Proposed Airline Competition Policy


On Monday, April 6, 1998, the U.S. Department of Transportation
released a proposed policy to guide its enforcement actions against unfair
exclusionary practices in commercial aviation.

The following information was issued in conjunction with this announcement:

Press release

Summary document

Secretary Slater's remarks on the proposed policy...

Full policy statement...(in PDF - requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Full policy statement... (in HTML)

The Department maintains an electronic docket system on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. You can read the proposed policy plus comments that have been filed in response to the proposal. Information is posted electronically on the docket within one day of the Department receiving it. The docket number for this proposed policy is OST 98-3713.

The easiest way to find updated information on this proposal is to go to http://dms.dot.gov/search/ and enter "3713" in the "Docket Number" box. To view the document images you will first need to install a document viewer, which is available at the website.


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