Qantas Airways–American Airlines reauthorisation 2020

We provided the Minister advice concerning the application by Qantas Airways and American Airways including a detailed analysis.

We recommended that the Joint Business Agreement between Qantas Airways and American Airlines be reauthorised.

We received 3 submissions in response to the application.

On 23 July 2020, Qantas Airways and American Airlines jointly applied for authorisation to continue to coordinate their operations between and within Australia, New Zealand and the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The airlines propose to continue to coordinate their operations on the trans-Pacific, including in respect of marketing and sales, freight, pricing, scheduling, distribution strategies including agency arrangements, yield and inventory management, frequent flyer programmes, lounges, joint procurement and product and service standards. 

This arrangement was previously approved from November 2015 until 8 November 2020. Reauthorisation is sought for a further term of 5 years.

Submission must be emailed by 5pm, Monday 31 August 2020.