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Air New Zealand to discontinue premium economy Spaceseat – Business Traveller
This is a sad day. Air New Zealand says that its fantastic Spaceseat premium economy scores worse than the more traditional premium economy it has on its 787s. I just can’t imagine that to be … Read the post
Category: Oneworld
One of the more complex customer-facing issues airlines have to deal with involves interlining. In simple terms, that’s when two carriers have to work together to serve one customer on one trip. A combination of complexity and regulation has led airlines to narrow the scope of when they’re willing to … Read the post
Last week, oneworld rolled out its new alliance-wide premium service branding… oneworld Priority. I assumed this was the same as SkyTeam’s longstanding SkyPriority, but there is a subtle difference. SkyPriority is the overwhelming alliance-wide branding that is always in white type on a red background. On the other hand, … Read the post
Earlier this week, I did a quick roundtrip on American to London to try out the airline’s new Business Class on it’s 777-300ERs. I’ll have that write-up once I finish my Korean Air series, but there was something I saw on this trip that was worth talking about sooner… … Read the post
The worst kept secret in the airline industry was officially announced yesterday when Qatar Airways said it would join the oneworld alliance. This may not be a surprise, but it is going to create some confusion in the Middle East. There are a lot of seemingly conflicting relationships with … Read the post
There’s a big press conference scheduled for New York on Monday where oneworld will announce a “significant membership development.” This is such a big deal that I received an invitation to go out to New York and oneworld would even arrange for flights. (I’m not going since I can cover … Read the post
It’s been a busy year south of the US border with all three alliances trying to make big land grabs in Latin America. So far, it looks like Star Alliance and oneworld are doing the best with Skyteam coming in a sad third. But these alliance loyalties are not static, … Read the post
oneworld Alliance Surging, Adding Airlines — and Finally Offering Customers Some Perks – BNET Headwinds
oneworld is finally surging after years of being lame and boring. Finally.
Southwest Wages a Battle for Milwaukee in… Oshkosh? – BNET Headwinds
Southwest flew into Oshkosh last weekend. Why? … Read the post
About 10 minutes after the Wright Brothers put their first airplane into the air, American and British Airways applied for blanket codesharing and antitrust immunity. More than 100 years later, their wish has finally been granted, at least by the US authorities. Yes, they have to give up some slots, … Read the post
Social Media May be Hot, But It’s Not for Everyone – BNET
I look at social media at the Singapore Airshow to figure out why it matters. (In this case, I don’t think it does.)
Two Reasons Why Japan Air Lines Chose American and oneworld … Read the post
American and British Airways Still Waiting for Feds Antitrust Immunity Decision – BNET
The waiting game continues as the DOT has gone past its own deadline for ruling on the BA/American deal. This is getting tiresome.
Capacity Restraint Leads to Fewer Empty Airline Seats in … Read the post
There has been a ton of interesting news to write about in the last few days, and I’d been having trouble figuring out with what to lead . . . until yesterday. Turns out that I was voted one of the the world’s 50 most powerful blogs by The Observer … Read the post