Skyteam in talks with Jet Airways

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I found this article on Centre of Asian Pacific Aviation

Jet Airways in negotiations with SkyTeam airlines for trans-Atlantic JV

Air France-KLM, Alitalia and Delta Air Lines are reportedly in talks with Jet Airways over plans for the Indian carrier to join their trans-Atlantic JV according to reports in La Tribune. The carriers are reportedly in negotiations with Jet for its entry into the JV in 2012, ahead of its proposed integration into the broader SkyTeam alliance, possibly involving a switch of its European hub.

If confirmed, the move would complete the alignment of the big three Indian carriers into global alliances groupings: Air India-Star Alliance (from late 2011), Kingfisher-oneworld (also from late 2011), and Jet-SkyTeam.

Could involve transfer of hub from Brussels to Amsterdam
The venture between the four SkyTeam airlines would include codesharing, cooperation on FFP programmes, as well as cost and revenue sharing on the trans-Atlantic route.

Air France-KLM is also reportedly negotiating for Jet Airways to transfer its European hub from Brussels, which is dominated by Star, to Amsterdam, firmly a SkyTeam hub. There is reportedly the intention to allow Jet to take over flight operations from KLM on "one specific route" between Amsterdam and a US destination. An alternative location for Jet Airways’ European hub is Milan Malpensa, a secondary hub for Alitalia, in which Air France-KLM owns 25%. (In 2010, Jet commenced New Delhi-Milan Malpensa service in codeshare with Alitalia, fuelling speculation that it could move its European hub to Malpensa.)

At present, Jet Airways operates services from Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi, connecting through Brussels, to New York JFK, Newark and Toronto Pearson.

As noted above, Star dominates Brussels Airport.

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Mark