Articles tagged “alliances”

Oneworld is the smallest of the three major alliances so expanding its presence with a second hub in Asia is an integral move to its growth.

Delta operates routes from Heathrow with Air France-KLM, but a Virgin partnership would really put a little sizzle into Delta's slots at the airport.

As Africa's own startup airlines begin to take off, the global alliances are taking note. But beyond these alliances, expect some merger activity to take place as well, among the African startup airlines as well as larger global players buying stakes.

The new addition helps Star provide more options for its customers in the fertile Asian region, although its smaller competitor SkyTeam actually boasts more Chinese airlines.

LATAM is looking to Oneworld to gain access to strategic hubs in Miami and Spain after Star Alliance was taken off the table due to anti-trust regulations regarding AvaincaTaca’s membership.

International competitors are intimidated by Gulf airlines on their own and continue to block their traffic rights, so one can only imagine the industry’s reaction to the merger that would have put airlines over the edge.

Oneworld just recently became more powerful by welcoming the first Mid-east carrier to an alliance, and increased coverage in Southeast Asia will help to fuel its growth.

Could this be a precursor to Qatar taking a stake in IAG, British Airways' parent company? That is surely a next logical step, analysts say.

Qatar Airways has landed big, and finally joins Oneworld, though some are questioning the long term viability of alliances as more airlines moves towards bilateral codeshare agreements.

Although this brings Etihad one step closer to the Sky Team alliance, it also begs the question: What does a growing airline with 40 code-share agreements need from an alliance?