for $450 million in travel expenses …
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Delta Sees Opportunity In Southwest, AirTran Merger
… August agreed to enter Newark by leasing 36 slots from Continental Airlines , a move that alleviated U.S. Department of Justice concerns about Continental's since-completed merger with United Airlines. Southwest could offer as many …
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Travel Tech Firms Unite To Oppose Google's ITA Purchase
… in fare search. The U.S. Justice Department is in the midst of reviewing ..... Attorney General and head of the Justice Department ’s antitrust division from 2005 to 2008. "The Justice Department needs to thoroughly investigate …
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DOJ Sues Amex Over Card Merchant Incentives
American Express is fighting a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit filed Monday that claims the card ..... This practice is known as steering, and the Justice Department is seeking to allow it." American Express is by …
