UPDATE 1-U.S. to grant final approval to American Airlines-Qantas joint venture -sources
July 19, 2019 at 13:45 PM EDT
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is set on Friday to grant American Airlines Group Inc and Qantas Airways Ltd final approval to operate a joint venture after a prior effort was rejected in 2016, two people briefed on the matter told Reuters.