jsloan

Those comments, if accurate, are extremely close to price signaling, which is a form of collusion and thus prohibited under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.

Companies can't agree amongst themselves to set prices. A statement like "airfare should be twice what it is today," can easily be interpreted as a promise to double United prices if the competition were to double theirs.

It's not an open-and-shut case, but sincx is correct; Kirby would be better off keeping his opinions about pricing to himself.