AMERICAN AIRLINES EXPANDS CODESHARE AGREEMENT WITH QANTAS

American Airlines and Qantas have announced a significant expansion of their cooperative marketing relationship, pending government approval.

Beginning Nov. 1, American will place its "AA" designator code on the Australian airline's flights between Honolulu, Vancouver and Sydney, and between Sydney and Christchurch, New Zealand.

American and Qantas began codesharing in 1989. Under the current arrangement, American places its "AA" code on various Qantas transpacific flights from Los Angeles and New York JFK while Qantas places its "QF" code on ten American US domestic routes from Los Angeles.

Members of American's AADVANTAGE travel awards program may earn mileage credit and redeem awards on flights operated by Qantas and its affiliates, while Qantas Frequent Flyers may do the same on flights operated by American and its regional affiliate American Eagle. Both American and Qantas are also founder members of the oneworld global alliance and offer full oneworld services and benefits.