Delta Airlines & SkyTeam offer $1 Billion in aid to Japan Airlines

Delta Airlines and it’s global airline alliance SkyTeam have offered an aid package of $1 billion to struggling Japan Airlines, JAL.  Immediately, though, current OneWorld partner with JAL, American Airlines, said that together with other OneWorld partners British Airways and Iberia, they would top that offer of aid hoping to convince JAL to stick with their current OneWorld partnership and not jump ship to SkyTeam.

Delta Airlines is the largest airline in the world currently, and continues to capitalize on the Asia-Pacific strength it acquired with Northwest Airlines.  If Japan Airlines does jump ship, this would further solidify a Japanese hub or operations and connections for large Delta Airlines.