lobal f G E o co l n a o n m r u i c o s J $ Vargas-Hernández, J Glob Econ 2014, 2:4 Journal of Global Economics DOI: 10.4172/2375-4389.1000123 ISSN: 2375-4389 Opinion Article Open Access Strategic Integration between U.S. Airways and Iberia in One World José G. Vargas-Hernández* University Center of Economic and Administrative Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Zapopan , Jalisco, Mexico *Corresponding author: José G. Vargas-Hernández, University Center of Economic and Administrative Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Zapopan , Jalisco, Mexico, Tel: +523337703340, Ext: 25685; E-mail:
[email protected] Rec Date: Sep 30 2014; Acc Date: Oct 08 2014; Pub Date: Oct 15 2014 Copyright: © 2014 Vargas-Hernández JG. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Abstract The air transportation is one of the most important international industries; there are three major networks or strategic alliances (One World, Sky Team and Star Alliance). They seek to overcome each other, whilst the members leave the guild and join another. This paper attempts to determine the reasons for the performance of the joint venture and the performance of firms within the alliance. Keywords: Airlines; Antitrust; Firm performance; Strategic alliances Defining the Problem The question of this work lies in what effect on firm performance Introduction could be expected from the strategic partnership between U.S. Strategic alliances between firms are ubiquitous phenomena. Airways, Iberia, American Airlines and British Airways? Strategic alliances are defined as voluntary arrangements between firms involving exchange, sharing or co-development of products, Theoretical Background technology or services [1].