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Qatar Airways to join oneworld airline alliance
Qatar Airways is to join oneworld in a major coup for the award winning airline alliance. The decision adds one of the world’s fastest growing and most highly rated airlines to the world’s leading quality airline alliance.
SriLankan Airlines to join oneworld alliance
SriLankan Airlines will join oneworld, adding one of Asia’s fastest growing airlines to the world’s leading quality airline alliance. Its election as a oneworld member designate was announced as the Chief Executives of the alliance’s member airlines gathered for a meeting of the group’s Board at IATA’s 2012 World Air Transport Summit.
SriLankan Airlines to join oneworld
SriLankan Airlines is to join oneworld, adding one of the fastest growing airlines in Asia to the airline alliance. oneworld is considered the World’s Leading Airline Alliance by the prestigious World Travel Awards.
oneworld signs up Dentsu America as global media agency
Airline alliance oneworld has named New York-based full service advertising agency Dentsu America as its global agency of record. Under the new partnership, which follows a multi-agency review that began in February, Dentsu America is now responsible for oneworld’s strategic brand messaging and creative development as well as media planning duties worldwide.
Double miles offer to frequent flyers as airberlin joins
A special double miles offer is being made to cardholders of all oneworld member airlines’ frequent flyer programmes – including those of airberlin’s topbonus programme – to mark the addition to the alliance today of Germany’s second biggest airline, along with its group member Austria’s NIKI.
airberlin joins oneworld airline alliance
airberlin has become became part of oneworld, adding the second biggest airline in Germany and the sixth biggest in the continent overall to the world’s premier global airline alliance. Austria’s NIKI, also a member of the airberlin group, joined oneworld as an affiliate member at the same time - as the clocks struck midnight in Berlin this morning.
oneworld backs off Kingfisher membership as doubts continue
Airline alliance oneworld has postponed the entry of Indian airline Kingfisher as doubts over its economic viability to continue to plague the carrier. Kingfisher has been expected to join the alliance later this week, but has now been given time to “strengthen its financial position”.
airberlin prepares for oneworld membership
airberlin will become a full member of oneworld from Tuesday March 20th, adding Europe’s sixth largest carrier to the global airline alliance. Austrian airline NIKI, also a member of the airberlin group, will join oneworld at the same time as an affiliate member.
Malaysia Airlines to offer oneworld Global Explorer
oneworld member elect Malaysia Airlines starts participating in Global Explorer today, adding one of the most attractive networks in south-east Asia to the round-the-world fare offered by all members of the alliance and selected other airlines. oneworld is considered the World’s Leading Airline Alliance by the World Travel Awards.
oneworld overcomes language barriers with new simplified Chinese website
oneworld.com is now available in simplified Chinese, with the new language choice added as part of a major overhaul to make the global airline alliance’s website even more customer-friendly and to take advantage of latest technology. oneworld is considered the World’s Leading Airline Alliance by the World Travel Awards.
Kingfisher Airlines set to join oneworld in February
Kingfisher Airlines is set to become part of the oneworld airline alliance on February 10th 2012. It will be the first carrier from the subcontinent to join any of the global airline groups - and the first of three airlines to join oneworld in its biggest membership expansion drive for five years.
American Airlines chief Tom Horton takes top role at oneworld
The governing Board of airline alliance oneworld has elected American Airlines’ chairman, president and chief executive Tom Horton as its chairman. The news comes despite the American carrier filing for bankruptcy last month.