"They are the leading, dominant international airline to their country."

"You go to any airport and there is a dominant airline, and they own every single gate there."

But Southwest may have a fight on its hands at Midway International in Chicago, where it is now the dominant airline.

And even if it is, United would still be the clearly dominant airline in Washington.

LAN Perú is the dominant airline in Peru, controlling 73.4% of the domestic market.

Eastern and Delta are the dominant airlines in Atlanta and compete in other cities.

The report said United was now the dominant airline accross the Pacific.

With a fleet of fifteen aircraft, Star Air Service was a dominant airline in Alaska.

In addition, foreign ownership could stifle competition if the dominant airlines in a market formed a partnership, the report said.

While American is the nation's dominant airline, it is not a major presence in every city.