Competition Bureau recommends bureaucratic power grab over airline industry

Competition Bureau recommends bureaucratic power grab over airline industry

From the Fraser Institute By Matthew Lau According to the Competition Bureau’s recent market study of Canada’s airline sector, “Competition delivers major benefits to Canadian travellers. Beyond lower prices, competition drives quality improvements and innovation.” This statement about economic competition is correct. Unfortunately, however, some of the Bureau’s other ideas about economic competition are fundamentally wrong and its poor proposal…

Leaked Slides: United CEO Mocks American Airlines Performance At O'Hare As Chicago Hands Over Gates to Limit Competition - View from the Wing

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby loves to tout his airline's superior performance to American Airlines. He became United's President 9 years ago after being fired from American. In a set of slides he rubs salt in the wounds over his airline's relative growth in size and financial performance at Chicago O'Hare, where both airlines operate hubs. Continue reading Leaked Slides: United CEO Mocks American Airlines Performance At O’Hare As Chicago Hand…