Emirates vs. the world
Emirates is facing resistance from airlines around the world as it pursues a growth strategy that siphons off high-fare business travelers on key long-haul routes. Australia, Canada, France and India all have pushed back, and further opposition is expected across Europe and Asia. Without the political clout of a global alliance, can Emirates win enough slots to satisfy its ambitions?
Welcome to America’s newest international airline
Quick, what’s the only international airline based in the U.S. that is not part of a global alliance? I’m not talking about carriers like Virgin America that fly a few routes north or south of the border. I’m also disqualifying Spirit and its competitors that have built up short-haul networks around the Caribbean. If you’re [...]
Even a Virgin needs friends
In all the furor over last week’s 4-hour tarmac delay of a Virgin Atlantic flight at Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport, I haven’t seen any discussion of one factor that might have mitigated a miserable situation: membership in an alliance. Virgin is famously independent, though founder Richard Branson has hinted he might at some point reconsider [...]
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