Illinois Corporate Travel, Inc., D/B/A McTravel Travel Services, Plaintiff v. American Airlines, Inc.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

American Airlines does not allow McTravel Travel Services to write tickets good for travel on American, because McTravel will not agree by contract not to advertise discounts. McTravel wants to let people know that it will rebate part of a travel agent’s usual 10% commission. American’s policy is functionally a price restriction. See United States v. Gasoline Retailers Ass’n, 285 F.2d 688 (7th Cir.1961); cf. Catalano, Inc. v. target Sales, Inc., 446 U.S. 643, 649, 100 S.Ct. 1925, 1928-29, 64 L.Ed.2d 580 (1980). This led to McTravel’s claim that American has violated…