Are those three cases all that surprising?

SQ have been hopping in and out of bed with three of the four alliances and have recently hinted at DL/AF. I'll believe it when I fly it.

AA have outmanoevered everyone brilliantly over AC/CP if it comes off - great business, but not necessarily indicative of a big weakness in Star.

TG are very much one of the 'junior' partners in Star, in terms of revenue, traffic and profit. It is inevitable that airlines in that situation may feel uncomfortable when the demands of 'the alliance' are imposed on them. Don't be surprised when the same happens in Oneworld as BA and AA try to dominate what they see as very much their party.

[This message has been edited by james (edited 08-28-1999).]