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Aid to a regional airport: European Commission opens in-depth investigation into potential State aid at Beauvais airport

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • June 7 2012

On 30 May 2012, the Commission announced that it has decided to open an in-depth State aid investigation into whether financial arrangements between public authorities and the French airport of Beauvais, and rebates and marketing agreements between this airport and its customer airlines, are in line with EU State aid rules

OFT fines British airlines in airline fuel surcharges price-fixing case

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 24 2012

On 19 April 2012, the OFT announced its decision in its Competition Act 1998 investigation into collusion by BA and Virgin over the pricing of passenger fuel surcharges

Minority shareholdings and merger control: the Office of Fair Trading refers Ryanair’s minority stake in Aer Lingus to Competition Commission

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 21 2012

On 15 June 2012, the OFT announced its decision to refer the 2006 completed acquisition by Ryanair of a minority stake of 29.8 in Aer Lingus to the Competition Commission

Supreme Court refuses BAA permission to appeal

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 25 2011

On 18 February 2011, the CC welcomed a decision of the Supreme Court to refuse BAA permission to appeal against a judgment of the Court of Appeal, which upheld the CC's BAA airports market investigation report

CAA consults on preliminary assessment of Gatwick Airport complaint

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 11 2011

On 23 September 2011, the Civil Aviation Authority (“CAA”) launched a consultation on its preliminary assessment of Gatwick Airport’s new charging structure

OFT publishes response to super-complaint on payment surcharges

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 29 2011

On 28 June the Office of Fair Trading (“OFT”) published its response to a supercomplaint from Which? in relation to payment surcharges, as applied, in particular, in the passenger transport sector

OFT asks for written representations on RyanairAer Lingus

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • Fiji, United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 5 2011

On 01 September, the OFT invited written representations about any competition or public interest issues arising out of the completed acquisition by Ryanair Holdings plc of a minority interest in Aer Lingus Group Plc

Airline ownership restrictions

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • Canada, European Union
  • -
  • April 20 2011

If an alliance is like an engagement and a merger is like a marriage, for the majority of airlines the best they can do is get engaged because marriage is not an option

Ryanair’s right to appeal rejected: Supreme Court rejects Ryanair’s application for permission to appeal

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 7 2012

On 1 June 2012, the UK Supreme Court rejected Ryanair’s application to appeal the OFT’s judgment to proceed with a merger review into its 2006 purchase of a minority stake (29.82) in rival airline, Aer Lingus

Transport

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
  • -
  • September 2 2009

The European Commission has approved the proposed acquisition of Austrian Airlines by Deutsche Lufthansa AG of Germany