Originally Posted by
Chugach
Pretty much. AS/AA was gutted by the DOJ as a condition for approving the VX sale.
That's not quite true. AS/AA
codeshares were restricted by the DOJ. The gutting of the frequent flyer partnership was not required by the DOJ; the airlines did it on their own. My synthesis of the hearsay on FlyerTalk is that it was AA's choice to gut the partnership, but take that with a salt shaker.