Legal Opinion
Air Line Pilots Ass'n, International v. Civil Aeronautics Board
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 11, 1975No. Nos. 74-1572, 74-1600PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WEIGEL, District Judge.
Under a certificate issued by the Civil Aeronautics Board, Frontier Air Lines, Inc. has the right and duty to provide air service to three small cities in Kansas which lie on its route between Wichita and Denver, Colorado. Since 1970, however, Frontier’s duty to serve the three cities (Hutchinson, Great Bend, and Dodge City) has been suspended by the Board on condition that substitute service be provided. The substitute service has been supplied by Air Midwest, Inc., an air taxi operator, which does not hold a certificate but to which the Board has granted an exemption…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. SummerfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Air Line Pilots Ass'n, International v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Air Line Pilots Association, International v. Civil Aeronautics Board, (Two Cases), Delta Air Lines, Inc., Intervenor. Air Line Pilots Association, International v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Texas International Airlines, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974