Arabesk Network Cooperation Project was a "network alignment project", an unofficial and non-binding
airline alliance, comprising members of
Arab Air Carriers Organization
The Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO; ar, الاتحاد العربي للنقل الجوي, Al-Ittiḥād al-`Arabiyy lil-Naql al-Jawwiyy, lit=Arab Union for Air Transport) is a non-profit organization with 33 constituent airline members f ...
(AACO).
This network alignment group was founded in 2006, after a year of preparation with technical assistance from
Sabre Airline Solutions
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I ...
, by the following airlines:
In 2007,
Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways ( ar, شَرِكَة ٱلْاِتِّحَاد لِلطَّيْرَان, sharikat al-ittiḥād li-ṭ-ṭayarān) is one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (the other being Emirates). Its head office is in Khalifa ...
and
Syrian Air
Syrian Airlines ( ar, السورية للطيران), operating as SyrianAir ( ar, السورية), is the flag carrier airline of Syria. It operates scheduled international services to several destinations in Asia, Europe and North Africa, thoug ...
joined the alliance.
[AACO, 23 October 2007. ]
The project aimed to boost market share and coordinate schedules, reduce duplication on routes and link the destinations network of its members, which stretched from North America to East Asia. At that time, Arab airline operators were generally not included in the major airline alliances, partly because of their relatively small market share.
[
As well as coordinating schedules, the Arabesk carriers consolidated joint fuel purchasing under the AACO umbrella, and other supplies.][AACO, 10 February 2006. ]
The project continued until the end of the decade.[Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO), ]
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Arab Air Carriers Organization members
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