From the news archives....(March 2000)

Canadian to withdraw from oneworld on June 1

March 14, 2000

The oneworld™ airline alliance governing board has confirmed that Canadian Airlines International will no longer participate in the alliance or offer customer benefits as of June 1, 2000.

Canadian Airlines was a founding member of oneworld, along with American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways and Qantas. Canadian announced late last year that it would withdraw from oneworld after it was purchased by Air Canada.

Since oneworld's launch in February 1999, Finnair and Iberia have joined. LanChile and Aer Lingus will also begin offering oneworld customer services and benefits in mid-2000.

**No mention of Aerolineas Argentinas.....by the way, I found it interesting reading some of the archived news.