AA has filed suit against Orbitz and Travelport, alleging that those companies violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, together with claims of tortious interference and other misconduct:
http://distributionupdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/04-13-11-Statement-regarding-Travelport-Orbits-Antitrust.pdf
Copy of Complaint (court filing):
http://distributionupdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/TravelportOrbitzComplaint41311.pdf
I predict success for AA, either a favorable settlement or a court victory.
American Airlines today filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Travelport, LLC, and Orbitz Worldwide to stop exclusionary and anticompetitive business practices of the defendants and recover monetary damages that American has incurred as a result of the harmful actions.
The lawsuit states that Travelport, which effectively controls the distribution of fares and other content to a large number of travel agencies and their corporate customers, has engaged in anticompetitive conduct to protect its market position from new competition by alternative technologies that are both less expensive and more capable.
http://distributionupdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/04-13-11-Statement-regarding-Travelport-Orbits-Antitrust.pdf
Copy of Complaint (court filing):
http://distributionupdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/TravelportOrbitzComplaint41311.pdf
I predict success for AA, either a favorable settlement or a court victory.