October 31: Obama allies make plea for airline merger (Politico)

Other parties have announced their intent to file a “friend of the court” brief supporting the merger, including Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt and the governing bodies for airports in Dallas, Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix.

The mayors represented a majority of the hub cities for both airlines, with the exception of New York City and Washington. Their support is notable considering that it’s not unheard of for hub cities to lose service or see fares rise after an airline merger, especially in cities where the acquired entity had been operating...