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Oct 6, 2010, 8:45 am

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Much of the new information is detailed in the current thread, Earning and redeeming AA miles / upgrading on BA/IB; BA fuel surcharges (Oct 1, 2010)

The link provided by AmericanAirlines / Stephen does say:

American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia Announce Better Deal for Trans-Atlantic Flyers

LONDON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- More access to cheaper fares, bigger choice of flight times and easier connecting journeys will become reality for transatlantic flyers with the launch of the new joint business between American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia.

The CEOs of the three oneworld® airlines met in London today for the official start of the new trilateral relationship, which enables oneworld to compete far more effectively with other global alliances on routes between Europe and North America.

American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia announced today four new routes that will start next April as an early benefit of the new joint business. They are: New York JFK-Budapest and Chicago-Helsinki (operated by American), London Heathrow-San Diego (operated by British Airways) and Madrid-Los Angeles (operated by Iberia).

The airlines have also placed codeshares on a significant number of additional routes, greatly increasing the number of destination choices available to customers. American will add its code to 322 British Airways and Iberia flights serving 101 destinations, British Airways will add its code to 2063 American and Iberia flights serving 181 destinations and Iberia will add its code to 354 American and British Airways flights serving 96 destinations. There will be further opportunities to increase codeshares in the future. In total, customers will be able to travel more easily on the airlines' combined route network which will serve more than 400 destinations in 105 countries with around 5,200 daily departures.

Other customer benefits include:

Greater access to a wider choice of fares
Coordinated schedules on joint routes to provide customers with better flight choice and timings
Dedicated support teams for customers transferring at five of the airlines' hubs: New York JFK, London Heathrow, Madrid, Chicago and Miami.
Online check in and boarding pass printing with either the airline operating the flight, or the one the ticket was booked through
Integrated online flight information on all three airlines' websites
Increased opportunity to earn and redeem frequent flyer benefits on trans-Atlantic flights
More integrated account management for corporate customers