[editor]

http://www.chicagobu...reaking+News%29

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(AP) — A United Airlines executive says the carrier wants to pursue a joint venture with Continental Airlines and Japan's All Nippon Airways for flights across the Pacific.
Those three carriers already sell seats on each other's planes. A joint venture would allow closer coordination and more revenue sharing.

[AtticaFlinch]

editor, on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 12:45 PM, said:

http://www.chicagobu...reaking+News%29

And reduced rates for coach?

[new major on the block]

Lol, isn't this called price fixing? Didn't the govt catch Sutherbees and Christies auction houses conspiring to do the same with their business back in the late 90's?

[Hartmann]

The bigger news here is the fact that Tokyo Haneda will be an option for non-stop flights from the U.S.

Until now HND has been a domestic only airport that is right near the heart of Tokyo. With this news Haneda becomes a better option than Narita which is a good sixty miles from downtown Tokyo.

[editor]

Hartmann, on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 10:35 AM, said:

The bigger news here is the fact that Tokyo Haneda will be an option for non-stop flights from the U.S.

Until now HND has been a domestic only airport that is right near the heart of Tokyo. With this news Haneda becomes a better option than Narita which is a good sixty miles from downtown Tokyo.

That is good news. With the way the airlines have cut back on flights, it's hard to get to some places in Asia without going through HND. For me, that often means flying into NRT and then cabbing it over to HND for about $100 to make the connection. Hate it.

[JJVilla]

With JAL filing for bankruptcy there could be some benefits?
Japan Airlines files for bankruptcy protection

[Hartmann]

As an update, Continental has applied to fly Newark to Haneda and Guam to Haneda: http://www.continent...%26ID%3D1391563

I am guessing the Guam flights will be on a 767-400 Mike (specific to the Micronesia fleet) and a few 737-800s. For the EWR-HND flight I do not know where they are going to move the planes from. It will be interesting to see this unfold.

[CALMSP]

the GUM-HND flight will be operated by a single 767-400 (20/236 configuration), with the EWR-HND proposed for 777 service. With 2 additonal 777 coming online this year, rearanging of the route planning can be done to accomodate. Although 777 cycles will be very limited on ground time. IAH-AMS will be downgraded to a 764 permanently as well, so there is some spare 777 flight time on top of the additional 2 CO is getting.

[Hartmann]

I have my doubts that Continental will actually be granted EWR-HND. Instead, I think we'll see GUM-HND granted to Continental, HNL-HND granted to Hawaiian Airlines, one route granted to Delta, and probably something from the west coast granted to United. I just do not see the DOT granting three slots to the Star Alliance.