FLY777UAL From United States of America, joined May 1999, 4510 posts, RR: 3 Posted (13 years 10 months 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 426 times:
Did you know that AA took North American to court a little while ago about their name of all things? AA claimed that the North AMERICAN Airlines was confusing their (AA's) passengers, making AA's pax. book on North American, go to the wrong gates, etc. The courts said that NAA could keep their name...what do you think about all of this? Is AA's claim bad, or do you think that they had substantial cause to take NAA to court?
Charles802 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 380 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (13 years 10 months 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 426 times:
Complete rubbish in my opinion. They aren't at all similar companies, and the names bring up completely different images (you know, the whole of North America vs. the USA). I certainly wouldn't be confused.
What about America West Airlines and Northwest Airlines? I know, a little different, but still, people aren't getting them confused.
FirstClass! From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (13 years 10 months 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 426 times:
I know out here in Ft. Lauderdale, some ATA(American Trans Air) passengers end up going to the American Airlines ticket counter, and they end up w/ a heart attack when they are told that they are at the wrong terminal. There was even a news report about it here.
DeltaShuttle From United States of America, joined May 1999, 319 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (13 years 10 months 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 427 times:
I do not understand how you can possibly mix up American and North American. How good do your eyes have to be to notice that North American is not the same as American? How can you mistake American for North American on a flight monitor when the flight numbers are different? I think American is overreacting in this case. I mean come on look at these pictures. The liveries aren't even close.
CV880 From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 991 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (13 years 10 months 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 426 times:
Believe it or not, back in 1979, United Airlines filed a motion with the CAB to prevent Allegheny from changing its name to USAir, contending that it would lead to confusion -- similar to what AA is saying. I remember reading the motion that United filed and it contained tear-jerking anecdotes about a hapless woman and her young child going to the wrong counter on account of some name-related confusion with airlines. It was a classic, and amazing to think that some high-powered attorneys were paid big bucks to write it!
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