United Air Lines, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles (In re UAL Corp.)

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

EUGENE R. WEDOFF, Bankruptcy Judge.

This adversary proceeding, arising in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of United Air Lines, Inc. (referred to as “United”), was brought to enforce an asserted contractual right to operate turboprop aircraft from the central terminal of Los Angeles International Airport (“LAX”). The defendants are the City of Los Angeles and the city department in charge of its airports, Los Angeles World Airports (referred to collectively as “the City”), which contend that prohibiting turboprop operations from the central terminal is an appropriate…