American Airlines and Qantas are finally able to forge an expanded alliance more than four years after first announcing plans to work closer together on trans-Pacific routes.
American Airlines has announced yet another extension for the cancellation of its Boeing 737 MAX-operated flights, this time until November 2 2019.
JetBlue has urged the US Department of Transportation to protect and promote competition when it approves the proposed Qantas/America Airlines alliance.
American Airlines has extended the cancellation of Boeing 737 MAX flights until September 3, which is 15 days more than its previous schedule of August 19.
The United States government has granted American Airlines and Qantas "tentative approval" to form a joint-venture alliance on trans-Pacific routes with anti-trust immunity.
Qantas will seek to reverse a draft ruling from Australia regulators denying the airline approval to allow Cathay Pacific to codeshare on flight between Australia and Hong Kong.
