oneworld member Royal Jordanian has launched mobile inflight passenger communications services from OnAir. The new commercial service, which will be available in the first phase on its recently received A319 aircraft flying to Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and India, will enable passengers to stay connected inflight using their own mobile phones or BlackBerry-type devices to send and receive text messages and emails, make and receive phone calls and access the internet. Passengers will also be able to access the internet using their own laptops fitted with GSM data cards.

Oneworld alliance members Japan Airlines and British Airways are extending their code share flights.JAL is adding codeshare on BA flights from Heathrow to Lisbon, as well as four UK destinations - Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle, starting 14 January 2009

oneworld has become the first in the travel industry to sell multiairlineround-the-world air tickets on-line with its new internet booking tool for its oneworld Explorerfare. This also makes oneworld the first global airline alliance to offer any of its public fares for salethrough the worldwide web.

Two countries, 20 destinations and dozens of new routes havejoined the worldwide network served by the oneworld alliance in theairline industry’s new flying season, which takes off this month.

oneworld and BAA Heathrow are signing an historic agreement in a bid to enhance passenger experience following the opening of the London airport’s Terminal 5 in March 2008.