Whilst playing around with itineraries, I thought it would be a good idea to verify that the new OpenSkies BA subsidiary would be valid for xONEx fares. To my horror, I came across this on the OneWorld site:

"British Airways has announced the launch of a new airline OpenSkies which will start flying between the USA and points in continental Europe from 2008. OpenSkies will not be part of oneworld."

This doesn't strike me as the correct behaviour of a founding member of the alliance. BA ExecClub members can earn miles & TPs on OpenSkies, so why not members from QF, CX, JL etc? IMO, unless something has changed since this was put on the OW site, this is a cheapskate move that reflects very badly on BA. It also seems to make no commercial sense.