Copyright 2000 The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta
Journal and Constitution
June 13, 2000, Tuesday, Home Edition
SECTION: Business; Pg. 1F
LENGTH: 425 words
HEADLINE:
DailySummary: A quick look at today's business news.
BYLINE: Staff reports and news services
SOURCE: CONSTITUTION
BODY:
Airlines choose name for their travel Web site
The next big travel
Web site now has a name: Orbitz.com. That's the banner unveiled Monday for the
planned site owned by five airlines, including Atlanta-based Delta. It promises
unbiased travel booking services and exclusive Internet fares and is intended to
compete with giants Travelocity and Expedia. However, the Justice Department is
looking into possible antitrust issues raised by the site's airline ownership,
even though it will function as a separate company. To help allay those
concerns, Orbitz announced that longtime consumer advocate Con Hitchcock will
chair the site's consumer advisory panel.
--- Scott Thurston
Airline
merger hearings scheduled this week
US Airways
and United Airlines will defend their proposed $ 4.3 billion
merger before some skeptical lawmakers at hearings this week.
Airline executives' responses to questions being drawn up for hearings
today, Wednesday and Thursday could have implications for the entire passenger
airline industry.
UAL, parent company of United, the world's largest
airline, made the offer for US Airways last month. The Justice Department
immediately began reviewing it.
If approved by federal regulators, the
combined airline would dwarf American Airlines, United's closest competitor in
size.
Joel Klein, the Justice Department's chief antitrust lawyer, has
not commented on the proposed merger. But last week he said the dominance of
individual airlines at certain hubs "raises significant competitive concerns."
--- Associated Press
IQ to look at differences between the sexes
Do women invest differently from men? Find out in the July 3 issue of
Investment Quarterly, which also will review the second-quarter performance of
stocks and mutual funds. Journal-Constitution subscribers can get a free copy by
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customer service saga
Labor shortages are wreaking havoc on customer
service. Worker shortages abound and so do tales of bad service. The customer
service saga has three sides: the worker's, the employer's and the customer's.
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