Air Berlin co-operates also with Hainan airlines, a codeshare partner of Malev. Hainan airlines market itself as the only four-star airlines in China (Skytrax rating). Anyone flown with them? Would they be the solution in Mainland China?

Air Berlin's inflight service on short-haul economy is better than that of BA. Ok, wine is not free but they serve sandwiches. And you can order other meals for payment.

In some thread it was mentioned that the CEO of AA hinted that there could be some interesting Oneworld (?) news from South America (GOL?) and India (Kingfisher or Jet or both ?).