American, Alaska deepen ties

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From AA E-Mail:
 
"American, Alaska Airlines deepen ties
 
American has a longstanding relationship with Alaska Airlines, including frequent flyer reciprocity across our respective networks. Those benefits will extend to the former US Airways network when all US Airways flights become American Airlines flights, making them eligible for the same benefits and opportunities that Alaska customers already receive when they fly with American. An expanded agreement, effective Aug. 15, will allow Alaska’s Board Room members to visit our entire Admirals Club lounge network. Admirals Club members can already visit Alaska’s Board Room locations in LAX, Seattle (SEA), Portland (PDX) and Anchorage (ANC)."
 
From Jetnet:
 
"Making Travel More Seamless with Alaska Airlines
 
created by Jenna Arnold on Aug 4, 2015 3:40 PM, last modified by Thomas Bingham on Aug 5, 2015 7:42 AM  
 
 
We’ve talked quite a bit about how moving to a single reservation system is a huge step for our merger, but it also gives us the opportunity for closer collaboration with some of our key partners, including Alaska Airlines. With all US Airways flights moving to the AA code on October 17, that enables Alaska customers to earn and redeem miles across the entire former US Airways network – a benefit that has been in place across the American Airlines and Alaska Airlines networks for quite some time. In addition, we are also making it easier to access each other’s airport lounges. An expanded agreement, which goes into effect Aug. 15, will allow Alaska’s Board Room members to visit our entire network of Admirals Club lounges in more than 50 locations. Admirals Club members can already visit Alaska’s four Board Room locations in Seattle, Portland, Anchorage or Los Angeles.
 
 
 
“We are excited to deepen the strong relationship we already have with Alaska Airlines by providing customers more access to more destinations,” said Andrew Nocella, chief marketing officer. “Our relationship with Alaska goes back more than 15 years and we continue to look for ways to work together to enhance the benefits for our customers, whether through access to clubs or new opportunities to earn and redeem miles.”
 
Wonder if this will delay the scheduled destruction of Alaska planned by Delta?
 
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DL started domestic flights in direct competition with Alaska after Alaska refused to roll over and play delivery boy for Delta's international flights out of SEA.  Rest of your post has absolutely nothing to do with the topic of the thread, as usual.  Why not mention Grandma's knitting skills while you're at it?  That topic applies about as much as most of your posts.
 
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well this didn't take long for another AA thread to turn to the mighty DL
 
look Mr Ego this is an American Airlines forum DL has their own.
It's to discuss AA not for some ahole at every chance to say yes but DL does it this way and better
 
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jim seemed to want to discuss DL since he added the reference to DL in the topic.

and 700 thru in his rumor which is not substantiated and isn~t

DL started domestic flights in direct competition with Alaska after Alaska refused to roll over and play delivery boy for Delta's international flights out of SEA.  Rest of your post has absolutely nothing to do with the topic of the thread, as usual.  Why not mention Grandma's knitting skills while you're at it?  That topic applies about as much as most of your posts.
regardless of the reason - and it is not relevant to this topic - nearly all of the international markets that AA might start from SEA are already being flown by 2 airlines - DL plus a foreign carrier with which AS has a partnership.

And it absolutely is relevant that AA has a lot of work to do over the next year to get its revenues up on its TPAC system. There is new competition in LAX-PVG but also AA won the right to start LAX-HND and now has to do it going into the winter which will be costly.

It is absolutely relevant to talk about the competitive situation in the SEA international market unless rumors about AA new international service from SEA are not relevant.

feel free to decide which is the case.
 
jimntx said:
DL started domestic flights in direct competition with Alaska after Alaska refused to roll over and play delivery boy for Delta's international flights out of SEA.
The two still have a reciprocity agreement on FF miles. It'll be interesting to see what happens once that expires.
 
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AS and DL also have a codesharing agreement that has minimum performance agreements for both sides.

It is certain that it will wind down at some point but AS simply can't walk away from DL at this point regardless of how inticizing other partners might be.
 
Kev3188 said:
The two still have a reciprocity agreement on FF miles. It'll be interesting to see what happens once that expires.
At this point, I'd be shocked if the Delta benefits didn't go away. I assume it depends on how happy/friendly they get to AA. I think at a minimum, it be comes way more restricted and AA becomes closer and more liberalized.
 
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IORFA said:
At this point, I'd be shocked if the Delta benefits didn't go away. I assume it depends on how happy/friendly they get to AA. I think at a minimum, it be comes way more restricted and AA becomes closer and more liberalized.
again, AA has nothing to do with what takes place right now between AS and DL because AS and DL have a contract between them that governs what they must do for each other.

When that contract is over, it is a given that AS will deepen its relationship with other carriers and AA is likely going to be one of them but neither AS or DL has said when the contract between the two will end; it has been described in the past 2 years as a long-term contract.
 
Wow, when American absorbs Alaska Airlines, AMFA will be the Union for the mechanics, normally the larger union takes over, but a new precedence has been set by the Association....
 
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Buck said:
Wow, when American absorbs Alaska Airlines, AMFA will be the Union for the mechanics, normally the larger union takes over, but a new precedence has been set by the Association....
Touché Mr Buck
 
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Buck said:
Wow, when American absorbs Alaska Airlines, AMFA will be the Union for the mechanics, normally the larger union takes over, but a new precedence has been set by the Association....
Lol. Oh man...

Nicely done, Buck.
 
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