Mr. Oliver Stehman is head of unit at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition.
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"Econometric and survey evidence in the competitive assessment of the Ryanair-Aer Lingus merger"* I. Introduction Recently, the Commission prohibited the hostile takeover by Ryanair of Aer Lingus. The facts of this case differ from previous airline mergers assessed by the European (...)
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"Aviation : Combining network synergies and competition — the Commission’s approval of the LH-AuA Alliance"* 1. Introduction The liberalisation of the European air transport market during the 1990s has triggered a process of consolidation in the European airline industry. Apart from (...)
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"Commission prohibits discriminatory landing fees at Spanish airports"* 1. Introduction The Commission has been examining landing fees at European airports for a number of years. On 28 June 1995 it ruled that the system of discounts operated at the main Brussels airport infringed EU law. (...)
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"Commission approves British Midland International joining STAR alliance"* On 1 March 2000 the airlines British Midland International (bmi), Lufthansa and SAS (hereinafter ‘The Parties’) notified to the European Commission a co-operation agreement in accordance with Regulation 3975/87 for a (...)
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"Commission closes probe into major EU airlines’ incentive schemes for travel agents"* The Commission has recently closed its investigations into the incentive schemes for travel agents operated by several EU airlines. It had to ascertain that these incentive schemes were not used by (...)
