NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC. v. C. A. B.

Nos. 75-1127, 75-1218, 75-1328.

539 F.2d 748 (1976)

NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., Petitioner, v. CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD, Respondent, Pan American World Airways, Inc. and Trans World Airlines, Inc., Intervenors. MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF TRANS WORLD AIRLINES PILOTS, Petitioner, v. CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD, Respondent, Trans World Airlines, Inc. and Pan American World Airways, Inc., Intervenors. UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner, v. CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD, Respondent, Trans World Airlines, Inc. and Pan American World Airways, Inc., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip A. Lacovara, Washington, D. C., with whom James M. Verner, Michael J. Roberts, Thomas A. Larsen and Jay Kelly Wright, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for petitioner Northwest Airlines.

B. Barry Grossman, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., with whom Howard E. Shapiro and Samuel R. Simon, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for petitioner U. S.

Glen M. Bendixsen, Associate Gen. Counsel, Litigation and Research, C. A. B., Washington, D. C., with whom James C. Schultz, Gen. Counsel, and Peter R. Steenland, Jr., Atty., C. A. B., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for respondent. Thomas J. Heye, Gen. Counsel for the Civil Aeronautics Board at the time the record was filed, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for respondent.

Richard D. Mathias, Washington, D. C., for intervenor Pan American World Airways, Inc.; also argued for intervenor Trans World Airlines, Inc. James F. Bell and James M. Burger, Washington, D. C., entered appearances for intervenor Pan American World Airways, Inc. Edmund E. Harvey and Henry J. Oechler, Jr., New York City, were on the brief for intervenor Trans World Airlines, Inc.

Richard F. Watt, Chicago, Ill., was on the brief for petitioner Master Executive Council of Trans World Airlines Pilots.

Before DANAHER, Senior Circuit Judge, WRIGHT, Circuit Judge, and VAN PELT, Senior District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

In response to a serious financial crisis threatening Trans World Airlines and Pan American World Airways, the Civil Aeronautics Board approved an agreement between the two carriers for temporary changes in some of the Transatlantic and Transpacific routes operated by each, including what amounted to exchanges of certain routes. Order 75-1-133 (January 30, 1975), JA 25, reconsideration denied, Order 75-2-108 (February 27, 1975), JA 50. The changes...

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