Arabesk (airline alliance)

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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:[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

  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)
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  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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