Johnnie Walker has its Black Label whiskey; American Express has its Black Card; and Metallica and ... rare or distinguished than a black letter status aircraft, meaning an aircraft that has ...

The endorsement is the latest salvo in the ongoing battle over the Credit Card Competition Act, which was reintroduced earlier this year as the Durbin Marshall Amendment. Airlines, airline unions, and ...

Also signing the letter were aviation unions. Airlines generate billions of dollars annually in fees for branded credit cards. Durbin has called the airlines "basically credit card companies that ...