American Airlines Opposes Bill to Sunset Carrier Alliances

WSJ-- American Airlines, the only major U.S. carrier without a position in a big airline alliance that has been granted antitrust immunity by the U.S. government, is worried that a House bill that could roll back all such alliances in three years will put it at a severe competitive disadvantage, said Will Ris, senior vice president of government affairs for the AMR Corp. unit.