Theseare: InternationalAirlinesGroup (BAandIberia) plusAmericanAirlines; United, includingContinental, and Lufthansa and Air Canada; and Air France-KLMwithDelta, incorporatingNorthwest.
As the only U.S. passenger outfits permitted to fly into China, United and Northwest will lose serious pricing leverage on lucrative flights if United-nemesis American Airlines and others squeeze into the arena.