Legal Opinion

American Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided September 27, 1951No. Nos. 10374, 10387, 10388, 10437, 10439-10442PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.

These are petitions to review1 an order of the Civil Aeronautics Board.

Prior to July, 1946, the Board received a number of applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity which would grant authority to engage in the transportation of property only, by air between points in continental United States. Thirteen such applications were set for hearing in a consolidated proceeding known as the Air Freight Case.2 Several certificated air carriers intervened in opposition to the applications. Hearings proceeded before two examiners from November, 1946, to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Better Business Bureau of Washington, D. C., Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. United States v. Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. United Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. American Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board. Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board. Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board. United Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board. Braniff Airways, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board. Chicago & Southern Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board. Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board. Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
  2. Atlas Powder Co. v. Ewing, Federal Security Administrator. Glyco Products Co., Inc. v. Federal Security AdministratorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
  3. Lawson Milk Company v. BensonDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1960
  4. Eastern Motor Express, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1952
  5. Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957

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