Incoming American Air CEO Isn’t Happy About JetBlue’s D.C. Moves
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Rant or not, the new American Airlines will likely have to give some ground on its DCA slot-pair dominance.
US Airways CEO Doug Parker told pilots that the only issue that's been raised in the run-up to approval for a merger with American Airlines is the demand by JetBlue and others that the new American give up some slots at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.
The merged airlines would control 67% of the slots at DCA.
Parker isn't happy about the dust-up. "JetBlue’s out there arguing we should divest slots," Parker said, adding that it would be small cities and airports that would suffer if the new American were forced to sells som
