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Old Dec 30, 2018 | 6:41 am
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Originally Posted by WWads
I know that DL is scared to death of alienating the PRC, but a JV would China Airlines could make sense. Sure it's a weaker O/D market than ICN, but by how much? Distance could be an issue I suppose. It's about 1000 miles longer than DTW-ICN, but it's also much more centrally located for SE Asia, and CI serves a lot of destinations in that region.

I guess the biggest issue is equipment. 767s can't make it from SEA, which leaves (inefficient) A332s, and 772s/A359s which might be too big. Then again, UA uses a 773 for SFO-TPE.
JV has to be approved by both governments. No way US would approve without PRC approving it. As it is, US position is only to approve JV with countries that have an Open Skies treaty.
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