Legal Opinion
American Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 29, 1974No. Nos. 72-1741, 72-1743, 72-1744PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY .WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners challenge two orders1 of the Civil Aeronautics Board entered in Phase 4 of the Board’s Domestic Passenger Fare Investigation.
The Investigation is a comprehensive and continuing examination of fare levels, fare structures, and fare-setting methodology throughout the airline industry.2 Phase 4 deals with the fares charged passengers traveling to their destinations by means of two or more different airlines. Typically, but not invariably, such “interline” journeys involve a long segment flown by a “trunk-line” carrier—i.e., a national airline such as…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- New England Divisions CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- United States & Interstate Commerce Commission v. Abilene & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Schaffer Transportation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Continental Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Continental Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board, American Airlines, Inc., Intervenors. Continental Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board, American Airlines, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Metropolitan Washington Board of Trade v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Continental Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Continental Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Trans World Airlines, Inc., Intervenors. Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Trans World Airlines, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
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