(Archived document, may contain errors) 717 June 30,1989 STATUS REPORR AIRLINE COMPETJIXON AND CONCENTRATION SINCEDEREGULATION INTRODUCTION Airline dereguktion once again is under attack. Pointing to the recent wave of mergers between airlines, some observers now are saying that r dere Nation hG I failed b Loosening federal I controls .ax over 1. airline routing and pricing w& billedias the key tomore competition, but instead, they say e U.S. is heading toward an airline oligopoly.