Articles tagged “oneworld”

Airlines

CEO Interview: Finnair’s Contrarian Strategy to Serve China’s Second-Tier Cities

Finnair is trying to reinvent itself, in part by taking a hard look at 10 to 20 second-tier cities in China, as well as routes in other parts of Asia. What happens, though, when larger competitors get around to taking up some of the same opportunities?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

Promotion From Russian Airline Gives Away Points When Planes Fly Overhead

This is a clever idea from S7, although app users may quickly tire of the push notifications in exchange for the relatively few miles they receive.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

TAM Airlines Adding 750 Flights for World Cup

TAM says it is adding 750 flights for the World Cup, and an additional 1,000 temporary workers to accommodate all of those soccer fans. The airline has had two years to plan for the World Cup, and for many passengers TAM will be their all-important introduction to Brazil and the championship. Let the flights and games begin.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

Comparing Customer Experience Across the 3 Global Airline Alliances

Oneworld makes a strong showing, and as American Airlines continues to grow, it would appear to offer the strongest product of any of the three alliances. The wild card, though, comes from the non-traditional alliances being built from the Gulf states.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

Skift Business Traveler: Uber Surges, In-Flight Connectivity and a New American Air Design

Grant Martin, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

Qatar Airways Becomes Second Middle East Carrier to Join Oneworld Alliance

Oneworld now has the most meaningful presence of its peers in the Middle East's fast growing travel market. This is a position it won't want to give up.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

British Airways boss sees consolidation, not alliances, as future of aviation

Walsh has been spending time with heads of the Middle East’s thriving airlines and he's leaning toward their strategy of investments over alliances. His musings are theoretical now with EU regulations limiting action.

Robert Wall, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Airlines

Oneworld alliance gets big ally in South America as LATAM joins the fold

If American and its alliance partners can swing an Asian heavyweight, too, then Oneworld may finally get legs, erm, take flight.

Reuters | 11 years ago

Airlines

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

Airlines

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