Australia Urges U.S. To Approve Delta/VB Deal
By Adrian Schofield adrian_schofield@aviationweek.com, Andrew Compart andrew_compart@aviationweek.com
Auckland, Washington
The Australian government is turning up the heat on the U.S. Transportation Dept. in an effort to get U.S. officials to reverse their tentative ruling denying a Delta Air Lines-Virgin Blue joint venture.
While it would be rare for a DOT final decision to change course so dramatically from a tentative ruling, the Australian government says it expects antitrust immunity ...
