Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways and Ethiopian Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement covering flights from Addis Ababa to Europe, Kenya and two major Asian cities, and from Tokyo to the same two Asian cities.
Read moreANA and Philippine Airlines to Codeshare and Reciprocate on Loyalty Programs
Airlines October 1, 2014
ANA and Philippine Airlines plan to begin codesharing on flights between Japan and the Philippines on October 26. They also plan to begin offering reciprocal privileges in their frequent-flyer programs at the same time.
Read moreSIA and Virgin Australia Claim Mutual Loyalty Program First
Airlines September 24, 2014
Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia are claiming a world first for frequent flyers, by allowing members of their respective KrisFlyer and Velocity Frequent Flyer loyalty programs to convert their miles and points from either program to the other.
Read moreThe codeshare will initially cover nearly all of the two carriers’ transatlantic flights. Customers now have access to British Airways flights to London from 21 U.S. destinations, and British Airways is codesharing on US Airways’ flights to Charlotte and Philadelphia from 17 European destinations.
Read moreThe addition of Silver Airways as a TrueBlue frequent-flyer partner allows travelers to earn TrueBlue points on Silver’s network of routes throughout Florida and the Bahamas. Travelers can now also book connecting flights between Silver Airways and JetBlue via jetblue.com.
Read moreTAM Airlines and US Airways Complete Oneworld Induction
Airlines March 31, 2014
TAM and US Airways significantly expand the oneworld alliance in many key areas. Together, they increase the number of passengers carried annually across the alliance network by a third, adding another 120 million customers a year.
Read moreThe move by Spirit Airlines appears to run directly counter to the trend of airlines changing their loyalty programs to award more mileage points to customers spending more dollars rather than awarding points based on the distance customers fly.
Read moreFrom March 10, each airline will no longer accept new interline sales for travel on the other carrier. Then, from April 1, customers of JetBlue Airways or American Airlines will no longer earn miles or points when traveling on eligible routes operated by the other airline.
Read moreJapan’s All Nippon Airways and Garuda Indonesia have agreed a partnership under which the two airlines will launch and codeshare on flights between the two countries and will allow the two carriers’ passengers to collect and redeem miles on the frequent flyer programs of either airline.
Read moreMerger Means US Airways Will Join Oneworld on March 31
Airlines December 9, 2013
US Airways will join the oneworld alliance on March 31, 2014, as a result of the December 9 completion of its merger with alliance founding member American Airlines. All of US Airways’ regional-airline affiliates, operating under the US Airways Express brand, will also transition to oneworld at the same time.
Read moreLAN Colombia officially joined the oneworld airline alliance on October 1 and immediately began offering the alliance’s full range of services and benefits. On October 1, also, LATAM Airlines Group carrier TAM Airlines announced it would join oneworld as of March 31, 2014.
Read moreAmerican and Qatar Airways Launch Reciprocal Frequent Flyer Program Agreement
Airlines September 23, 2013
From September 23, American Airlines AAdvantage members can earn and redeem AAdvantage miles and Qatar Airways Privilege Club members can earn and redeem Qatar Qmiles when traveling on flights operated by the other carrier.
Read moreQatar Airways’ first Airbus A380 has flown from Airbus’ widebody final assembly facility at Toulouse to Airbus’ facilities at Finkenwerder airfield in Hamburg, where the aircraft will be fitted with its cabin before being painted. Meanwhile, oneworld has announced that Qatar Airways will be inducted into the alliance on October 30.
Read moreUnder receiving the required government approvals for the agreement, JetBlue will place its ‘B6’ flight code on all flights currently operated by Emirates between the U.S. and Dubai International Airport, as well as between New York JFK and Milan Malpensa Airport in Italy.
Read moreEtihad to Spend $599 Million on Buying into and Partnering with India’s Jet Airways
Airlines April 24, 2013
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has agreed to pay $379 million to acquire a 24 per cent shareholding in the Indian carrier Jet Airways. Additionally, a wider overall commitment to Jet Airways by Etihad Airways includes the UAE-based airline injecting $220 million to create and strengthen a wide-ranging partnership between the two carriers.
Read moreSouthwest and AirTran Complete Connecting Their Networks
Airlines March 18, 2013
Customers are now able to purchase itineraries to the airlines’ combined 97 destinations, including international destinations, in one transaction, for service starting on April 14.
Read moreOnce Finnair joins the transatlantic joint business later this year, customers in North America and Europe will have increased choice of flights and services as well as more convenient connections to flights across the Atlantic, according to Helsinki-based Finnair.
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