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Senators ask Transportation Department to heed warning on airline alliances

by Charlie Leocha on October 22, 2009

In a bureaucratic battle between the Department of Transportation and the Department of Justice, members of the Senate Judiciary committee have raised their voices once again. They are warning about the pending antitrust immunity for the American Airlines/British Airways/Iberia OneWorld Alliance.

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DOT and DOJ bicker about airline alliances

by Charlie Leocha on August 11, 2009

The battle of airline alliances within the federal bureaucracy is heating up. The Senate committee responsible for transportation and aviation issues is lining up against their opposite in the House. The Department of Transportation (DOT) has squared off against the Department of Justice (DOJ).

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House and Senate committees face off over airline alliances and antitrust immunity

by Charlie Leocha on August 3, 2009

An interesting dynamic has emerged in Congress with discussions about airline alliances. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is staunchly against such antitrust immunity and the Senate Commerce Science & Transportation Committee is strongly in favor of these arrangements.

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