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...carriers had for months aggressively and publicly lobbied against the payout. But now the carriers, along with Delta Airlines, are pushing to form an unprecedented three-way alliance that is causing even more consternation among their competitors. The three airlines have asked the Department of Transportation (DOT) to rapidly approve the alliance, which would allow the carriers to "code-share" on domestic flights, make interchangeable their frequent-flyer programs and combine sales and marketing operations. The DOT allowed a similar deal between United and US Airways, but this one would be even larger, accounting for more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: United They Stand | 12/16/2002 | See Source »

...proposal is being fiercely opposed by seven smaller carriers, including such moneymakers as Southwest, JetBlue and AirTran, which have filed formal complaints with the DOT. They claim that such alliances give too much market power to the large carriers and could drive smaller ones out of business and hurt consumers. Says Southwest CEO Jim Parker: "This alliance is really a de facto merger that is likely to result in less competition and higher prices." Airline observers are also concerned about how the DOT is reviewing the deal. Unusually, for a case with such large implications for U.S. travelers, the department...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: United They Stand | 12/16/2002 | See Source »

...definitely out of the blue. They’ve called and asked as many people as they can find to try to come down,” said Harris, who has sung in several Harvard productions including Merrily We Row Along and last year’s Dot-comedy...

Author: By Ben A. Black, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Student Actors Pay Tribute to Les Mis | 11/27/2002 | See Source »

...postmarked the day of Cyril’s suicide arrived soon after from Harold W. Saxton ’19, filled with code and jargon. Saxton referred to Cyril as “Salomé’s Child” and someone else as “Dot.” He refers to Roberts’ “campaign,” raids against clubs, “tricks” and a “souse” party, apparently in reference to a party with alcohol that would have been in illegal...

Author: By Amit R. Paley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Secret Court of 1920 | 11/21/2002 | See Source »

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