United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1999-07-29 monographic deposited born digital 24 p. GA 1.13:RCED-99-225 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-225 P0b002ee18037a707 f:rc99225 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-225 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-225 RCED-99-225 Restrictive trade practices Competition Commercial aviation Airline industry Airline regulation Agency proceedings Reporting requirements Letter Report RCED

The Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a proposed policy statement last year designed to address unfair competitive practices by major airlines against "new entrants"--new low-fare airlines that entered their markets. DOT decided to develop its policy statement after 17 new entrant airlines complained that major airlines were unfairly lowering their fares, boosting capacity on some routes, or both. Also, DOT investigated two of the complaints and analyzed industrywide data on pricing and capacity activities by major airlines. DOT's investigations and analyses found possible unfair competitive practices by at least five major airlines. DOT followed an informal process and began developing the proposed policy statement in the summer of 1997. DOT did not consider the policy to be a rule requiring notice and comment. DOT's proposed policy statement generally addresses the complaints dealing with price cuts or capacity increases that the Department received as well as the practices that DOT identified in its investigations and analyses of industrywide data. In addition, the proposed policy describes practices that would trigger enforcement action. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-225/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-225.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-225/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-225.pdf GAO/RCED-99-225 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-225 Letter Report GAO/RCED-99-225; Aviation Competition: Information on the Department of; Restrictive trade practices Competition Commercial aviation Airline industry Airline regulation Agency proceedings Reporting requirements Title 49 Section 41708 49 U.S.C. 41708 Public Law 105-277