[Travelandtourism] update AA-US Airways Merger

[cheryl echevarria]

exactly, I will keep everyone posted.
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> From: atlanticstar1 at gmail.com
> To: travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
> Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 11:47:26 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] update AA-US Airways Merger
> 
> Cheryl:
> 
> Looks like serious negotiations are underway between AA/US and the DOJ on 
> resolving there objections to the merger.  If AA/US comes up with a plan to 
> reduce slots at Washington's National Airport then this merger does have a 
> chance to happen.  Guess we will see what the DOJ is willing to give back to 
> AA/US in return.
> 
> Reese
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- AA-US AIRWAYS MERGER: DOJ OPEN TO SETTLING ITS 
> LAWSUITby Michèle McDonaldAugust 30, 2013
> 
> The Department of Justice (DOJ) indicated for the first time that it might 
> be open to settling its antitrust lawsuit against the proposed American 
> Airlines and US Airways merger.
> In a joint statement to the court by the DOJ and the airlines, DOJ said the 
> “plaintiffs are open to a settlement that addresses the competitive harms 
> posed by the merger but have not yet received any such proposal from the 
> defendants.”
> It was a narrow sliver of light – possibly just a show of good faith by the 
> DOJ – but it opened the door. The lawsuit and earlier statements by DOJ 
> officials seemed to leave little room for consideration of a settlement and 
> some observers said the department had painted itself into a corner.
> Wiggle roomThe most likely area for wiggle room is the issue of slots at 
> Washington National Airport, where the combined carrier would hold 69% of 
> the slots and would have a monopoly on 63% of the nonstop routes served out 
> of the airport, according to the lawsuit.
> 
> 
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