Is Turkish Airlines straining the Star Alliance?
Turkish Airlines today finalized new direct service to Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, continuing the torrid growth that could soon make it Europe’s third-largest airline by passenger count. If THY overtakes British Airways for the third-place slot, Europe’s balance of power among airline alliances would see a major shift. Air France-KLM would still represent SkyTeam [...]
Which round-the-world ticket offers the best deal?
After our post several weeks ago dissecting the cost of SkyTeam’s 10th anniversary round-the-world pass, several readers wrote to ask the cost-per-mile price on RTW tickets from the other alliances. Just a quick review: After some investigation, we found that SkyTeam’s fare for a 29,000-mile pass was $4569, or 15.75 cents per mile. (This assumes [...]
Top 5 LCCs that belong in a global alliance
The rush is on to woo discount airlines for the global alliances. AirAsia heads our list of “most wanted” new members.
Oneworld changes the game with Air Berlin addition
Air Berlin’s addition to Oneworld could permanently change the alliance system. But will a two-tier membership structure be needed to protect full-price airlines from their low-cost partner?
AMR president: Alliance is worth $500 million
The Dallas Business Journal caught up with Tom Horton, the newly named president of AMR Corp., on his first day of work — just hours after American Airlines got final U.S. approval for its joint venture with British Airways. Horton said the approval was “a very big deal for American” and its Oneworld partners after [...]
Alliances largely quiet at Farnborough Airshow
About $29 billion in aircraft orders were announced this week at the world’s largest airshow, but airlines affiliated with the three global alliances stayed mostly on the sidelines during the buying frenzy. The Farnborough International Airshow continues through Sunday just outside of London, but weekend events are geared toward the general public, while most trade [...]
Will JetBlue be the next member of Oneworld?
American Airlines and JetBlue Airways announced this week they will extend their marketing partnership with 30 new interlining agreements and frequent-flier reciprocity. American adds 18 new cities to its route map, and JetBlue gets to offer its customers choice European destinations such as London, Paris and Rome. The limited partnership has already led some observers [...]
Trifecta: Why Iberia matters in the AA/BA tie-up
In all the hubbub over European approval for a joint venture between American Airlines and British Airways, one small detail — a $7.5 billion detail — was frequently overlooked. After months of review, regulators also cleared a merger between BA and Iberia, helping to keep the Oneworld partners abreast of Air France/KLM and Lufthansa in [...]
At last, open skies over the Atlantic
The European Commission righted a major wrong this week by granting antitrust immunity to American Airlines and British Airways for routes across the Atlantic. It’s only overdue by about a decade, and while AA/BA spun their wheels, competing alliances moved ahead with precisely the kind of joint venture that was denied to Oneworld. When the [...]
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