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The first few days of February have seen a flurry of announcements hit the TD inbox, including digital transformations, re purposed aircraft and, of course a couple of new destinations.

Japan Airlines has significantly increased its presence in Russia with the expansion of its codeshare agreement with S7, its Russian partner in the oneworld alliance. Effective today…

Travel agents connected to the Sabre GDS are now able to automatically price the multi-airline, multi-sector fares offered by oneworld. Previously, pricing of the oneworld Explorer,…

A new round-the-world fare has been launched by oneworld that offers travel solely within the Southern Hemisphere. The new option has been enabled by the recent launch of LATAM Airlines'…

Cathay Pacific has moved to expand its Latin American connections with the signing of a new codeshare agreement with LATAM Airlines Brasil, formerly known as TAM Airlines. Under the new…

British Airways and Qatar Airways have announced plans to team up on a series of flights. Under a new joint business agreement, which will come into effect on 30 October 2016, the two…

OneWorld has appointed aviation industry veteran Rob Gurney as its new CEO. Gurney, who was previously a senior VP at Emirates overseeing its American operations, replaces Bruce Ashby in…

TOMOE MAKINO has become TripAdvisor's new country manager for Japan. He joins the travel site from Twitter, where he served as senior growth director for Japan. Makino has also held…

Iberia, the Spanish national carrier, will now be included in the joint venture between JAL, BA and Finnair on routes between Europe and Japan. Japan’s Ministry of Land,…

oneworld has added a third fare for travel in Japan, focusing on the island of Kyushu. The airline alliance serves seven destinations on the island - Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kagoshima,…

SriLankan Airlines has expanded its codeshare partnership with Qatar Airways, offering passengers a series of new one-stop connections from Colombo to destinations in Europe, Africa, the…

Japan Airlines has applied for permission to add Iberia to its European joint business. The Japanese national carrier currently coordinates its operations between Japan and Europe…

Finnair will now offer its passengers a new range of connecting flight options at Singapore's Changi Airport, through a new partnership with Jetstar Asia. Effective 15 December 2015,…

oneworld has been voted best airline alliance in separate polls conducted by two leading magazines for frequent international travellers. It has been named Best Airline Alliance in Global…

Jetstar's three Asian airlines will be added to oneworld's Global Explorer round-the-world fare. Effective 1 December 2015, Singapore-based Jetstar Asia, Vietnam's Jetstar Pacific and…

An innovative airline interline pricing solution has started attracting interest from a number of airlines and industry bodies.   Industry veterans Clifford Christopher and Ashendra…

Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) has signed a global agreement designating oneworld as its exclusive airline alliance partner for 2016.  The partners claim the deal is the biggest of its…

oneworld partners Qantas, Cathay Pacific and BA have completed a major upgrade of their lounges at Los Angeles International Airport, tripling the amount of space offered to passengers.…

Traditional airline alliances have had their day and will not survive in the future, a new report has asserted. In its new study, ‘The Fight for Global Markets’, aviation analysts OAG…

Japan Airlines has signed a new agreement that will increase the number of connections it offers to Brazil. The codeshare partnership with Brazilian carrier TAM will enable JAL to…

Willie Walsh has proposed legally-binding commitments to secure Aer Lingus’ Irish flight connections as his International Airlines Group (IAG) continues its bid to buy the carrier. The…

Qatar Airways has acquired a 9.99% stake in International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling. The move comes 15 months after the…

Jetstar Japan has formed a new codeshare partnership with American Airlines, potentially offering it a strong source of feeder traffic from the US. Commencing on 26 October 2014, the…

Following the recent launch of its new flights to Tokyo Haneda Airport, Qatar Airways has further boosted its Japanese connections with the expansion of its codeshare deal with JAL.…

SriLankan Airlines has officially become a member of the oneworld alliance. The Colombo-based national carrier joined the airline group on 1 May 2014, becoming oneworld's 15th full…

Brazilian airline TAM has joined oneworld as part of the LATAM Airlines Group merger. Passengers traveling with the carrier, previously part of Star Alliance, will now be able to have…

Japan Airlines' expanded joint venture with British Airways and Finnair will launch on 1 April 2014. The partnership will see the three airlines - all of which are members of the…

SriLankan Airlines will officially enter oneworld alliance on 1 May 2014.  The airline received clearance to board oneworld, after successfully completing a thorough review of its…

Cathay Pacific has signed a new commercial agreement with Qatar Airways that will see the two carriers cooperate on flights between Hong Kong and Doha. Effective 30 March 2014, the…

Qatar Airways has expanded its codeshare agreement with US Airways. The new arrangement is designed to enable a greater number of US domestic connections for Qatar Airways passengers…

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has hailed its oneworld membership a success after significantly turning around its passenger numbers in the last year. Dean Dacko, senior vice president of…

Qatar Airways officially becomes a member of the oneworld alliance today. The airline will become the first major Gulf carrier to join an airline alliance in a ceremony at Doha's…

LATAM Airlines Group subsidiary TAM will join oneworld on 31 March 2014, it has been revealed. The move will mean that the Brazilian carrier will join the alliance on the same day as…

oneworld has become the first airline alliance to enable customers to plan and book multiple round-the-world trips on their tablet computers.  The development comes as part of a…

Qatar Airways is to join the oneworld airline alliance on 30 October, it has announced. The carrier will become the first of the three large Middle East airlines to join an airline…

The three major global airline alliances – Oneworld, Star and SkyTeam – have all announced their support for Heathrow airport, increasing its chances of successfully gaining a third…

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has expanded its codeshare agreement with oneworld alliance partner, American Airlines. The two airlines announced plans to join forces on 136 weekly flights…

Finnair has applied for permission to join the joint venture between British Airways and Japan Airlines (JAL). The British and Japanese national carriers commenced their partnership…

Cathay Pacific has expanded in Russia following a new partnership with S7 Airlines. The new codeshare arrangement will enable Cathay to add three new destinations to its route map -…

The oneworld alliance has launched a new online training scheme for travel agents. oneworld Academy will offer a range of e-learning tools to train travel agents across the world in…

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will become a full member of oneworld from 1 February 2013, the airline alliance has revealed. The national carrier initially agreed to join oneworld in June 2011,…

Qatar Airways will become a member of oneworld, making it the first Gulf carrier to join an airline alliance. The Doha-based airline’s election as a oneworld member designate was announced…

Qatar Airways will become a member of oneworld, making it the first Gulf carrier to join an airline alliance. The Doha-based airline's election as a oneworld member designate was announced…

Qatar Airways has denied reports it is planning to join the oneworld alliance. Speaking on the sidelines of the World Routes event in Abu Dhabi, Qatar Airways' CEO Akbar Al Baker dismissed…

The oneworld alliance will add SriLankan Airlines to its membership list next year.                                         The Colombo-based carrier's election as a oneworld member…

Japan Airlines (JAL) and Malaysia Airlines (MAS) have signed a new codeshare agreement. From 1 July 2012, JAL will place its ‘JL’ flight code on MAS-operated flights between Kuala Lumpur…

The inaugural Qantas flight from Sydney to Santiago departed this morning. The Australian carrier will now offer three return weekly services to the Chilean capital (Mondays, Wednesdays…