On Friday, Brazil’s largest airline TAM and neighboring rival, LAN, announced that they would merge their corporate entities in a KLM/Air France-type model. Each airline will maintain its existing brand, but its management and ownership will be one organization. This would create a South American giant, with LATAM Airlines being the name of the new [...]
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Latin America’s New Giant: Which Alliance?
Published by August 16th, 2010 in Airlines, Alliances, American Airlines, Aviation Policy, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Europe, LAN Airlines, Mergers, Oneworld, SkyTeam, South America, Star Alliance, TAM and USA. 0 CommentsVietnam Airlines
Published by January 14th, 2010 in A321, Hanoi, Nha Trang, Photos, SkyTeam, Vietnam and Vietnam Airlines. 0 CommentsI just had the pleasure of flying Vietnam Airlines, on a domestic flight from Hanoi to Nha Trang. Great service, new aircraft, no headaches, and on-time performance summarize the trip; this article is a quick review of the airline. The airline is prepping itself for full integration into SkyTeam this June, when it becomes a [...]
Continental to Join Star Alliance
Published by June 22nd, 2008 in Alliances, Continental Airlines and Star Alliance. 0 CommentsSo as we predicted in our previous post (despite all the rumors about CO and OneWorld), Continental Airlines has decided to join the Star Alliance. This will give CO loyalists some new and interesting destinations through member carriers, including South African Airways, Thai Airways, Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, TAP, and Air New Zealand, amongst other carriers. [...]
Continental to Remain Independent: No Merger with United
Published by April 27th, 2008 in Airlines, Alliances, Continental Airlines, SkyTeam, Star Alliance, United Airlines and USA. 0 CommentsAmidst all the rumors and peer pressure of mergers over the past few months, particularly after Northwest and Delta announced their merger intent, Continental Airlines announced today that, for the moment, it will not be merging with United or anyone else. We at AirlineCity applaud this decision. Continental’s strong financial position and smart management will [...]
Air India to Join Star Alliance
Published by December 15th, 2007 in Air India, Airlines, Alliances, India, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, Lufthansa, Oneworld, SkyTeam, Star Alliance and United Airlines. 0 CommentsFor all you loyal Star Alliance passengers, you should be happy to learn that the Star Alliance just voted to invite Air India. Air India is the largest carrier in India’s booming economy, and recently just completed its merger with Indian Airlines, the then-largest domestic carrier. With the Star Alliance being the largest of the [...]
Lufthansa’s 19% Stake in JetBlue
Published by December 14th, 2007 in Airlines, Alliances, JetBlue, Lufthansa, Star Alliance and United Airlines. 0 CommentsYesterday it was announced that Lufthansa is taking a 19% stake in JetBlue. This is a curious transaction, leaving one to speculate what’s really behind the deal. Lufthansa already has two US code-share partners (United and US Airways) and JetBlue currently doesn’t allow for code-sharing. Lufthansa and United share a strong network and Lufthansa directly [...]
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