Shanghai Airlines til Star Alliance?

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Shanghai Airlines poised to join Star Alliance
Leithen Francis, Singapore (25Apr06, 05:04 GMT, 257 words)


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Shanghai Airlines is to join the Star Alliance, making it the first Chinese carrier to become a member of the multilateral airline grouping.

Several sources at Shanghai Airlines and others familiar with the situation say there will be a ceremony in Shanghai on 10 May to mark the carrier’s commitment to join Star.

One source at Shanghai Airlines says the carrier has already established a dedicated office within its headquarters that is handling Star Alliance matters.

Shanghai Airlines chairman and CEO Zhou Chi was a guest at a Star event last month in Zurich, Switzerland at which CEOs from the various Star member carriers met to discuss issues.

At the Zurich event on 10 April, Star Alliance CEO Jaan Albrecht said there would be an announcement in “the next few weeks” about which Chinese carrier will be the first to join.

Zhou has said on several occasions to ATI and sister publication Airline Business that Shanghai Airlines is interested in joining Star. Star has also said repeatedly that it has been talking to Shanghai Airlines as well as Air China.

Air China was the first to develop bilateral ties with Star member carriers and over the years had been touted as the frontrunner to join Star from China.

Beijing-based Air China already codeshares with some Star member carriers such as Lufthansa and United Airlines but Shanghai Airlines has been busily implementing codeshare relationships with Star Alliance carriers as well.

Shanghai Airlines currently codeshares with some Star member carriers such as All Nippon Airways and Lufthansa.


Source: Air Transport Intelligence news

 

[Guest]

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FM har allerede adgang til Miles and More, det samme har CA, så måske er begge på vej til *A. Når alt kommer til alt er de jo begge statsejede så der er vel egentlig ikke den store forskel.

Har ikke fløjet med FM, men CA på indenrigs er ganske meget over kvalitetsniveauet hos eksempelvis SK på strækninger af samme længde, så passagerservice mæssigt kan jeg ikke se noget problem i at de kommer i *A - de kan kun højne niveauet.

Med FM i *A kunne de muligvis overtage SK's PVG rute og derved frigive kapasitet til andre steder......... så kommer der kinesik crew ind ad "bagdøren"

 

[CK]

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over 44% av Shanghai Airlines er privateid, og den kinesiske staten er ikke direkte eier, men Bank of China og Shangai "kommune" eier resten

 

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Sorry! I stand corrected!

 

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Shanghai Airlines invited to become member of Star Alliance

Frankfurt, May 10 2006. Star Alliance, the airline network for earth, today announced it has invited Shanghai Airlines Co., Limited of Shanghai, China to join the alliance.

With this move both Shanghai Airlines and Star Alliance open a new chapter in Chinese aviation history.

Shanghai Airlines Chairman Zhou Chi said the invitation to join Star Alliance would only further enhance Shanghai Airlines' position as a leader in the Chinese aviation market.

"With our large domestic network and increasing international routes we believe Shanghai Airlines brings a wealth of experience and value to Star Alliance. We look forward to working with Star Alliance toward full membership over the coming months."

Star Alliance Chief Executive Officer Jaan Albrecht commented: "For Star Alliance this invitation to Shanghai Airlines represents a giant step forward in the evolution of the alliance. Having a high quality Chinese carrier of the calibre of Shanghai Airlines will add immeasurable value to our network."

Chairman Chi and Mr Albrecht also added that Shanghai Airlines and Star Alliance would be working closely together to obtain more resources from airport authorities for the mutual benefit of all parties.

Chairman Zhou said: "With the development of Shanghai Pudong Airport, we should make full use of the airport resources, provide quick and convenient transferring and connecting service which is called "Under One Roof", and offer high-quality service to business passengers. This is also the main character of Star Alliance. We hope that the establishment of the second terminal building in the near future will provide high-standard, high-quality and high-efficiency operating service, thus greatly support Start Alliance."

Star Alliance and Shanghai Airlines will now work toward the formal entry of Shanghai Airlines to the alliance over the coming months.


About Star Alliance:

Star Alliance was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer customers worldwide reach and a smooth travel experience. Star Alliance has been voted Best Airline Alliance by Skytrax in 2003 and 2005. The members are Air Canada, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, bmi, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS, TAP Portugal, THAI, United, US Airways and VARIG Brazilian Airlines. Regional member carriers Adria Airways (Slovenia), Blue1 (Finland) and Croatia Airlines enhance the global network. Overall, the alliance offers more than 15,500 daily flights to 842 destinations in 152 countries.

About Shanghai Airlines:

Shanghai Airlines is China's first commercial airline, established in 1985. With a fleet of 42 aircraft Shanghai Airlines had inaugurated over 150 domestic, international and regional routes by the end of 2005. Its fleet includes Boeing 757-200s, B737-700s, B 737-800s, CRJ-200s a Hawker-800 business jet and a MD-11 freighter. Shangahai Airlines currently operates an extensive domestic route and internationally to Japan, South Korea, Russia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand with extensive cargo routes to Europe.