British Airways, Iberia, American Airlines – Joint Business

British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia - what’s it all about?

British Airways and American Airlines, with Iberia, have received regulatory approval from the US and EU authorities to be able to co-operate on transatlantic flights.

The joint business will lead to better service levels for customers. It means that customers will have access to a global network of more than 400 destinations, better scheduled travel time, more convenient connections and greater access to discounted fares by being able to book, for example BA and AA fares on ba.com.

It will also strengthen competition across the Atlantic by enabling the oneworld alliance to compete on a level playing field with the other global alliances, Star Alliance (which includes Lufthansa and United) and SkyTeam (Air France/Delta/Northwest), who already have anti-trust immunity.

The airlines plan to launch the transatlantic joint business this autumn.