Originally Posted by
Baradium
This post doesn't really make sense in context of what you are responding to. United does NRT using an alliance with a Japanese carrier that we don't have which doesn't seem to have much to do with aircraft range.
Delta tried real hard when JAL was in BK protection (govt receivership) to woo them from Oneworld to Skyteam while AA was distracted and in a minor disarray, but alas AA was just strong enough to fend off that move and now Delta is left with KAL as an Skyteam partner and just treat Japan as another major Asia market to serve.