AMSTERDAM, June 9, 2005 - At a press briefing following its semiannual meeting in Amsterdam today, the SkyTeam Governing Board announced the finalization of the alliance's Associate Program and named the first carriers selected to begin the joining process: Air Europa of Spain; Copa Airlines of Panama; Kenya Airways of Kenya; and Tarom of Romania. All four carriers have already begun the process of meeting the necessary operational and service standards to attain Associate status, with completion expected in 2006. The airlines will sign a SkyTeam Associate Adherence Agreement (SAAA) this summer.
Gesamter Text: http://www.skyteam.com/EN/aboutSkyteam/pressCenter/pr060905.jsp
Gesamter Text: http://www.skyteam.com/EN/aboutSkyteam/pressCenter/pr060905.jsp