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Related Newslog Items 7 September 2010 British Airways and India's Kingfisher Airlines on 15 September will begin sharing codes. First announced when the oneworld alliance in June formally invited Kingfisher to join, the cooperation will include 11 Kingfisher routes within India and one to Sri Lanka, and nine BA routes from London Heathrow to U.K. and Continental Europe cities. 24 August 2010 Continental Airlines plans to share codes on Aegean Airlines flights between Athens and Frankfurt, London Heathrow, Munich, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Rome. The Star Alliance partners on 23 August began code sharing on Continental flights between Newark and Athens, and on "selected flights operated by Aegean Airlines in Europe." 9 August 2010 US Bank Corporate Payment Systems announced plans to self-issue cards in Europe in 2011 to service multinational clients instead of through a partner bank. The bank for more than five years has owned operations in Europe that allow it to issue cards, according to US Bank CPS president Rob Abele. The bank will continue to issue cards through alliance partners in countries in which it doesn't own operations. The bank also intends to open a call center in Europe. Multinational clients are asking for a "single global contract and single point of approval for commercial cards," Abele said. 4 August 2010 Continental Airlines and Brussels Airlines plan to begin sharing codes on dozens of routes between and from Brussels and Newark. Effective 9 August, the Star Alliance partners will cooperate on Brussels Airlines' service from Brussels to nine European and 12 African destinations, and on Continental's Newark-Brussels route and flights from Newark to five U.S. cities. 27 July 2010 Air Berlin agreed to join the oneworld alliance and establish codeshare and frequent flyer program deals with American Airlines and Finnair. Subject to government approvals and scheduled to take effect 1 November, the code shares would provide Air Berlin customers access to 15 AA destinations in the United States and several Finnair destinations throughout Europe and Asia. Air Berlin is Germany's second-largest carrier, with hubs in Berlin and Dusseldorf. 21 July 2010 The U.S. Department of Transportation made final its approval for antitrust immunity among oneworld partners. American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia now can implement a transatlantic joint venture and join oneworld members Finnair and Royal Jordanian in tighter alliance partnerships. Like the European Commission, DOT set conditions on approval, notably the transfer of slots at London Heathrow to competitors for new transatlantic services.
14 July 2010 The European Commission accepted "remedies" proposed by American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia for their planned transatlantic joint venture. Concessions offered by the airlines and accepted by EC include surrendering slots at London Heathrow or London Gatwick airports for flights to Boston, New York, Dallas and Miami; making available slots at New York JFK for services to London; and combining fares, offering connections and linking loyalty programs with other airlines. "We have analyzed these commitments, we have consulted other players in the market and we have concluded that the remedies the airlines have introduced will secure for passengers the benefits of the alliance together with the prospect of additional services provided by other operators," according EC vice president responsible for competition policy Joaquín Almunia. The U.S. Department of Transportation tentatively approved the proposed antitrust-immunized JV. Final approval is expected soon. 21 June 2010 China Eastern Airlines began offering UATP accounts to corporate clients. 15 June 2010 Delta Air Lines and Air France KLM "expect to add Alitalia to the joint venture in the coming weeks," according to Delta president Ed Bastian. SkyTeam partners Delta and Air France KLM began their transatlantic joint venture in 2008. In 2009, Italian flag carrier Alitalia--also a SkyTeam member--signed a new deal with and agreed to sell a minority stake to Air France KLM. 10 June 2010 Vietnam Airlines joined SkyTeam.
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