Airline JVs In The US Are Already Receiving Greater Scrutiny

It is not just on the North Atlantic that JVs are attracting new levels of scrutiny in the US.

Joint Venture applications between Hawaiian and Japan Airlines, Delta and WestJet, American and Qantas, and American and LATAM Airlines Group are awaiting the US Administration's approval, and it will be instructive to see the direction being followed - and what conditions the Administration might impose in granting approval of those proposed tie-ups.

Even as the US and UK are forging an agreement to maintain the status quo after the UK exits the EU, the uncertainty swirling around Brexit and the UK and European partners of US airlines could create challenges on the North Atlantic. It is an example of how trade and aviation are becoming even more entangled in the current operating environment.