Malaysia Airlines is about to join the Oneworld Alliance
Jul 22, 2012 | 12:02 am
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No.
It will be put on http://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/ when there is.
It will be put on http://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/ when there is.
Jul 22, 2012 | 6:00 am
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If nothing else, late 2012 was always the time frame since last year's announcement:News - oneworld
Malaysia Airlines to join oneworld alliance 06 June 2011
Malaysia Airlines is to join oneworld[SUP][/SUP], adding one of aviation's most frequent award winners to the world's leading quality airline alliance.
Malaysia Airlines was unanimously elected a oneworld member designate by the Chief Executives of the alliance's member airlines, at a meeting on the sidelines of IATA's 2011 World Air Transport Summit, which opens in Singapore today.
A formal alliance membership agreement will be completed soon.
Malaysia Airlines is expected to start flying as part of oneworld late next year. ...
Malaysia Airlines is to join oneworld[SUP][/SUP], adding one of aviation's most frequent award winners to the world's leading quality airline alliance.
Malaysia Airlines was unanimously elected a oneworld member designate by the Chief Executives of the alliance's member airlines, at a meeting on the sidelines of IATA's 2011 World Air Transport Summit, which opens in Singapore today.
A formal alliance membership agreement will be completed soon.
Malaysia Airlines is expected to start flying as part of oneworld late next year. ...
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Jul 22, 2012 | 8:35 am
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MH hasn't been in the process of joining oneworld for 12 years. This thread is 12 years old. There were a few posts in 2000, it was bumped for a few more posts of speculation 9 months later in 2001, and then nothing until mid 2011 when it was announced at the 2011 IATA AGM that MH would join oneworld.
MH has been in the process of joining the alliance for a little over 12 months, which is a normal amount of time for almost any airline to join any alliance.
MH has been in the process of joining the alliance for a little over 12 months, which is a normal amount of time for almost any airline to join any alliance.
Jul 22, 2012 | 12:35 pm
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they were loooong time associated to KLM, hence "bound" to be induced in ST. Rumors had it that AF did not want them (for which reasons frankly don't know and would not comment on the singular pigheadedness to keep at bay a decent to good airline while at the same time inducing industry stalwarts such as GA, CI and MU), and they dragged their feet until QF came to the fore with an enticing offer on OWs behalf, that they accepted in virtually no time.
Jul 24, 2012 | 3:03 pm
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MH hasn't been in the process of joining oneworld for 12 years. This thread is 12 years old. There were a few posts in 2000, it was bumped for a few more posts of speculation 9 months later in 2001, and then nothing until mid 2011 when it was announced at the 2011 IATA AGM that MH would join oneworld.
MH has been in the process of joining the alliance for a little over 12 months, which is a normal amount of time for almost any airline to join any alliance.
MH has been in the process of joining the alliance for a little over 12 months, which is a normal amount of time for almost any airline to join any alliance.
they were loooong time associated to KLM, hence "bound" to be induced in ST. Rumors had it that AF did not want them (for which reasons frankly don't know and would not comment on the singular pigheadedness to keep at bay a decent to good airline while at the same time inducing industry stalwarts such as GA, CI and MU), and they dragged their feet until QF came to the fore with an enticing offer on OWs behalf, that they accepted in virtually no time.
MH is one of the last major airlines to join an alliance, they could have reaped alliance benefits over a decade ago.
I have heard the Air France thing by another person who said they wanted to continue Codesharing with Qantas rather than being obligated to codesharing with MH. I thought that person was crazy as AF could coeshare with who they please while still having a powerful new member like MH. After you have said the same thing it makes me baffled at Sky...
Do you reckon they chose small (many of whom are naff) airlines to join Sky as they will not take control and power away from AF-KLM and will be over-reliant on codesharing with the main members as they have small International networks?
Jul 25, 2012 | 1:11 am
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The members of oneworld on the other hand, all seem to act like partners (even though some might not like others that much eg CX/QF).
Jul 25, 2012 | 3:14 am
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Probably because OW is built on many "bilateral" agreements instead of centrally dictated co-operation. It has some drawbacks in consistency but the advantages mentioned above.
Jul 25, 2012 | 3:28 am
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Date appears to have shifted into early 2013
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story...7&sec=business
Exact date targeted to be announced some time in September
Credit to YQY on AFF for the link
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story...7&sec=business
Exact date targeted to be announced some time in September
Credit to YQY on AFF for the link
Jul 25, 2012 | 4:33 am
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Would you not say that BA (or now IAG) sort of controls OW? Also, I don't think SQ has that much power in *A.
Jul 25, 2012 | 5:48 am
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Jul 25, 2012 | 11:10 am
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Jul 26, 2012 | 1:47 pm
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SQ control *A? Hardly! SQ plays in star out of convenience.