Articles tagged “oneworld”

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker may be posturing about leaving Oneworld, but he is indeed making alternative plans nonetheless.

Air Berlin's potential absorption into Lufthansa may foreshadow fewer clean connections for American Airlines travelers heading to continental Europe, while United customers may see a benefit.

The smart model right now seems to be to play to your geographic strengths if you have them, and implement them doggedly.

It's only a matter of time until American Airlines follows suit.

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.

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.

The months of speculation has ended, and the Gulf carriers have finally arrived after facing years of hostility from Western carriers.

IAG is trying to protect its transatlantic interests, especially if someone like Delta comes in with a bid and pries away AA from Oneworld into Skyteam.

CEO Doug Parker has done an excellent job lobbying for support for a US Airways/American merger -- even among current rivals and possible future oneworld alliance partners at British Airways.