AMERICAN AIRLINES v. KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES

No. 96-2172.

114 F.3d 108 (1997)

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 16, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Quinn, New York City, argued (Richard A. Kaplan, Madge S. Thorsen, Donald E. Herrmann, on the brief), for appellant.

Karna A. Berg, St. Paul, MN, argued (David C. Forsberg, on the brief), for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN and MAGILL, Circuit Judges, and WEBBER, District Judge.


WEBBER, District Judge.

American Airlines, Inc. (American), appeals from the order of the United States District Court2 granting summary judgment in favor of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Inc. (KLM). This court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.

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Prior to "deregulation" of the airline industry in 1978, airlines offered few fare classes to patrons and all airlines charged very similar rates for flights...

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