Tag: US Airways v. Sabre
Airline-GDS Negotiations Heat Up As Parties Try To Sway Lawsuit’s Outcome
[UPDATE, May 26, 2017: IAG informed industry partners that British Airways and Iberia would add a $10 fee as of Nov. 1, essentially for each…
Jury Finds Sabre’s US Airways Contract Violated Antitrust Law
[UPDATE, March 22, 2017: U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield denied Sabre’s motion to set aside the verdict against it. She cited case law explaining that…
Jury Won’t Hear Sabre Argument That US Airways Lured It Into Lawsuit
The US Airways v. Sabre antitrust case now is in the jury’s hands. The evidence it’s considering does not include everything Sabre wanted it to…
Defense Rests After Witnesses Rebut US Airways Account Of Sabre’s Strong-Arming
New York – In its lawsuit against Sabre, American Airlines contends that US Airways in 2011 had “no choice” but to accept purportedly onerous terms…
Murphy’s Law: Economist For Sabre Counters American Airlines’ Expert
New York – University of Chicago professor Kevin Murphy is an award-winning economist. His most prestigious honor is the John Bates Clark medal, won in…
Case Details Alternative Air Distribution Models
New York — Airline-GDS relationships are often contentious, putting corporate clients and travel management companies in the middle. Why hasn’t anyone considered blowing up the…
‘Seriously, Keep This To Yourself, Tell No One’
New York — U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield in October told the jury in the US Airways v. Sabre trial here that to prove conspiracy,…
