"Star Alliance, the world's largest airline network, is set to name three new members on Saturday as it seeks to extend into high growth regions, its chief executive Jaan Albrecht said."
"We are talking to several carriers in China, Russia, India, Africa and Western Europe. We have chosen these places because they are where traffic growth is taking place," Albrecht told Reuters in an interview on Friday"
"Swiss International Air Lines was not among the three"
"Albrecht said one of the three was a European regional carrier -- the first time that the alliance is accepting a regional airline as a member. He declined to identify the three".
CHRISBA777ER From UK - England, joined Mar 2001, 5964 posts, RR: 63 Reply 1, posted (8 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 9233 times:
FlyBE perhaps? I wrote their business and creit report a while back and think an alliance would suit them - though i have to say SkyTeam would suit them more.
CM
What do you mean you dont have any bourbon? Do you know how far it is to Houston? What kind of airline is this???
CXA330300 From South Africa, joined exactly 9 years ago today! , 1500 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (8 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 9181 times:
TAP
Gulf Air
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The sky is the limit as long as you can stay there
MEA-707 From Netherlands, joined Nov 1999, 4117 posts, RR: 37 Reply 10, posted (8 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 9055 times:
South African Airways seems a likely candidate. Virgin would be nice as well. Maybe one of the China mainland carriers, China Eastern or Air China. TAP or THY might also be interesting, them being orphaned after the Qualiflyer crumble.
[Edited 2004-06-04 13:11:59]
nobody has ever died from hard work, but why take the risk?
Stefandotde From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 15, posted (8 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 9034 times:
TAP is going to be STAR and Qatar Airways.
EK never was interested in joining an alliance especially when former LH CEO Weber made a joke about expansion of EK.
TonyBurr From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 983 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (8 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 8736 times:
Afay1 From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 1293 posts, RR: 3 Reply 21, posted (8 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 8625 times:
Is there a possibility of Transaero gaining membership?
26 Mrniji: 2. Jet Airways Really? I thought it is more likely that AI will enter in some years...
27 Ezycrew: Air One of Italy? Already a strong LH partner, and could be strategically helpful after AZ goes bust.
28 BestWestern: Air One is a good one! Arent TAP and Portugalia getting closer together also?
29 Anxebla: In the end, Star Alliance will explode it.Don't you believe me?Let's wait together and see what happen in the next 5 years with Star Alliance.
30 ScottishLaddie: What about Germanwings, they are partly owned by LH?
31 Worldoftui: Adria have said that they will be joining, or hoping to join the Star Alliance towards the end of this year, or early next year, according to http://w
33 ChrisZRH: i also thought about star gettin overcrowed, but what's the point? you now just got more possilities to fly with and collect miles!
34 ScottysAir: Is that something more new carrier to join into Star Alliances this weekend? I thought want to know about with those other airlines to join them.
35 Anxebla: Chris... try travelling in Buz or First of SQ with FF-miles won with another Star member... Star is becoming in a real show, not in a reliable air all
36 Airzim: Wouldn't Tyrolean/Austrian Arrows already a member of Star be considered the "first" regional to join?
37 UALongHaul: SAA has to be one of them unless that is a separate announcement. I read in this months Hemispheres that they are announcing the application to join i
38 Fastenseatbelt: Airzim: Austrian Arrows is a 100% subsidiary of Austrian and therefore already in STAR as is Lauda
39 Adamlaskiewicz: Air Baltic has been mentioned - a "well connected with SAS" airline unless I'm mistaken so a possible contender to join.
40 UALongHaul: Fastenseatbelt- I think Airzim was saying that Austrian Arrows / Tyrolean / Lauda is already in star, and are regional carriers, so whatever "regional
41 TAP1972: I'll go for TAP, SAA and Portugalia. TAP and Portugalia have made a kind of Alliance in Portugal and in the past Portugalia joined the same alliance a
42 Backfire: Portugalia told me today that they won't be in Star until a later date. How about Blue1?
43 CPH-R: Far out contestant: Rockhopper! They've just recieved a new Trislander, so they'll have the capacity to cope with the rise in pax numbers No, TAP (and
44 Br343: Hi, Probably not PGA-Portugal Airlines, TAP will take PGA in one or two years, next years start the integration of the 2 Airlines, with a Back Office,
45 ChrisZRH: Br343 you bring it to the point, excatly what i mean!
46 Trvlr: I'm thinking SAA, Air Dolomiti, and TAP. I don't think a Chinese airline is ready to go for an alliance yet, but when they do, I'm sure the breakdown
47 Lfutia: I dont think its Jet Airways because... you can earn miles and spend them with KL and NW and both of those airlines want to join Skyteam. My best bet
48 ChrisZRH: 1.SAA ( i guess that's for sure) 2.TAP 3. A chinese (hopefully china eastern) and i guess they will talk about the future of Swiss at the IATA confere
49 L410Turbolet: Several posts mentioned flybe and Germanwings as a candidates for Star. My question is: Is it generally really possible and interesting for a for a lo
50 Myk: OK, here some news that I got from one of the few real Star-alliance managers ! They are really interested in Gulf Air for the middle east, the other
51 Patroni: I agree with L410 Turbolet that it will certainly NOT be any of the European low cost carriers like German Wings, FlyBE or BMI Baby. Their business mo
52 Leviticus: There is NO DOUBT that the new members will be: 1. South African Airways 2. Tap Air Portugal 3. Qatar Airways
53 Erikwilliam: I´m not sure of U guys, but I´d love to see Gulf Air or Quatar or Emirates, TAP and and and JetBlue! The best airline in US.
54 UALongHaul: I would also love to see a middle eastern airline, Gulf or Emirates would make me excited like when we used to climb the ropes in gym class. Anything
55 USAIRWAYS321: According to a recent issue of Air Transport World, Adria will become a Star member within the next year's time, and I bet that time is now. South Afr
56 Johnnybgoode: thanks, USAIRWAYS321, that there's someone else who's reading some industry magazines!!! as he stated, the CEO of Adria Airways already confirmed that
57 ORD Boy 2: SAA TAP and im realllly goin out on a limb here bad guess probably El Al (SOMETHING ID LIKE TO SEE)
59 UA 777: An Austrian website reports today that the new members are: 1. SAA 2. TAP 3. Blue One http://www.blue1.com/ http://www.nachrichten.at/apanews/apaw/276
60 ChrisZRH: now we know it! 18 new members in total!
61 UA 777: Star press releases: http://www.star-alliance.com/star_alliance/press_room/News_Archive/HTML/News20040605-1Star.html http://www.star-alliance.com/star
62 Copenhagenboy: Just some few words: Great, great, great. * is surely the network of the earth
63 Mischadee: Yes SAA, TAP and Blue1 it is. According to a major Swedish newspaper Star alliance now holds 28 % of the total market and are now looking for more par
64 L1011aaron: I think the European regional carrier will be Adria.They alreadyhave strong co-operation with LH and are codesharing on some routes out of Frankfurt.
65 Copenhagenboy: "I think the European regional carrier will be Adria.They alreadyhave strong co-operation with LH and are codesharing on some routes out of Frankfurt.
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