Merger of several Arabic Airlines!
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Merger of several Arabic Airlines!
Arab carriers once more push for tighter links
Up to seven Middle East region carriers are to attempt to create an Arab airline alliance with a view to exploring potential cost-efficiencies and co-operative benefits – the latest of numerous attempts to tighten collaboration between operators in the region.
Five carriers - Gulf Air, Egyptair, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Middle East Airlines - have been identified as initial participants in the so-called 'virtual' alliance.
Speaking at the Arab Air Carriers Organisation (AACO) conference in Jordan, AACO secretary general Abdul Wahab Teffaha said that another "one or two"
airlines could become part of the founding group.
The effort will comprise a three-phase plan. The first phase will focus on each of the airlines' individual networks to examine possible optimisation of their structures.
Once this has been achieved, the second phase will concentrate on optimising the combined networks of these carriers, to see whether they could take
advantage of synergies.
The third phase would see this core nucleus of the 'virtual' alliance opened to expansion through addition of other AACO member airlines.
Gulf Air chief executive James Hogan tells ATI that the move could tighten relationships between Arab carriers and that the network study could generate benefits. He says: "Why should we all operate on top of each other?"
The participating carriers concede that the alliance model is experimental - not least because, unlike the present global groups such as Star Alliance and SkyTeam, the co-operating Arab carriers will have their bases in the same region.
It is possible that the alliance will therefore result in different member airlines specialising in operations and marketing of flights to particular parts of the world.
In November an agreement is to be signed with Sabre Consulting covering the initial processes for forming the alliance. The precise level of co-operation between the new alliance's carriers has yet to be determined but will probably include marketing agreements as a basic feature and build up to cover codeshare services.
IATA has welcomed the moves towards greater co-operation.
The organisation had, at last year's AACO event in Oman, highlighted the lack of alliance tie-ups in the Middle East.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
I just wonder how this will/can affect the big players in the field such as Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways.
This was tried before but the rich ones soon opted for an own airline....I wonder if these others actually can go head to head with them this time...
My guess.....Yes they can!!!!
Reason....this group will be run by economical principles, not over subsidising by oil pumping governments, and so they will be able to survive when " real life " comes knocking at the door!
Ladies/Gentlemen....Your reactions please.....
Up to seven Middle East region carriers are to attempt to create an Arab airline alliance with a view to exploring potential cost-efficiencies and co-operative benefits – the latest of numerous attempts to tighten collaboration between operators in the region.
Five carriers - Gulf Air, Egyptair, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Middle East Airlines - have been identified as initial participants in the so-called 'virtual' alliance.
Speaking at the Arab Air Carriers Organisation (AACO) conference in Jordan, AACO secretary general Abdul Wahab Teffaha said that another "one or two"
airlines could become part of the founding group.
The effort will comprise a three-phase plan. The first phase will focus on each of the airlines' individual networks to examine possible optimisation of their structures.
Once this has been achieved, the second phase will concentrate on optimising the combined networks of these carriers, to see whether they could take
advantage of synergies.
The third phase would see this core nucleus of the 'virtual' alliance opened to expansion through addition of other AACO member airlines.
Gulf Air chief executive James Hogan tells ATI that the move could tighten relationships between Arab carriers and that the network study could generate benefits. He says: "Why should we all operate on top of each other?"
The participating carriers concede that the alliance model is experimental - not least because, unlike the present global groups such as Star Alliance and SkyTeam, the co-operating Arab carriers will have their bases in the same region.
It is possible that the alliance will therefore result in different member airlines specialising in operations and marketing of flights to particular parts of the world.
In November an agreement is to be signed with Sabre Consulting covering the initial processes for forming the alliance. The precise level of co-operation between the new alliance's carriers has yet to be determined but will probably include marketing agreements as a basic feature and build up to cover codeshare services.
IATA has welcomed the moves towards greater co-operation.
The organisation had, at last year's AACO event in Oman, highlighted the lack of alliance tie-ups in the Middle East.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
I just wonder how this will/can affect the big players in the field such as Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways.
This was tried before but the rich ones soon opted for an own airline....I wonder if these others actually can go head to head with them this time...
My guess.....Yes they can!!!!
Reason....this group will be run by economical principles, not over subsidising by oil pumping governments, and so they will be able to survive when " real life " comes knocking at the door!
Ladies/Gentlemen....Your reactions please.....
