UNITED AIRLINES, INC. v. MESA AIRLINES, INC.

No. 00-1110.

219 F.3d 605 (2000)

UNITED AIRLINES, INC., Plaintiff, Counter-defendant-Appellee, v. MESA AIRLINES, INC., and WestAir Commuter Airlines, Inc., Defendants, Counter-plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SkyWest Airlines, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 5, 2000


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michele Odorizzi (argued), Priscilla P. Weaver, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Lee A. Russo, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Chicago, IL, Timothy J. Paris (argued), Beus Gilbert, Phoenix, AZ, for defendant-appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Like other major air carriers, United has entered into code-sharing agreements with regional airlines, which fly smaller planes for shorter distances to less populated destinations. The major carrier permits the commuter carrier to use its service marks and logos for flights to and from its hub airports, and it lists the connecting flights in its computer reservation system under its name, carrier code, and flight numbers, such as "UA 2345...

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