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{{Infobox Airline alliance| alliance=oneworld| logo=oneworld.png| size=150px| launch_date=February 1, 1999, Chairman Governing Board| website=http://www.oneworld.com/| updated=April 2007-->

Oneworld is a worldwide [airline alliance. As of 2007 it is the third largest after Star Alliance and SkyTeam. Member airlines and their affiliates enjoy a high degree of co-operation in schedueling, ticketing, code sharing, flight transfer operations, frequent flyer program, shared airport lounges, reducing costs, and sharing best practice.

The oneworld Alliance oneworld, formed in 1999, was the first airline alliance to establish a central management team. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, 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.

The alliance 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). 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 totalling more than US$2.2 billion and an overall deficit by SkyTeam members in excess of US$7 billion.

On 1 April 2007 Japan Airlines, Royal Jordanian and Malév Hungarian Airlines joined as member airlines, while LAN Ecuador and LAN Argentina joined as affiliates. Dragonair will join as an affiliate on 1 November 2007. The new members and affiliates has increased the number of destinations to roughly 700 destinations in nearly 150 countries and territories. Aer Lingus left the alliance on 1 April 2007.

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 fourth consecutive year at the 2006 World Travel Awards.

Membership history















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







Logo on Aircraft The small oneworld logo (approx 10cm diameter) is found upon the entry door on the right on any of the oneworld member airlines' aircraft.

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 Current members and affiliates The current members of Oneworld members and the affliates that are listed on the Oneworld site are listed below:

Note that some of the above subsidiary airlines may also have another tier of subsidiary airlines operating for them.

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

Possible future members

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:

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:

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:

Membership tiers granting oneworld Emerald:

Destinations See oneworld destinations

See also

External links

{{Infobox Airline alliance| alliance=oneworld| logo=oneworld.png| size=150px| launch_date=February 1, 1999, Chairman Governing Board| website=http://www.oneworld.com/| updated=April 2007-->

Oneworld is a worldwide [airline alliance. As of 2007 it is the third largest after Star Alliance and SkyTeam. Member airlines and their affiliates enjoy a high degree of co-operation in schedueling, ticketing, code sharing, flight transfer operations, frequent flyer program, shared airport lounges, reducing costs, and sharing best practice.

The oneworld Alliance oneworld, formed in 1999, was the first airline alliance to establish a central management team. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, 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.

The alliance 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). 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 totalling more than US$2.2 billion and an overall deficit by SkyTeam members in excess of US$7 billion.

On 1 April 2007 Japan Airlines, Royal Jordanian and Malév Hungarian Airlines joined as member airlines, while LAN Ecuador and LAN Argentina joined as affiliates. Dragonair will join as an affiliate on 1 November 2007. The new members and affiliates has increased the number of destinations to roughly 700 destinations in nearly 150 countries and territories. Aer Lingus left the alliance on 1 April 2007.

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 fourth consecutive year at the 2006 World Travel Awards.

Membership history















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







Logo on Aircraft The small oneworld logo (approx 10cm diameter) is found upon the entry door on the right on any of the oneworld member airlines' aircraft.

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 Current members and affiliates The current members of Oneworld members and the affliates that are listed on the Oneworld site are listed below:

Note that some of the above subsidiary airlines may also have another tier of subsidiary airlines operating for them.

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

Possible future members

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:

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:

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:

Membership tiers granting oneworld Emerald:

Destinations See oneworld destinations

See also

External links



 

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