Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Beyond NH obviously being *A and JL oneworld, what are these carriers' relationships to UA and AA? JV? Codeshare arrangements? Or are they just partners through being members of the same alliances?
I'm thinking that having some TPAC flights into HND from the NYC and WAS areas available as a codeshare using a USA carrier's flight number would be a big advantage to government travelers, who otherwise would be required to take a connection by the Fly America act.
Of course, there's also the argument that Americans who want to fly USA airlines should be able to do so conveniently.
JL and AA have an ATI/JV, UA and NH also have an ATI/JV. Both are fully inclusive of all trans-Pacific flights (i.e. US-China, but not US-Australia.) In other words, per DOT decision, an NH flight is considered a UA flight and a UA flight is considered an NH flight. That's the letter of the JV rules.