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Clear skies seen ahead for the American AirlinesU.S. Airways merger

  • Cohen & Gresser LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 22 2013

The recently announced merger of American Airlines and U.S. Airways creates a new carrier that is a behemoth by any measure. The combined airline

The Air Canada & United consent agreement complex, yet creative

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada, USA
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  • October 26 2012

On October 24, 2012, the Competition Bureau announced that it had reached a consent agreement with Air Canada and United Continental Holdings Inc. that would govern the airlines’ joint-ventures relating to 14 high-demand air passenger routes between Canada and the U.S

Competition Bureau reaches settlement with Air Canada and United Continental

  • Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
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  • Canada, USA
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  • October 26 2012

The Competition Bureau announced on October 24, 2012, that it has entered into a Consent Agreement with Air Canada and United Continental Holdings, Inc. ("United Continental") that settles outstanding litigation between the Bureau and the companies regarding a proposed joint venture and certain existing coordination agreements in respect of Canada-US transborder airline services

The mobile market

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 13 2012

The House and Senate both have passed the Federal Aviation Authority re-authorization bill that contains a requirement for a study on the possible use of cellphones during flights

Delta and USAir convince DOT to approve Laguardia-Reagan slot swap, and DOJ continues to investigate at National

  • Jones Day
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 6 2012

After two years of wrangling with the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, Delta Air Lines and US Airways are near landing their deal to swap slots at New York's LaGuardia Airport ("LGA") and Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. ("DCA"

Air transportation company pleads guilty to price-fixing on air cargo shipments and pay US$13.2 million

  • Rajah & Tann LLP
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  • USA
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  • August 1 2011

On 27 May 2011, EVA Airways Corporation (‘EVA’) agreed to plead guilty and pay US$13.2 million as criminal fine in a price-fixing conspiracy in the air cargo industry

Commissioner of Competition challenges Air Canada and United Continental joint venture

  • Dentons
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  • Canada, USA
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  • July 6 2011

On June 27, 2011, the Competition Bureau announced that the Commissioner of Competition (the “Commissioner”) is seeking to prohibit the proposed joint venture between Air Canada and United Continental Holdings Inc. (“United Continental”) under the merger provisions of the Competition Act (the “Act”

Court tosses Transpacific Air passengers' claims based on alleged overcharges for flights originating in Asia

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 13 2011

On May 9, 2011, the District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed with prejudice air passenger travel claims based on foreign injury in an MDL action alleging a ten-year international conspiracy among the airlines to fix the prices of transpacific air passenger travel

DOJ allows Google acquisition of ITA with settlement that reflects antitrust enforcement trends

  • Jones Day
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  • USA
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  • April 18 2011

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that, to allow Google's proposed acquisition of ITA Software, DOJ and the parties have agreed to a set of requirements that will govern Google's future operation of the ITA business

No U.S.-style class actions in the UK just yet: UK Court of Appeal rejects representative damages action against air freight cartel

  • Jones Day
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  • United Kingdom, USA
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  • November 24 2010

The English Court of Appeal has rejected a request to join hundreds of claimants to a damages claim against British Airways (BA) for its involvement in an air freight cartel