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OFT refers in-flight catering suppliers joint venture to Competition Commission
- Squire Sanders Hammonds
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- United Kingdom
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- November 3 2011
The anticipated joint venture between Alpha Group Limited (Alpha) and LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG (LSG) has been referred by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Competition Commission (CC
Commission and US Department for Transportation publish report on transatlantic alliance
- Squire Sanders
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- European Union, USA
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- November 30 2010
The Commission and the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) have published a report on alliances in the transatlantic air services market, completing a joint research project (launched in March 2008) aimed at furthering understanding of airline alliances and the different regulatory approaches applied by each agency to address competition issues
Commission fines members of air freight cartel 799 million
- Squire Sanders
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- European Union
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- November 30 2010
The Commission has announced that 11 air cargo carriers are to be fined a total of 799 million for their involvement in a price fixing cartel which affected air cargo services within the EEA
OFT decides no grounds to take action against alleged predatory behaviour by Flybe
- Squire Sanders
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- United Kingdom
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- November 30 2010
The OFT has concluded that it has insufficient evidence to pursue Flybe for predatatory behaviour under Chapter II of the Competition Act 1998 andor Article 102 of the TFEU
Court of Appeal overturns CAT ruling on apparent bias in BAA market investigation
- Squire Sanders
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- United Kingdom
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- October 31 2010
On 13 October the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal by the Competition Commission and restored the Competition Commission's report in the BAA market investigation (which included a requirement to divest 3 airports (Gatwick, Stansted and either Edinburgh or Glasgow
OFT announces merger investigation into Ryanair's minority shareholding in Aer Lingus
- Squire Sanders
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- United Kingdom
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- October 31 2010
The OFT has announced it is conducting a merger investigation into the acquisition by Ryanair Holdings plc (Ryanair) of a 29.82 per cent minority shareholding in Aer Lingus Group plc (Aer Lingus) in 2006
Air France-KLM to face class action law suit for role in air cargo cartel
- Squire Sanders
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- European Union
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- October 19 2010
Air France-KLM is to face a claim in the Dutch Courts totalling more than 400 million for its role in an air cargo price-fixing cartel
Appeal brought against LufthansaAustrian Airlines decision
- Squire Sanders
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- European Union
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- June 30 2010
In August 2009 the Commission granted conditional approval of the acquisition by Lufthansa of Austrian Airlines
OFT abandons criminal proceedings against current and former BA executives
- Squire Sanders
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- United Kingdom
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- May 31 2010
The OFT has abandoned its criminal prosecution of 3 former and 1 current BA executive under section 188 Enterprise Act 2002 (the cartel offence) for their part in a fuel surcharge cartel
Statement of objections issued against Cathay Pacific Airways and Virgin Atlantic
- Squire Sanders
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- United Kingdom
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- April 30 2010
On 22 April 2010, the OFT issued a statement of objections alleging that Cathay Pacific Airways ("Cathay") and Virgin Atlantic infringed competition law in relation to passenger services on the London to Hong Kong route
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- Author - Diarmuid Ryan
- Workarea - Aviation