This article appeared on JoeSentMe (http://www.zyworld.com/brancatelli/tt2003/tactical052903.htm - see last para):

THE PARTING SHOT: Mother of Mercy, Is This the End of Oneworld?
Chief executives of the Oneworld carriers meet in Washington next week and some observers think the confab could be the beginning of the end of the alliance fronted by American Airlines and British Airways. "We ain't dead, but we are on life support," an executive of one of Oneworld's smaller members told me this week. "This is an alliance without purpose or a viable future," another told me. Why is Oneworld unraveling while competing alliances such as SkyTeam and even bankruptcy-plagued are Star doing well? American and BA have never gotten their broad antitrust immunity and both carriers, as well as Asian partner Cathay Pacific, are obsessed with their internal problems. "This is [new American CEO Gerard] Arpey's first meeting, so don't expect any melodramatic announcement," another Oneworld carrier executive cautions. "But unless we redefine what we do and what we offer, we'll eventually outlive our usefulness."

Does anyone else have any info on this? Very troubling.

[This message has been edited by alect (edited 06-06-2003).]

Is it possible that this article is dated 2/14/02?

Vindesante,

You were right - I posted the wrong link and text (I got it from a newsletter I get). I have pasted correct text and link instead (see orig message).

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