The antitrust suit brought by DOJ against proposed merger partners American Airlines and US Airways will start Nov. 25,

according to published reports. Presiding Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia set the next status conference for Oct. 1. The U.S. Department of Justice sought a March trial date. Anxious to begin the merger process, the airlines argued for a November start.