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Expedia and TripAdvisor urge EU to get tough on Google
DigitalRivals of Google on Thursday urged EU antitrust regulators to get tougher with the world’s top search engine and sanction it for allegedly abusing its market dominance. The call for action by 11 online and media companies reflects the frustration of small competitors at the pace of a two-year long investigation by the European Commission [...]
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The new American Airlines: Merger faces Capitol Hill hearing today
TransportThe merger of American Airlines and US Airways Group Inc would allow the companies to combine complementary networks, preserve competition and save $1 billion, executives from the airlines will tell lawmakers on Tuesday. An expert on the airline industry will also testify and say that the deal may well harm consumers. In testimony released in [...]
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American Airlines wants antitrust case with Travelport resolved in a hurry
TransportAmerican Airlines says Travelport Ltd. shouldn’t be allowed to delay a fast-approaching antitrust trial in which “billions of dollars” are potentially on the line. Travelport, whose technology allows travel agents to search for and compare airfares, wants to bring new allegations against American but says the airline’s bankruptcy is preventing it from doing so. American, [...]
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Avis Budget acquisition of Zipcar expected to steer clear of antitrust roadblocks
TransportWhen car rental giant Avis announced in early January that it planned to buy Zipcar, hipsters across the United States gnashed their teeth in unison. But an informal poll by Reuters of nine antitrust experts, many of whom lamented the deal privately for the feared loss of a lively upstart, found that eight of the [...]
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Google sued by shopping competitor for burying its listings in search
TransportGoogle Inc. was sued in London by a U.K. Internet company that previously filed a complaint with European Union regulators, sparking a two-year antitrust probe. Foundem, a U.K. shopping comparison website, is seeking damages for revenue lost as a result of Google’s “anti-competitive conduct,” lawyers for Foundem said in the court documents filed in October [...]
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Google antitrust case: Europe’s harder line delays FTC decision
DigitalThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which had been expected to wrap up an anti-trust probe into Google within days, will now delay its decision for weeks, a source said on Tuesday. Google has been accused of giving competitors in lucrative areas like travel a lower ranking in search results, thus making it harder for their [...]
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Why the American Airlines-Sabre settlement had nothing to do with antitrust
TransportNow that the redacted settlement papers have been filed with the bankruptcy court, Sabre looks from outward appearances to be the big loser in its protracted dispute with American Airlines. But, Sabre was right all along about one thing: the pitched battle between the airline birth parent and its GDS offspring was never about the [...]
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American claims in antitrust trial Sabre organized boycott and declared war
TransportDescribing secret memos outlining “Project 99″ and e-mails referring to “Distribution Dreamworld,” lawyers for American Airlines and Sabre Holdings attacked one another during opening arguments of an antitrust trial Wednesday in state district court.
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American Airlines-Sabre antitrust suit judge gets tossed on eve of trial start
TransportA Texas state judge was recused Monday from American Airlines Inc.s antitrust lawsuit against Sabre Inc. scheduled to begin Wednesday as another judge ruled donations American made to a childrens home the judge supports created an impermissible perception of bias.
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Google should worry as FTC antitrust case looks likely
DigitalThe majority of top decision-makers at the Federal Trade Commission believe that an antitrust case should be brought against Google Inc, meaning the search giant could soon be headed into tough negotiations, three people familiar with the matter said. Four of the FTC commissioners have become convinced after more than a year of investigation that [...]
