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US airlines get trans-Pacific JVs started

Two major trans-Pacific joint ventures commenced on 01-Apr-2011, the first between Continental Holdings and All Nippon Airways and the second between American Airlines and Japan Airlines, which has recently exited bankruptcy. The JVs will mean closer cooperation between the airlines and are enabled by the US-Japan Open Skies agreement and antitrust immunity granted by US and Japanese regulators.