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British Airways boss sees consolidation, not alliances, as future of aviation
TransportIAG SA Chief Executive Officer Willie Walsh, who led the company’s creation via a merger of British Airways and Spain’s Iberia, said he favors a further bout of consolidation to boost revenue while paring costs. Airline alliances like Oneworld, of which IAG is a leader, exist only because of restrictions on mergers, for which the [...]
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Oneworld alliance gets big ally in South America as LATAM joins the fold
TransportNewly merged LATAM Airlines Group has chosen to join the oneworld airline travel alliance, the carrier said on Thursday. Chile’s LAN, already a member of oneworld, completed a takeover of Brazil’s TAM last year, creating Latin America’s biggest airline. TAM will leave Star Alliance, the other global alliance, during the second quarter of next year, [...]
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American Airlines-US Airways merger may save weakened Oneworld alliance
TransportUS Airways’ expected move to the oneworld alliance as part of its proposed merger with American Airlines would be part of a comeback by oneworld, which has lost members and fallen behind rivals Star Alliance and SkyTeam in recent years. Global airline alliances emerged in the late 1990s as a way for carriers to profitably [...]
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Oneworld alliance is 16-destinations stronger with Malaysia Airlines onboard
TransportMalaysia Airlines has officially joined the oneworld frequent-flier alliance. For oneworld, the addition of Malaysia Airlines and its Kuala Lumpur hub give the alliance an important connecting point in Southeast Asia. Previously, the alliance’s only other hub presence in the immediate region was at Hong Kong, which is the base for oneworld member Cathay Pacific. [...]
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LATAM Airlines will likely join the Oneworld Alliance by the end of the year
SkiftXThe chief of Latin America’s largest airline group, LATAM Airlines, has indicated very strongly that the combined carrier will be a Oneworld member, ahead of an alliance membership decision that the airline expects to announce by year-end. Chilean airline group LAN and Brazil’s TAM closed on their merger on 22 June, creating one of the biggest carriers [...]
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The world megacarrier that wasn’t: Qatar considered merging with Emirates before joining oneworld
TransportQatar Airways CEO Akbar al Baker, speaking at the Arab Air Carriers Organization annual meeting in Algiers, said he “considered joining Emirates [Airline] to create a mega-carrier” before being invited to join the Oneworld alliance. Al Baker said the two airlines would have been able to take advantage of “so many synergies,” while operating networks [...]
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Malaysia Airlines to officially join Oneworld alliance in February 2013
TransportMalaysia Airlines will become a full member of oneworld on February 1st 2013, adding one of commercial aviation’s most frequent award winners to the world’s leading quality airline alliance. The national airline of Malaysia received clearance to board oneworld after successfully completing a thorough review of its readiness conducted by Qantas, which is sponsoring its [...]
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Qatar Airways considered joining Star Alliance, but Lufthansa was “hostile”
TransportQatar Airways Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said he’d have contemplated joining Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s Star Alliance had the German company not proved so hostile to the growth of Persian Gulf carriers.
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How British Airways wooed Qatar into joining Oneworld alliance
TransportQatar Airways Ltd.’s move to become the first Gulf member of a global airline alliance represents a coup for British Airways chief Willie Walsh, who had pursued the accord, and may lead to deeper ties between the companies. The deal secures the second-biggest unattached carrier for Oneworld and gives British Airways and allies including American [...]
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It’s official: Qatar Airways joins Oneworld Alliance
TransportIt is finally official, after few weeks of speculation, leaks and denials: Qatar Airways has landed big, and is joining Oneworld alliance. The announcement was made in couple of tweets earlier today and an official press release.
