Finnair will add scheduled services to two new Asian destinations, Fukuoka in Japan and Guangzhou in China, in its summer 2016 season.
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 moreUS Airways brings 28 transatlantic routes to the oneworld members’ joint business, including non-stop services from the United States to 18 European destinations. Munich, Athens and Amsterdam are three of them.
Read moreFinnair has joined the transatlantic joint business founded by fellow oneworld alliance members American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia. On July 1, Finnair also announced its intention to join the joint business agreement between oneworld members Japan Airlines and British Airways on traffic between Japan and Europe.
Read moreDelta and Virgin Atlantic Seek Antitrust Immunity for Transatlantic Joint Venture
Airlines April 8, 2013
The airlines say an antitrust-immunized joint venture would allow Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic to be more effective competitors on routes between North America and the U.K., particularly between the U.S. and London.
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.
Read moreMembers of American Airlines’ AAdvantage frequent-flyer program can now book award travel via AA.com on Qantas Airways, a oneworld alliance carrier and joint business partner of American on transpacific routes.
Read moreJapan Airlines has set December 2 as the date for the launch of its new non-stop service between Tokyo’s Narita International Airport and San Diego. The airline will fly the new route four times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
Read moreAmerican Airlines is resuming service between New York JFK and Tokyo’s near-downtown Haneda Airport on June 1. It briefly flew between JFK and Haneda from February 18, 2011, but suspended the service when demand for travel to Japan subsided following Japan’s March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Read moreAntitrust Immunity Award Lets JAL and IAG Schedule Joint Business Launch for March 2013
Airlines May 25, 2012
The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has granted anti-trust immunity for the joint business planned by Japan Airlines and International Airlines Group. The business does not require formal approval from the EU authorities and is set for a March 2013 launch.
Read moreOn February 8 Japan Airlines submitted an application to the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism seeking antitrust immunity to co-operate on flights between the EU and Japan with British Airways. Meanwhile, IAG is in contact with the European Union to seek antitrust immunity
Read moreDOT Approval Allows American and Qantas to Launch Transpacific Joint Business
Airlines November 10, 2011
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded final approval for the planned transpacific joint business agreement between American Airlines and Qantas Airways. DOT approval represented the final regulatory hurdle the two carriers had to overcome to be able to establish the JBA.
Read moreJapan Airlines and American Airlines have moved into the next phase of launching their transpacific joint business by starting joint selling in Japan on February 1.
Read moreJust two months after the U.S. Department of Transportation followed the Japanese government in granting final approval for a joint transpacific business involving American Airlines and Japan Airlines, the two carriers announce they have agreed to launch their joint business on April 1.
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