The biggest airline in the world. Together with its regional affiliates American Eagle and the AmericanConnection carriers, it serves some 250 cities in 50 countries with around 4,200 daily flights. It operates major hubs at Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago O'Hare, Miami and San Juan. American also has significant operations at New York JFK, Boston, Los Angeles, Raleigh/Durham, San Jose (California) and following its integration of TWA in 2001,
International Longhaul - American offers three classes of service on its longhaul International Flagship Service flights operated with 777 aircraft, including flat beds in First Class. Lie-flat seats in Business Class will be introduced starting in 2007.
Other International - On other international flights, American offers 2-class service on 767-300, 757, 737, and A300 aircraft. 767-300 aircraft offer two classes of service - Business Class, with a 60 inch seat pitch, and Main Cabin (Coach). Lie-flat Business Class seats are being introduced on 767-300 aircraft starting late 2006. 757, 737 and A300 aircraft offer two classes of service - Business Class and Main Cabin.
Domestic U.S.A. - American Airlines domestic flights offer First Class and Main Cabin. American Eagle and AmericanConnection flights offer a single class of service. American offers complimentary meals in First Class on most U.S. domestic flights, and food-for-sale in the Main Cabin on American and American Eagle. Some transcontinental flights are flown with 767-200 aircraft with three classes of service.
Beyond oneworld, it has commercial links with Air Pacific, Air Sahara, Air Tahiti Nui, Alaska Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Deutsche Bahn German Rail, El Al, EVA Air, Gulf Air, Hawaiian Airlines, Mexicana, Brussels Airlines, SNCF French Rail, TAM Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and Vietnam Airlines.
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The leading international airline, carrying more international passenger traffic than any other airline. With its franchisees and affiliates, it serves more than 210 airports and 90 territories, with its main hub London Heathrow, the world's most popular international airport. Tracing its origins back to 1919, it was the first airline to offer passenger jet flights.On its most of its longhaul flights, British Airways offers four cabins:
FIRST, complete with fully flat seats, each in its own cocoon-style area with a seat for a companion to join the passenger for meals or a chat
Club World, with flat bed sleeper seats. An upgrade to this service is currently underway.
World Traveller Plus, a premium economy service, offering more room in-flight and dedicated check-in desks
World Traveller, the airline's economy, or coach, class
On its European flights from London Heathrow, Gatwick and City, the airline offers:
Club Europe business class
Euro Traveller economy
Its UK domestic routes are all one-class, as are its services between the UK regions and continental Europe. Even passengers on the cheapest tickets are promised the full-service treatment, with free in-flight meals and drinks on all mainline flights. Services operated by its regional affiliate BA Connect from the UK regions offer pay-on-board catering in return for lower fares.
BA Connect: A wholly-owned subsidiary of British Airways - although the group announced in October 2006 it was selling the operation, which will reult in it leaving oneworld. BA Connect operates in the mainline carrier's colours, using the BA flight prefix.
BMED: Now sold to British Midland (BMI) a Star Alliance Carrier.
Comair: British Airways' Southern African franchisee, operating services with a BA flight prefix, with aircraft painted in BA colours and with crew wearing BA uniforms. It provides Club and Traveller (business and economy class) services to BA standards. British Airways itself owns an 18.3 per cent stake in Comair. It operates around 50 flights a day, using mainly Boeing 737s, serving Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth in South Africa and four points in neighbouring Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Loganair: A privately-owned airline operating as a franchisee of British Airways within Scotland and to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It flies a fleet of mainly Saab 340's, turboprops, carrying almost half a million passengers last year.
Sun-Air: A privately-owned Danish airline, which flies as a British Airways franchisee, with a BA flight prefix, aircraft painted in BA colours and crew wearing BA uniforms. It operates around 30 flights a day from Denmark (Billund, Aarhus and Aalborg) to other points in Scandinavia, Finland, Belguim, Germany and the UK, using a fleet of Dornier 328's and ATP's mainly. It boarded some 200,000 passengers last year.
One of the most highly regarded Asian airlines. Based in Hong Kong, it offers more than 175 departures a day to some 45 destinations in approaching 30 countries. It carried 15.5 million passengers last year. Established in 1946, Cathay Pacific's major shareholders are Hong Kong conglomerate Swire Pacific Group (with a 40 per cent stake), Beijing-based CITIC Pacific (holding 17.5 per cent, Air China (10 per cent) and China National Aviation Co Ltd (7.5 per cent). A regular winner of awards for customer service, it was named Airline of the Year 2006 by Air Transport World, OAG and (jointly) the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation.
Travel Classes - Cathay Pacific offers three classes, all three of which are currently being upgraded. First, featuring what the airline claims are the longest and widest flat beds in the sky. Business, offering lie-flat seat beds and Economy.
Cathay Pacific prides itself at being at the forefront of harnessing IT to improve customer service. In-flight it offers at least 20 video channels in all cabins with video and audio on demand in First and Business. It was the first airline to commit to installing in-flight email capability.Beyond oneworld, it has bilateral relationships with Air China, Dragonair, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Aeroflot Russian International Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, and with the French rail operator SNCF.
Frequent Flyer Scheme - Marco Polo Club or Asia Miles.
The major Nordic European airline, serving some 60 cities in approaching 30 countries with more than 250 daily flights. In recent years, it has refocused its longhaul operations on Asian routes, with its Helsinki hub an ideal gateway from the continent into Europe. Finnair is widely regarded as the industry's IT leader. Today, Finnair operates scheduled services to more than 60 destinations in approaching 30 countries, including 16 points in Finland. In recent years, it has refocused its longhaul operations on Asian routes - with its Helsinki hub ideally located geographically as a gateway between Asia and Europe. It now carries more traffic on these Asian services (measured in revenue passenger kilometres) than on its European network.
Travel Classes - On its long and medium haul routes, it offers a two-class product, Business, which is being up-graded to offer lie-flat beds and Economy. Its domestic and shorter international routes offer a single-class service. The airline has retained complimentary in-flight catering for all customers.
Finnair has anti-trust immunity with American Airlines and code-shares also with British Airways, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Malev and Qantas. Beyond oneworld, it has commercial links with Aeroflot, Air China, Air France, CityLine, CSA Czech, Finncomm, Golden Air, Pulkovo, Lithuanian, LOT, SN Brussels, Swiss International Air Lines and Ukraine International.
In 2002, Finnair resurrected the Aero name, when it launched a new airline subsidiary operating out of Tallinn in Estonia. During 2003, it also acquired a controlling stake in Swedish carrier Nordic Airlink, which it has transformed into a low fares carrier to compete with Star's Scandinavian in its home market. Neither of these two subsidiaries are affiliated to oneworld.
Frequent Flyer Programme: Finnair Plus.
The top carrier between Europe and Latin America. The Spanish flag carrier offers more than a thousand departures a day to 105 cities in more than 40 countries, with main hubs in Madrid and Barcelona. With its regional affiliate, it operates one of the most modern fleets in Europe, currently numbering more than 200 aircraft. In recent years, Iberia has become one of Europe's most consistently profitable airlines. It achieved net profits of EUR395 million for 2005 - its tenth year running in the black.
LAN is the Latin American airline alliance that includes oneworld member LAN Airlines and its affiliates LAN Express, which operates domestic services with Chile, and LAN Peru. The other LAN members LAN Argentina and LAN Ecuador will join oneworld as affiliate members as early as possible in 2007. LAN Airlines (formerly LanChile), which joined the alliance in June 2000, is widely regarded as Latin America's leading airline. It is one of the region's largest carriers, with a growing reputation for excellent customer service. The group relaunched itself as the LAN alliance in March 2004, reflecting the carriers' strategy of establishing themselves collectively as the best airline serving Latin America and one of the best in the world, with world class products backed by operations to the highest international standards of safety, security and efficiency and delivered with "the warmth and friendliness of Latin America's people" on all routes they independently serve.
Its flights offer at least two classes, with three on longhaul: First Class: Maximum space and privacy, the finest cuisine, personalised attention and unlimited entertainment. Business Class: A new Business Class to make you feel at home. Infinite space, the best wines, the finest cuisine, personalised attention and unlimited entertainment. Premium Business Class: It is currently investing US$100 million in a new Premium Business cabin for the Boeing 767s operating on its routes between North and South America, incorporating seats that convert into fully-flat, horizontal beds. Blends the finest of the First and Business Class. Its in-flight entertainment system offers both audio and video on demand. Tourist: A superior service that has been improved with an innovative digital entertainment system and ergonomically designed seats.
LAN and its LAN Peru affiliate have anti-trust immunity with American Airlines. LAN also code-shares or has other bilateral agreements with oneworld partners American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia, Japan Airlines and Qantas. Beyond oneworld, it has commercial links with Aeromexico, Alaska, Korean, TAM and Varig.
Frequent Flyer pogramme: LanPass
Widely regarded as the world's leading long distance airline and one of Australia's strongest brands. It has flown under the same name since 1920. Today, it offers an unparalleled network in its home continent, operates a fleet of some 190 aircraft across a network spanning some 75 destinations and 15 countries.
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Beyond oneworld, it has commercial links with Aircalin, Air France, Air Malta, Air Niugini, Air Pacific, Air Tahiti Nui, Air Vanuatu, Alaska, Asiana, America West, China Eastern, EVA Air, Gulf Air, Japan Airlines, Norfolk Jet Express, Polynesian, South African and Vietnam.
Frequent Flyer: Frequent Flyer (!)
