By John Bowker and Kyle Peterson LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters UK) - British Airways, AMR's American Airlines and Spain's Iberia said on Thursday they have agreed to a transatlantic tie-up designed to make the partners more competitive in an increasingly global air travel market. The trio said it...
NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - American Airlines, British Airways BAY and Iberia IBLA are set to announce on Thursday they are applying for antitrust immunity from competition authorities in the United States and Europe in order to form a trans-Atlantic joint venture, the Financial Times...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Airlines, British Airways BAY and Iberia IBLA are set to announce on Thursday they are applying for antitrust immunity from competition authorities in the United States and Europe in order to form a trans-Atlantic joint venture,...
Sir Richard Branson is demanding urgent talks with US and EU regulators to protest against BA's proposed tie-up with American Airlines and Iberia. Virgin Atlantic, Sir Richard's airline, argued that the move was anti-competitive when it was announced last Thursday. Virgin expects to meet regulators in the...
American Airlines and British Airways for the third time are seeking government permission to combine their trans-Atlantic operations, along with those of Iberia, Finnair and Royal Jordanian. They seek a U.S. Department of Transportation grant of antitrust immunity allowing them to share sensitive marketing data and to jointly...
LONDON AFP — American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia of Spain said Thursday they had signed a commercial agreement to cooperate over flights between North America and Europe to help overcome soaring fuel costs. The three-way deal also comes as airlines worldwide seek to take advantage of the...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL), United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAUA) and eight other airline members of the Star Alliance have filed an application for Continental to be granted antitrust immunity. The application was filed with the US Department of Transportation DOT yesterday (23 July)....
WASHINGTON, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines , United Airlines and eight other Star Alliance member airlines today filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation DOT for Continental to join the group of nine carriers that already hold antitrust immunity. Approval by the DOT would enable...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Speculation is continuing about plans for an alliance between American Airlines, British Airways and Spanish airline Iberia. The Observer newspaper in the UK reported on Sunday (6 July) that an announcement is expected at British Airways' annual...
Outlook London's FTSE 100 index briefly dipped into official bear market territory yesterday - defined as 20 per cent or more off the peak - and though it later came out of it again, few would bet on stocks staying out of trouble...
DALLAS -- Continental and United Airlines, which failed to complete talks this spring to become a single carrier, said Thursday that they would work together in an alliance they hope will boost revenue to offset rising fuel costs. In striking a deal with...
CHICAGO, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines and United Airlines today announced a framework agreement to cooperate extensively, linking their networks and services worldwide to the benefit of customers, and creating revenue opportunities and cost savings and other efficiencies. In addition, Continental plans to...
A bill introduced in the Senate would give retailers immunity from antitrust laws to allow them to negotiate bilateral agreements with credit card companies on interchange fees, setting up a federal panel to oversee the negotiating process. The bill, similar to one moving through the House, is aimed...
The summer driving season is here. But with the dramatic run-up in oil prices - and therefore, prices at the gas pump - it's hard to hit the road if you can't afford to fill the tank. Along with the housing mess...
Several health insurance companies accused of price-fixing want to prevent a lawsuit against them from proceeding in court. In arguments before an en banc Missouri Court of Appeals Western District on Thursday, the companies argued the lawsuit brought by a group of doctors...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Northwest Airlines (NYSE:NWA) has been granted expanded antitrust immunity by the US Department of Transportation DOT for its SkyTeam alliance. The ruling gives transatlantic antitrust immunity to Northwest and five of its SkyTeam partners: Delta Air Lines, Air France, KLM...
EAGAN, Minn. -- The U.S. Department of Transportation DOT today granted trans-Atlantic antitrust immunity for Northwest Airlines (NYSE:NWA) and five of its SkyTeam alliance partners: Delta Air Lines, Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Alitalia and CSA Czech Airlines. In its approval and final order, the DOT stated,...
EAGAN, Minn. -- Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation DOT has tentatively approved its application for six-way antitrust immunity with its SkyTeam alliance partners: Delta Air Lines, Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Alitalia, and CSA Czech Airlines. Final approval is expected to follow after...
WASHINGTON AFP — US authorities game tentative approval Wednesday for Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines and four of their international partners to combine their transatlantic routes in the SkyTeam alliance. The Department of Transportation said it provisionally would grant antitrust immunity and allow the two US carriers,...
Byline: Gregg Blesch Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland won't abandon collective bargaining with independent home-care workers for Medicaid pay even though the Federal Trade Commission's staff concluded the new arrangement runs afoul of federal antitrust law, according to an FTC commentary...
Articles 2008-02-25
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