Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Federal Aviation Administration, Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Federal Aviation Administration, Midway Airlines, Intervenor

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

This is a consolidated action in which Eastern Air Lines challenges two orders by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): (1) the agency’s July 1984 refusal to authorize the purchase by Eastern of certain Air Florida take-off and landing “slots” at La-Guardia and National Airports; and (2) its September 1984 approval of the transfer of these same slots to Midway Airlines as purchaser of and successor to the bankrupt Air Florida carrier. This Court has jurisdiction to review a final order of the FAA pursuant to § 1006(a) of the Federal Aviation Act, 49 U.S.C.A. §…