Articles tagged “alliances”

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American Airlines-US Airways merger may save weakened Oneworld alliance

There's a bigger question here about the usefulness of alliances. Emirates and Etihad are getting the full benefits of code-shares and mileage agreements without locking themselves into exclusive agreements, and nobody has accused the carriers of being wrong about anything in recent years.

Rhys Jones, Reuters | 11 years ago

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Oneworld alliance is 16-destinations stronger with Malaysia Airlines onboard

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.

Skift | 11 years ago

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Why Delta and Skyteam need the Virgin Atlantic partnership and Heathrow slots

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.

Dennis Schaal , Skift | 11 years ago

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The next big battle for global airline alliances: Africa

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.

Wolfgang H. Thome, ETurboNews | 11 years ago

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Star Alliance builds its roster of Asian airlines with newest addition Shenzhen Airlines

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.

eTurboNews | 11 years ago

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LATAM Airlines will likely join the Oneworld Alliance by the end of the year

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.

Skift | 11 years ago

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The world megacarrier that wasn’t: Qatar considered merging with Emirates before joining oneworld

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.

Skift | 11 years ago

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Malaysia Airlines to officially join Oneworld alliance in February 2013

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How British Airways wooed Qatar into joining Oneworld alliance

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.

Chris Jasper and Kari Lundgren, Bloomberg | 12 years ago

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It’s official: Qatar Airways joins Oneworld Alliance

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.

Skift | 12 years ago