Legal Opinion

Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided December 10, 1959No. Nos. 14798, 14804, 14812, 14822PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRETTYMAN, Chief Judge.

These are four petitions for review of orders of the Civil Aeronautics Board made in its St. Louis-Southeast Service Case. Principally the Board awarded to Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) a new route from St. Louis to Miami and other Florida coast points, and to Delta Air Lines, Ine., a new Memphis-Birmingham route.

The cases in this court fall into two main parts, one relating to each of the above-mentioned awards. The discussion, however, more aptly falls into four divisions: (I) The mutual-exclusivity contentions advanced by American, Delta and National. These…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Ashbacker Radio Corp. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Federal Communications Commission v. RCA Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. Carroll Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission, West Georgia Broadcasting Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
  4. Gerico Investment Company v. Federal Communications Commission, Public Service Television, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
  5. Rca Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board, City of Nashville and the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, City of Tampa, Florida, and the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, City of Kansas City, Missouri, City of St. Louis, Missouri, and the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis, Trans World Airlines, Inc., Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Intervenors. American Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board, City of Tampa, Florida, and the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, City of Kansas City, Missouri, City of St. Louis, Missouri, and the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis, Trans World Airlines, Inc., Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Intervenors. Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board, City of Tampa, Florida, and the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, City of Kansas City, Missouri, City of St. Louis, Missouri, and the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis, Trans World Airlines, Inc., Delta Air Lines, Inc., Intervenors. National Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board, City of Tampa, Florida, and the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, City of Kansas City, Missouri, City of St. Louis, Missouri, and the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis, Trans World Airlines, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
  2. National Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board, City of Albuquerque and the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority, Huntsville-Madison Airport Authority, United Air Lines, Inc., Continental Airlines, Inc., Intervenors. Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Continental Airlines, Inc., United Air Lines, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
  3. Frontier Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
  4. Frontier Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Braniff Airways, Inc. And United Air Lines, Inc., Intervenors. City and County of Denver, Colorado v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Braniff Airways, Inc., and United Air Lines, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965

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