Originally Posted by Aston
with the merger of America West and US airways I'd think BA would be supportive. They had a points partnership with HP which ends on 31Dec05. Plus the AA/alaska relationship adds to the likelyhood IMHO.
This I doubt. AS loves to form relationships with everyone who isn't *A. Just recently added AF (and re-added KL) to the AS MP FFP and miles from AS/QX are EQM in FB and v-v. Of the 5 ST airlines that have a relationship with AS, only CO doesn't offer EQMs. Of the 5 OW airlines, only AA and LA offer EQMs. AS has a tighter relationship with NW than AA. Only way to get AS to join OW is for AA to buy it, and that would mean AA destroying a 3rd west coast airline it acquired.