Proposed Alliance Between American Airlines and British Airways Raises Competition Concerns and Public Interest Issues

Abstract

In August 2001, two of the world's largest airlines, American Airlines (AA) and British Airways (BA), announced their intention to form an international alliance and applied for immunity from antitrust laws in the United States and Europe. These airlines has proposed a similar alliance in 1997. However, DOT did not process the application because significant progress was not made in negotiations with the United Kingdom (U.K.) to open London's airports to new and expanded service by U.S. carriers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 21, 2001
Accession Number
ADA398258

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Agreements
  • Alliances
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Europe
  • European Union
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Middle East
  • Negotiations
  • New York
  • Transportation
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

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