The playing field continues to level out between the major global alliances as TAM Airlines of Brasil will be joining OneWorld in early 2014.
While not unexpected, the decision has been widely discussed since TAM agreed to merge with Santiago, Chile-based LAN Airlines in 2010 to form LATAM Airlines Group. At the time of the merger announcement, each individual carrier belonged to separate, competing alliances, with LAN serving as a long-time OneWorld member since 2000, and TAM ...
Turkish Airlines flies their 777 nonstop from Istanbul to New York. I'll probably win the award for slowest trip report written, but this is the conclusion to my earlier report from 13 months ago. I've typed up a few of my notes, but I'll mostly let the pictures speak for themselves.
After my free tour of Istanbul I returned to the Istanbul airport. Security was quick and I made my way back to the Turkish Airlines Business Class lounge. With a few hours before my flight I decided to ...
American Airlines is the largest carrier serving the US to Brasil market in terms of weekly seats offered.
American Airlines has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation to seek additional rights to fly from the its cornerstone hubs to Brazil. In a press release published this afternoon, American intends to add daily round-trip services from its Chicago and Los Angeles hubs to São Paulo-Guarulhos airport (GRU). If approved, ...
My trip report featuring the Intra-Asia Business class experience on All Nippon Airways has been published. The report covers a journey from Tokyo to Manila last October.
In this report, you will find the following:
+ Review of the transfer experience at Tokyo Narita airport
"I proceeded to the Transit Inspection centre at Narita, which was a complete and utter disaster...My patience was running dangerously low."
+ Review of the All Nippon Airways ...
On Wednesday, the boards of Tempe, AZ-based US Airways and Fort Worth-based American Airlines approved a merger that would equate to $11 billion in terms of market value. According to sources, American creditors will own 72% of the combined company and US Airways shareholders will take the remaining balance. Current US Airways Chief Executive Officer Doug Parker will retain CEO position of the combined company. There is much more to know about what the merger implications will entail. Below, ...
All hope is not lost in the global aviation world after the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its Airline Financial Analysis for the months of December 2012 and January 2013. According to IATA, airline share prices continue to outperform as financial markets upgrade their outlook on airline profits. Early Q4 2012 profit results are showing improvements globally, despite rises in jet fuel. Business confidence seems to be on the uptick, reflected in year-over-year ...
