oneworld Alliance

oneworld® News Celebrate 10 years of oneworld February 2009 marks the 10th anniversary of the oneworld alliance. From the initial roster of five airlines, oneworld has grown to include 10 leading world carriers and more than 20 affiliate airlines linking nearly 700 communities worldwide. At American, we are proud of our role in founding the alliance and its subsequent expansion and are particularly pleased with its reputation. oneworld has been named the World's Leading Airline Alliance at the World Travel Awards for six years in a row, a reflection of the alliance's focus on quality rather than on quantity. Ten candles, 10 airlines, oneworld, and you. For more information go to www.oneworld.com/10years NEW - You can now book your next round-the-world journey using oneworld's Explorer fare online. Tell us what you think: We are proud of what we have achieved but there more to come. Tell us what services and benefits you would most like the alliance to offer in the future and through 31 December 2009, enter your name for a chance to win a Business Class trip all the way around the world on oneworldTMs airline members. oneworld member airlines that will change locations at London Heathrow this year have confirmed the schedule for their moves and minimum connection times at the airport resulting from the moves. The changes - starting 27 March and ending early in 2009 - will bring their operations from across all four of the existing terminals into just two... oneworld® Overview oneworld is an alliance of ten of the world's leading airlines including American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN, Malév Hungarian Airlines, Qantas Airways, and Royal Jordanian. All together, the oneworld member airlines and their oneworld affiliate airlines offer a truly global route network, a range of services and benefits that no single airline could offer on its own, making your worldwide travel easier and more rewarding. The oneworld global network extends to almost 700 destinations in nearly 150 countries around the world and offers exceptional privileges for members of all oneworld airlinesTM frequent flyer programmes including the American Airlines® frequent flyer programme AAdvantage®.

To make reservations using a oneworld global product shown below (except businessflyer), please call our Reservation Department.

Around the World Travel
oneworld Explorer: An around-the-world product that offers exceptional flexibility and value. Prices are based on class of service (Economy, Business, or First) and, uniquely, the number of continents visited - rather than mileage of the overall trip.
This keeps journey planning simple and flexible. Flights can be on any of the oneworld or affiliate airlines, covering over 700 destinations. oneworld Explorer is the obvious choice for anyone planning a global journey including travel "down under" with oneworld's Qantas the only member of a global alliance operating a full domestic network within Australia.

Visit Passes: Offers multi-sector flights on any oneworld carrier in a specific continent. Visit passes offer a great value way to travel around a continent, and are a great value. oneworld is the only alliance to offer this sort of pass covering all six continents. Prices are based on the number of sectors purchased and the mileage of each sector.

Circle Explorer: Similar to oneworld Explorer, but does not require travel to North or South America, so you can fly halfway around the globe and then back again, without actually circumnavigating the planet (for example London-Hong Kong-Sydney-Johannesburg-London).

Circle Pacific: Another oneworld Explorer variant, this time for trips around the Pacific Ocean, covering Australia/New Zealand, Asia, and North and South America.

Circle Asia & South West Pacific: This fare offers great value and flexibility for multi-continent journeys circling this part of the world. This is an ideal option if your travel originates and terminates in Asia or South West Pacific. Fares are based on the total mileage of the journey and the class of travel.

Circle Atlantic: Our latest fare product for travel through and between Europe and the Middle East, North America and South America.

Business Travel
Businessflyer:Specifically discounted fares for medium and small sized companies, in return for a more frequent relationship with the oneworld alliance and its airlines, available in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland. To learn more about businessflyer, visit oneworld.com or contact your preferred travel professional.

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Earning AAdvantage Miles
You can earn AAdvantage miles when you travel on qualifying flights with all ten oneworld airlines and select affiliate airlines. The base miles you earn with oneworld airlines count toward your qualification for AAdvantage Executive Platinum®, AAdvantage Platinum® and AAdvantage Gold® status. Simply provide your AAdvantage frequent flyer number when making reservations with any qualifying oneworld airline. A qualifying flight is defined as a flight that is both marketed and operated by a oneworld airline, with a oneworld airline flight number on the ticket.

For more information, please visit the AAdvantage® section.

Note: All flights to/from Cuba, Royal Jordanian flights to/from Iraq and British Airways transatlantic flights between the U.S and the U.K are not eligible for mileage accrual or redemption.

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For AAdvantage award reservations, please contact American Airlines AAdvantage Department.

For all other reservations and to purchase tickets, please click here or contact American Airlines Reservation Department
, your Travel Planner or any of the oneworld airlines.

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