After the IATA Annual General Meeting in Miami, Florida, the CEO of American Airlines, Doug Parker, and CEO of Quantas, Alan Joyce, called for a breaking news conference to announce their airlines are launching a nonstop flight from to Sydney, Australia, to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on December 17, 2015.
This new partnership will provide opportunities for both airlines to feed into domestic and international networks, as well as offer expanded opportunities and revenue sharing for extended codeshare to New Zealand.
Aircraft used will be the Boeing B777-300 for the flight, and will include Wi-fi.
Additionally, Qantas will restart direct Sydney-San Francisco flights 6 days a week from December on its Boeing 747.
Both airlines have been in partnership for 25 years, and both are founding members of one world.
Breaking news conference |
Airline CEOs |
eTN Publisher at the press conference |