Air France-KLM Group

1. Air France Accuses Ryanair Of Taking Illegal Aid

Thursday, Mar 11, 2010

Air France-KLM has raised the stakes in its battle with Ryanair Ltd. by filing a complaint with European competition authorities that accuses the Irish low-fare carrier of demanding illegal subsidies from French airports.

2. Australian Cargo Price-Fixing Probe Snags Korean Air

Friday, Mar 05, 2010

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. has become the latest airline to be targeted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission as part of its probe into price-fixing in the air cargo industry.

3. Convicted Airline Execs Hit With Price-Fixing Suits

Tuesday, Feb 16, 2010

Benchmark Export Services, FTS International Express Inc. and other shipping companies are suing two convicted former airline executives from Qantas Airways Ltd. and Martinair for conspiring to fix surcharges given to air freight customers.

4. Defendant In 447 Crash Suit Points Finger At Air France

Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010

One of the manufacturers accused of supplying defective parts to the Air France flight that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in June has lodged a third-party complaint against the airline, claiming it should share liability for any damages awarded.

5. Virgin Chief Slams BA-American Antitrust Immunity Bid

Monday, Jan 11, 2010

The head of Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. urged U.S. regulators Monday to reject British Airways PLC and American Airlines Inc.'s attempt to have their trans-Atlantic Oneworld Alliance declared immune from antitrust laws, saying the partnership would impede competition for London-U.S. flights.

6. DOJ Slams Oneworld Alliance Antitrust Immunity Bid

Tuesday, Dec 22, 2009

The U.S. Department of Justice has blasted British Airways PLC, American Airlines Inc. and Iberia Group's attempt to have their trans-Atlantic Oneworld Alliance declared immune from antitrust laws, saying the airlines have come up with no evidence that immunity is required to achieve the alliance's purported benefits.

7. Airlines May Have To Pay For Delays: EU High Court

Thursday, Nov 19, 2009

Airlines may have to compensate passengers in the European Union for flights that are delayed more than three hours, according to the EU's highest court.

8. Australia Slaps Thai Airways With Air Cargo Cartel Suit

Thursday, Oct 29, 2009

Thai Airways International Public Co. Ltd. has become the latest airline to get hit with a lawsuit by Australia's competition regulator as part of a long-running investigation into cartel activity in the international air cargo industry.

9. EU Officials May Make Airlines Give Up Slots: Report

Monday, Oct 26, 2009

European competition regulators reportedly have told British Airways PLC, American Airlines Inc. and Iberia Group that they may have to give up important takeoff and landing slots in order to gain antitrust immunity for their plans for a trans-Atlantic alliance.

10. US Court Grounds Air Travel Price-Fixing Case

Monday, Oct 26, 2009

A federal judge has dismissed a putative class action brought by an American who accused four foreign airlines, including Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air France, of conspiring to fix the price of air travel between Europe and Japan.

11. Flight 447 Crash Victims' Relatives Sue Airbus, Others

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009

Airbus SAS and several suppliers have been hit with a lawsuit by the relatives of eight victims of Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in June on its way from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, killing all 228 people on board.

12. US Airways Union Says Oneworld Pact Threatens Jobs

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009

The union representing US Airways pilots has joined a chorus of voices criticizing Oneworld Alliance's application for an antitrust exemption, saying it could compromise U.S. jobs.

13. Pilot Unions Wary, Critical Of Industry Alliances

Monday, Oct 12, 2009

Airline unions have joined the growing list of critics of proposals by the industry's Oneworld alliance for antitrust exemption and are calling for more general oversight when it comes to competition within the industry.

14. Oneworld Alliance Venture Hits EU Turbulence

Friday, Oct 02, 2009

The European Commission has notified certain members of the Oneworld airline alliance that their proposed collaboration on transatlantic passenger air transport services could be considered a breach of European Union rules on restrictive business practices.

15. Singapore Airlines Loses Appeal Over Docs Order

Friday, Oct 02, 2009

Singapore Airlines Pte Ltd. has lost a second attempt to contest the validity of Australian Competition and Consumer Commission notices demanding documents related to its ongoing probe of cartel activity in the air cargo industry, according to the agency.

16. PT Garuda Faces Australian Air Cargo Cartel Suit

Wednesday, Sep 02, 2009

PT Garuda Indonesia Ltd. has become the latest airline to be hit with a lawsuit by Australia's competition regulator as part of a long-running probe into cartel activity in the international air cargo industry.

17. Judge OKs Price-Fixing Claims In Air Cargo MDL

Monday, Aug 24, 2009

Citing Twombly, a federal judge overseeing multidistrict antitrust litigation against a group of major airlines has kept alive the action's Sherman Act claims despite a magistrate judge's recommendation that they be tossed, saying the plaintiffs established plausible grounds to allege an agreement among the carriers to fix air cargo prices.

18. France Targets Total, Shell Over Propane Gas Sales

Friday, Aug 21, 2009

France's competition regulator has warned the French units of energy giants Total SA, Royal Dutch Shell PLC and UGI Corp. of concerns about anti-competitive activity in the nation's propane gas market.

19. Australia Hits Emirates With Air Cargo Cartel Suit

Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009

Emirates has become the latest airline to face a lawsuit by Australia's competition regulator as part of an ongoing investigation into cartel activity in the international air cargo industry.

20. Virgin Head Calls On Obama To Reject Immunity Bid

Thursday, Aug 13, 2009

The head of long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic has asked President Barack Obama and political leaders to reject an antitrust immunity application from some of the airline's main competitors.