I fundamentally believe that analysis is flawed; specifically, the naivete displayed in the aforementioned sentence above.

Anti-trust action is not cut and dried; there's no specific formula under which "A" is right and "B" is wrong.

The article also fundamentally assumes that codesharing ex-LHR to Europe is the same as codesharing ex-LHR to the US.

The DOJ was quite clear about its concerns about oneworld reducing competition over the Altantic.

Steve