In Washington, a House Judiciary Committee hearing was held where executives from both carriers and industry experts addressed how the proposed merger affects competition in the airline industry.
"I know that many members of Congress are skeptical of promises made in these situations and also concerned about industry concentration," American's general counsel, Gary Kennedy, said in remarks prepared for the hearing and released on Monday. "As to the former, we do not intend to make commitments that we cannot keep. And as to the latter, it is clear that this merger does not create a high degree of concentration."
The hearing is being shown on live video feed by the committee. Click here for the link.
And here are links to the testimony and statements made at the hearing.
Stephen Johnson, executive vice president of corporate and government affairs of US Airways
Gary Kennedy, senior vice president and general counsel for American Airlines
Kevin Mitchell, chairman of the Business Travel Coalition
Christopher Sagers, professor at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Clifford Winston, senior fellow of economic studies at the Brookings Institution
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