On Tuesday, U.S. anti-trust officials sought to block an $11 billion merger between American Airlines and U.S. Airways, which if approved would create the world’s largest commercial air carrier, on the grounds that it would harm consumers through higher fees. Today’s R&D covers this volatile issue and provides extempers a brief source list to increase their knowledge about this topic.
US moves to block merger of American Airlines and US Airways. Read a primer on US Antitrust Policy:http://t.co/WuQw7ZMBQT @RenewingAmerica
— CFR (@CFR_org) August 14, 2013
The U.S. Airways-American Airlines merger shouldn’t be blocked | http://t.co/q7tC76KwHc (via @TIMEBusiness)
— TIME.com (@TIME) August 14, 2013
US airline shares sink as DoJ seeks to block American Airlines tie-up… | More on http://t.co/0KPGJbThfe
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 13, 2013