SR - AA
Oct 29, 1999, 5:28 am
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SR - AA
Mr Reutlinger's (SR's boss heading the Sabena management) yesterday:[*]talks with AA are very advanced: so far SR-AA agreed on code-shares starting nov-99 for BOS, MIA, ORD, IAD and starting jan-2000 for 'another' 24 destinations in the 'N' and 'S' of the USA (no details given).[*]SR might take over the majority of Sabena shares next year already (earlier than previously expected, actuall SR holds 49,9%)[*]SR/Sabena are finalizing/preparing/creating a joint-venture managing company to run 'the french business' of AOM and the SR-Group (as SR has doen with Sabena already) as 'one', based in France.[*]SR Group wants to be/to become one of the 5 'major' European carriers in the next 3 years (... I am counting: BA, Lufthansa, Air France, KLM/Alitalia, Iberia, SAS, Aeroflot ...)[*]SR Group doesn't want (yet?) become a oneworld-member.
Oct 29, 1999, 4:31 pm
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Rudi, thanks for the timely update. I am really curious how this SR-AA situation will unfold and especially what the reciprocal program benefits will look like.
Nov 3, 1999, 4:08 am
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And to complicate matters, Lauda Air of Austrian Group, recently announced that they are codesharing VIE-LGW flights with BRITISH AIRWAYS ! Now this gets complicated !
Nov 3, 1999, 7:50 pm
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a very 'in depth' analyze of this is found in the newest 'FACT's number, in german: http://www.facts.ch/stories/9944_wir_swissair.htm
FACT's is THE swiss business/politics weekly publication/magazine.
FACT's is THE swiss business/politics weekly publication/magazine.