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“I think we are seeing an evolution, seeing these alliances become tighter-knit partnerships,” noted AMR, parent company of American Airlines, chief financial officer Tom Horton at a recent travel conference.
Those are words that should terrify passengers, suppliers, airports and travel agents. His words, current action within the antitrust-immunized alliances and the crumbling of the Open Skies treaties are cause for serious concern.
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JAL joins Skyteam, Boeing considers 737 redesign and new engines, IRS says airline fees aren’t taxable
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Brussels Airlines joins Star Alliance after their purchase by Lufthansa, Chinese airline alliance dance, Palazzo Resort in Vegas unveils 16-foot-high polar bear made of poinsettias.
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An Air France A380 was forced to turn around when it developed a problem with the navigation system.
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Las Vegas will likely see an increase in drive-in traffic, mostly from Southern California.
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The long-sought antitrust immunity between British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia for their OneWorld alliance has hit another patch of turbulence with the E.U. as they attempt to gain the same interoperability enjoyed by competing Star Alliance and SkyTeam.
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A few reports of American Airlines (AA) and Delta Air Lines (DL) discussing possible investments in Japan Air Lines (JAL) have been making their way into the travel news cycles. Normally small investments by one airline into another might be par for the course, but in this case there are big airline alliance ramifications.
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Delta Air Lines has been touting their merger with Northwest and Skyteam alliance as a benefit for consumers. On the Skyteam site, along with some of the other self-promotion, is the claim, “SkyTeam helps make your travels smoother, simplified and informed.” Yeah, right.
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Star Alliance CEO Jaan Albrecht announced that more airlines than ever want to become members of alliances. The reason: economics. Alliances now have the power to bargain with suppliers as a monolithic entity. They are wielding that power.
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Many readers have commented that they are pleased with alliances because of the sharing of frequent flier miles, lounges and connections. However, beneath that façade bigger problems are brewing.
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