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April 24, 2008

Delta-Northwest Merger

The House Judiciary Committee’s Taskforce on Competition Policy and Antitrust Laws held a hearing titled, “Competition in the Airline Indust… read more

The House Judiciary Committee’s Taskforce on Competition Policy and Antitrust Laws held a hearing titled, “Competition in the Airline Industry” to examine the recently announced Delta Air Lines merger with Northwest Airlines. The chief executive officers of Delta and Northwestern testified about the benefits of the merger while other witnesses opposed the merger. Among the topics addressed were the state of the airline industry, the potential impact on airline competition, consumer issues, and possible economic effects of the merger. close

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Richard H. Anderson Chief Executive Officer Delta Airlines Inc.
R. "Tom" Thomas Buffenbarger President International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Wkrs.

Chris Cannon U.S. Representative [R] Utah
Steve Chabot U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
Steve Cohen U.S. Representative [D] Tennessee
John Conyers Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
Darrell Issa U.S. Representative [R] California
Sheila Jackson Lee U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Ric Keller U.S. Representative [R] Florida
John Lewis U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
Douglas Moormann Vice President Cincinnati, OH->Regional Chamber of Commerce
James Sensenbrenner Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Wisconsin
Veda Shook Vice President Association of Flight Attendants->International
Lamar S. Smith U.S. Representative [R] Texas
Douglas Steenland President and CEO Northwest Airlines
Betty Sutton U.S. Representative [D] Ohio
Clifford Winston Senior Fellow Brookings Institution->Economic Studies

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Program ID:: 205024-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Apr 24, 2008 | 10:31am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Apr 28, 2008 | 1:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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Apr 24, 2008 | 10:31am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 24, 2008 | 7:22pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 24, 2008 | 8:29pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
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Apr 28, 2008 | 1:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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