Texas Aeronautics Commission v. Braniff Airways, Inc.

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice.

In November, 1967, Air Southwest Co. applied to the Texas Aeronautics Commission for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity authorizing Air Southwest to provide scheduled commuter air service between the Texas cities of Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. Thereafter, Air Southwest filed two amendments to its application setting forth the names of additional directors and shareholders of the Company.

The Commission permitted Braniff Airways, Inc., Continental Airlines and Trans-Texas Airways, Inc., to intervene in opposition to the granting of Air…