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American, BA, Qantas eye joint offer to JAL: sources

An employee of Japan Airlines works at Haneda international airport in Tokyo September 13, 2009. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

An employee of Japan Airlines works at Haneda international airport in Tokyo September 13, 2009.

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TOKYO | Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:01pm EDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - American Airlines plans to team up with British Airways BAY.L and Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) to make a joint alliance offer to Japan Airlines 9205.T, two sources with direct knowledge of the talks said.

The offer will include an investment from American Airlines and may or may not include an investment from British Airways and Qantas, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the negotiations are not public.

American is keen to thwart a rival offer from Delta Air Lines (DAL.N), which is also in talks to invest in Japan Airlines, sources have told Reuters.

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