Articles tagged “star alliance”

For the past five years, Mark Schwab has tried to manage a complex alliance of nearly 30 airlines. Given the number of differing opinions involved, Schwab has had one of the more difficult jobs in the airline industry.

We expect any sharing would be limited to alliances for now, and even that would be partial data exchange.

The problem isn't Star Alliance, the problem is United.

Great new terminal, but what Heathrow really, really needs is another runway.

Round-the-world tickets aren't a frequent purchase, but they're an excellent way to market an alliance's size, network, and amenities.

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.

This kind of branded lounge allows Star Alliance to be a part of the much-anticipated new LAX terminal while keeping operating costs low for airlines. It is a model the alliance plans to use again in airports across Asia.

Heathrow is keen to not have the opening disasters it had with T5, so it will start T2 in phases.