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Oneworld
File:Oneworld.png
Launch dateFebruary 1, 1999
Full members10
Non-voting members0
Pending members1
Destination airports700
Destination countries150
Annual passengers (M)333
Annual RPK (G)688
Fleet size2350
ManagementJohn McCulloch, Managing Partner
Geoff Dixon, Chairman Governing Board
Websitewww.oneworld.com


Oneworld is the third largest airline alliance in the world after Star Alliance and SkyTeam. Member airlines and their affiliates enjoy a high degree of co-operation in scheduling, ticketing, code sharing, flight transfer operations, frequent flyer benefits, shared airport lounges, reducing costs, and sharing best practices.

Oneworld, formed in 1999, was the first airline alliance to establish a central management team. Based in Vancouver, Canada, the Oneworld Management Company has a Managing Partner, reporting to the alliance board, which is made up of the Chief Executives of each of the member airlines. Chairman of the board is held on a rotating basis. Reporting to the Managing Partner are function heads for Commercial, IT, Public Relations, Airports and Customer Experience, and a Global Project Director.

Member airlines also develop common specifications as widely as possible across their engineering and maintenance activities, aligning their policies and procedures and work together to develop and support solutions that can be applied throughout the airline industry. Costs are also reduced through bulk buying and by sharing parts between one another.

After a considerable expansion in 2007 (Japan Airlines, Royal Jordanian and Malév Hungarian Airlines joined as member airlines, while LAN Ecuador, LAN Argentina, Dragonair and five subsidiaries of Japan Airlines joined as affiliate airlines) the alliance now reaches roughly 700 destinations in nearly 150 countries around the world, operating over 9000 daily flights. It is the only alliance that has a full network in Australia (Qantas) and the only alliance with a member based in South America (LAN Airlines). In 2006, Oneworld carried over 321 million passengers on a combined fleet of some 2300 aircraft. It is the only airline alliance whose members earned a combined profit in the past year, US$1.5 billion net, against combined losses by Star Alliance carriers totaling more than US$2.2 billion and an overall deficit by SkyTeam members in excess of US$7 billion.

Oneworld was voted the world's best airline alliance in the 2004 Business Traveller Awards and named the World's Leading Airline Alliance for the fifth consecutive year at the 2007 World Travel Awards.

Membership history

  • 1999 — Oneworld becomes operational on February 1, and member airlines begin joining the alliance. Iberia and Finnair join later that year.
  • 2005 — on October 17, Royal Jordanian accepts an invitation to join Oneworld. On October 25, Japan Airlines admitted that the airline is seeking a membership in Oneworld. On November 22, Malév accepted a formal invitation to join the alliance.
  • 2006 — Japan Airlines signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Oneworld. The airline will join the alliance after reaching the remaining agreements.
  • 2008 - on April 9, Mexicana is elected by the oneworld members to join the alliance.

Co-location

More recently, Oneworld members have been co-locating in airports. Below are some of the major co-locations:

  • 2007 — Oneworld members serving Narita International Airport move together into Terminal 2 to align with Japan Airlines hub. All Oneworld member airlines, except British Airways, are now in Terminal 2.
  • 2008 — Most British Airways flights moved into Terminal 5 in March 2008, the remainder (apart from flights involved in a JSA - Joint Services Agreement) moving across in June 2008. The remaining flights, including flights to SYD, BKK and SIN, will operate from Terminal 4 until early 2009.

British Airways will have exclusive use of the new Terminal 5, and will continue to operate a limited number of flights at Terminal 3, namely flights to (amongst others) SIN, BKK and SYD,[2] The rest of oneworld flights that are not already in Terminal 3 will remain where they are until early 2009. 

Furthermore, all Oneworld members moved to Terminal 1 of Shanghai Pudong International Airport as well as Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital International Airport along with Star Alliance members.

Logo on aircraft

Japan Airlines aircraft with special Oneworld livery, seen in 2007

The small Oneworld logo (approx 10cm in diameter) is found upon the entry door, on the right, on any aircraft of the Oneworld member airlines.

In addition, Japan Airlines has painted two of its Boeing 777 aircraft in a special Oneworld livery to mark its entrance into the alliance.

Member airlines

Members and affiliate members

The current Oneworld members and affiliate** members include:[1]

* founding member
** note that some of the affiliate member airlines may also have another tier of subsidiary airlines operating for them but those secondary subsidiaries may not be affiliated with Oneworld

Non-member subsidiaries

Note that some of the member airlines have subsidiaries which are not considered to be part of Oneworld. This include:

Future Members

  • Mexico Mexicana de Aviacion and Click Mexicana On 9 April 2008, Mexicana accepted an invitation to join the Oneworld alliance. Its subsidiary Click Mexicana will also join as an affiliate member. The airline's primary sponsor is Iberia, assisted by American Airlines. Mexicana currently enjoys bilateral relationships such as codesharing and frequent flyer programs, with oneworld members American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, Japan Airlines and Qantas. The joining process is expected to take between 12 and 18 months. [3]

Possible future members

Oneworld has expressed its desire to recruit new member airlines[4] while several airlines have expressed their intention to join the alliance.

Former members

* founding member

Premium status

Oneworld has three premium levels - Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald - based on a customer's tier status in a member carrier's frequent flyer program. Emerald level is the highest level in each carrier's program. Each of the member airlines recognizes the elite statuses. The statuses have no specific requirements of their own; membership is based solely on the frequent flyer programs of individual member airlines.

Oneworld Ruby

Oneworld Ruby status is awarded to customers who have reached the first premium level of a member carrier's frequent flyer program.

Benefits of Oneworld Ruby membership:

  • Priority reservations waitlisting
  • Priority airport stand-by
  • Priority airport check-in (Business Class)
  • Preferred seating

Membership tiers granting Oneworld Ruby:

Oneworld Sapphire

Oneworld Sapphire status is awarded to customers who have reached the second highest premium level of a member carrier's frequent flyer program.

Benefits of Oneworld Sapphire membership:

  • Priority reservations waitlisting
  • Priority airport stand-by
  • Priority airport check-in (Business Class)
  • Preferred seating
  • Priority boarding
  • Airport lounge access (Business Class)

Membership tiers granting Oneworld Sapphire:

Oneworld Emerald

Oneworld Emerald status is awarded to customers who have reached the highest premium level of a member carrier's frequent flyer program.

Benefits of Oneworld Emerald membership:

  • Priority reservations waitlisting
  • Priority airport stand-by
  • Priority airport check-in (Business/First Class)
  • Preferred seating
  • Priority boarding
  • Airport lounge access (Business/First Class)

Membership tiers granting Oneworld Emerald:

Destinations

Main article: Oneworld destinations

References

  1. ^ oneworld - News
  2. ^ oneworld - News
  3. ^ http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=13465
  4. ^ oneworld sets target of 12 members-07/06/2006-Airline Business
  5. ^ http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1209548560.html
  6. ^ Oneworld woos China Eastern Airlines as alliance partner-05/06/2007-London-Flightglobal.com
  7. ^ China Eastern Air, China Southern to cooperate | Industries | Industrials, Materials & Utilities | Reuters
  8. ^ China Eastern Airlines seeking to join oneworld alliance - report
  9. ^ http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article3851636.ece
  10. ^ http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/2007/12/03/5235-hainan-airlines-announces-grand-china-airlines-opening/
  11. ^ http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com/2007/03/12/3219-hainan-airlines-plans-to-join-oneworld-alliance/
  12. ^ Tickets and Airline Reservations, flight schedules and travel tools Russia. Low fares Moscow, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Perm, Sibir, Siberia Airlines, S7 Airlines - S7 Airlines conducts negotiations with British Airways about joining the Oneworld alliance
  13. ^ http://www.japancorp.net/Article.Asp?Art_ID=17700
  14. ^ http://blog.flightwisdom.com/2006/08/31/westjet-looks-to-join-oneworld-alliance

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