EVA744 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (9 years 2 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 334 times:
Please keep in mind that this is speculative as the article states...
Here is the article for you guys:
"LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - British Airways Plc has begun talks on a possible alliance with Air France and Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL - news) of the United States that could lead to the breakup of the UK carrier's Oneworld alliance, the Sunday Times said.
Separately, the Mail on Sunday said BA had held talks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair seeking support to revive plans for a deeper alliance with American Airlines (NYSE:AMR - news).
Speculation over BA's next move has swirled since the failure in September of its planned merger with Dutch airline KLM , but a BA spokeswoman would only say that the company talked to different airlines all the time and declined comment on the reports.
``People are always putting different airlines together because the industry has said consolidation and alliances are going to happen,'' the spokeswoman added.
The Sunday Times said unnamed BA executives had confirmed the talks with the other two possible partners, which it said could lead to it switching allegiances away from its Oneworld partner American Airlines.
The paper said it was too early to talk about the chances of a merger with Air France, but said that both sides recognised such a move was possible.
The Mail said a meeting between Blair and BA Chief Executive Rod Eddington had taken place two weeks ago, quoting an unnamed BA source as saying the company had unfinished business with American to which it was returning.
BA tried to form a strong alliance with American last year but was thwarted when U.S. regulators denied the two airlines the anti-trust immunity needed to better co-ordinate their services.
In its first quarter results in August, BA posted a pre-tax profit of just eight million pounds -- down from 23 million a year ago amid a continuing glut of capacity across the North Atlantic, high fuel prices and competition from low-cost carriers. "
And here is the link for the article for the 'nay-sayers'. Article
Comments! I smell TA domination if this were ever to come to reality.
L'espace18 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (9 years 2 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 294 times:
So skyteam will be the first and only alliance to have a company that will have a fully flat bed in business !!
GO SKYTEAM
GO AIR FRANCE
GO DELTA
GO KOREAN AIR
GO AEROMEXICO
AND ,I HOPE, GO BRITISCH AIRWAYS, FUTURE MEMBER OF SKYTEAM
Peter From United States, joined Jun 2000, 570 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (9 years 2 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 242 times:
I think that BA/DL would be better than BA/AA. Since DL doesn't fly to LHR, they could work more closely. I really hope that BA joins Sky Team. They are a great airline.
DeltAirlines From United States, joined May 1999, 7286 posts, RR: 16 Reply 9, posted (9 years 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 213 times:
Delta also has feed at JFK, BOS, MCO, ATL, DFW, and TPA, with more. If it goes through (as many of us hope), BA would must likely add a 777 to CVG, transfer its ATL to LHR, and add service to BOS.
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