Legal Opinion

Frontier Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided June 26, 1958No. 14232PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition to review orders of the Civil Aeronautics Board awarding two airline routes. The facts, being in large part geographical and in large part economic, are difficult to state or to summarize.

The City of Phoenix, Arizona, petitioned the Board for improved air service, having in mind its “expanding economy as one of the leading tourist, industrial, educational, cultural, governmental and agricultural centers in the Southwest . It was particularly interested in service to and through Denver and Salt Lake City, and to Los Angeles, A number of airline…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. United Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
  2. Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Civil Aeronautics Board v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Anchor Line Limited v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
  3. Frontier Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
  4. Civil Aeronautics Board v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961

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