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Japan Airlines completes first step towards oneworld membership
08 February 2006
Japan Airlines (JAL)and oneworldTM have exchanged a memorandum of understanding, completing the Asian carrier's first step towards joining the world's leading quality global airline alliance.
The agreement was signed just three months after JAL first indicated its intention to seek oneworld membership.
It sets out a framework for the remaining steps to be taken before the alliance can formally invite the airline to join. All parties have committed to reach this stage in the next few months – and then to bring the new recruit on board oneworld on a fast track programme.
Assuming all remaining agreements can be reached, this should see JAL flying as a fully fledged member of the alliance in around a year.