United States DC Circuit

Petition for review of a U.S. DOT decision to authorize an airline to provide interstate air transportation is dismissed, where Petitioner flight attendant association lacked standing to challenge the DOT order because there was no evidence that another airline reduced its flight attendant staff due to competition by the airline at issue.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/05/2009
• Decided 05/01/2009
• Published 05/01/2009

Judges

• Before: HENDERSON, BROWN and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Susan B. Jollie argued the cause for the petitioner.  Edward J. Gilmartin was on brief., Kenneth P. Quinn argued the cause for the intervenor.  Jennifer Trock was on brief.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mary F. Withum, Trial Attorney, United States Department of Transportation, argued the cause for the respondent.  Paul M. Geier, Assistant General Counsel, Dale C. Andrews, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, and Robert B. Nicholson and Kristen C. Limarzi, Attorneys, United States Department of Justice, were on brief.