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]

In 2007 these were joined by:[2]

The last addition to the project was:

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

  1. ↑ Aviation Week, Mar 10, 2006: Middle East Airlines finalize Arabesk Alliance at the Wayback Machine (archived February 7, 2012)
  2. ↑ AACO, 23 October 2007. Etihad Airways and Syrian Arab Airlines join "Arabesk" at the Wayback Machine (archived March 28, 2009)
  3. ↑ Gulf News (10 October 2005). "Arab airline alliance planned". Zawya. Archived from the original on 4 May 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Arabesk makes airlines’ ops more efficient". Aviation International News. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  5. ↑ AACO, 10 February 2006. Founder Airlines of Arabesk sign Articles of Co-operation at the Wayback Machine (archived June 25, 2007)
  6. ↑ Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO), Joint projects at the Wayback Machine (archived October 23, 2010)

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