Arabesk (airline alliance)
Arabesk Network Cooperation Project was a "network alignment project", an unofficial and non-binding airline alliance, comprising members of Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO).
This network alignment group was founded in 2006, after a year of preparation with technical assistance from Sabre Airline Solutions, by the following seven airlines:[1]
EgyptAir (Star Alliance member)
Gulf Air
Middle East Airlines (SkyTeam member)
Royal Jordanian (oneworld member)
Saudia (SkyTeam member)
Tunisair
Yemenia
In 2007 these were joined by:[2]
The last addition to the project was:[citation needed]
The project aimed to boost market share and coordinate schedules, reduce duplication on routes and link the destinations network of its members, which stretched from North America to East Asia.[3] At that time, Arab airline operators were generally not included in the major airline alliances, partly because of their relatively small market share.[4]
As well as coordinating schedules, the Arabesk carriers consolidated joint fuel purchasing under the AACO umbrella, and other supplies.[4] Abdul Wahab Teffaha, Secretary General of AACO, explained, “This is not an airline alliance, but a unique grouping of carriers from a single region designed to help members realise better commercial potential, through schedule coordination.”[5]
The project continued until the end of the decade.[6]
References
- ↑ Aviation Week, Mar 10, 2006: Middle East Airlines finalize Arabesk Alliance at the Wayback Machine (archived February 7, 2012)
- ↑ AACO, 23 October 2007. Etihad Airways and Syrian Arab Airlines join "Arabesk" at the Wayback Machine (archived March 28, 2009)
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- ↑ AACO, 10 February 2006. Founder Airlines of Arabesk sign Articles of Co-operation at the Wayback Machine (archived June 25, 2007)
- ↑ Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO), Joint projects at the Wayback Machine (archived October 23, 2010)
