United States DC Circuit

Petition for review of a final rule set forth by defendant that states that an independent computer reservation system not owned by an air carrier or foreign air carrier is a -ticket agent- as defined by the Federal Aviation Act (-FAA-), and therefore subject to defendant's regulatory authority under FAA is without merit and denied.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/07/2005
• Decided 11/22/2005
• Published 11/22/2005

Judges

• Before:  ROGERS and BROWN, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David C. Frederick argued the cause for petitioner.   On the briefs were Kenneth P. Quinn, Richard Liebeskind, Barry H. Gottfried, Jennifer Trock, and David A. Schwarte., Sam Kazman and Randolph J. May were on the brief for amici curiae The Progress & Freedom Foundation, et al., Paul M. Ruden was on the brief for amicus curiae American Society of Travel Agents.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas L. Ray, Senior Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Transportation, argued the cause for respondents.   With him on the brief were Robert H. Pate, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Robert B. Nicholson and Steven J. Mintz, Attorneys, Jeffrey A. Rosen, General Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation, Paul M. Geier, Assistant General Counsel, and Dale C. Andrews, Deputy Assistant General Counsel., David H. Coburn argued the cause for intervenor Amadeus Global Travel Distribution, S.A. in support of respondents.