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

No. 80-1266.

661 F.2d 244 (1981)

TRANSAMERICA AIRLINES, INC., Petitioner, v. CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD, Respondent, Davis Agency, Inc., Pan American World Airways, Inc., Texas International Airlines, Inc., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 24, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Manley, Washington, D. C., for petitioner.

Thomas L. Ray, Atty., I. C. C., Washington, D. C., with whom Sanford M. Litvack, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Michael Schopf, Deputy Gen. Counsel, Glen M. Bendixsen, Associate Gen. Counsel, I. C. C., Robert R. Nicholson and Daniel J. Conway, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for respondent.

Mark Pestronk, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for intervenor Davis Agency, Inc.

James M. Verner and Russell E. Pommer, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for intervenor Pan American World Airways, Inc.

Emory N. Ellis, Jr., Washington, D. C., entered an appearance, for intervenor Texas International Airlines, Inc.

Before WILKEY and MIKVA, Circuit Judges, and GORDON, United States Senior District Judge for the District of Kentucky.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

Transamerica Airlines has petitioned for review of a series of orders by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB or the Board) authorizing certain air carriers to sell blocks of seats on regularly scheduled flights to contractors for resale to passengers. Petitioner's main contention is that these "group contractor fares" are prohibited under section 401(n)(1) of the Airline Deregulation...

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