Airline alliance

An airline alliance is an agreement of two or more airlines to work with each other. The three largest airline alliances are Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and Oneworld. Airline alliances make it easier for passengers to travel around the world, often by codeshare agreements, with fewer stops or connections. The biggest alliance is Star Alliance, with 28 member airlines such as United, Lufthansa, and Air Canada. The second biggest is SkyTeam, with 19 members including Delta, KLM, and Air France. The third biggest alliance is Oneworld, with 13 members including American Airlines, British Airways, and Qantas.

Alliances

Membership and market data for the largest airline alliances (as of March 2013)^[1]^[2]^[3]

	Star Alliance 28 members Founded 1997	SkyTeam 19 members Founded 2000	Oneworld 13 members Founded 1999	Rest of Industry (selected major nonaligned carriers)
Passengers per year	649 million	506 million	303 million	1,223 million ^[4]
Countries	194	187	155	204 (total countries) ^[4]
Destinations	1,410	1,024	850	4,000 (total destinations) ^[4]
Fleet size	4,703	4,150	2,382	13,669 ^[4]
Revenue Billion US$ (€)	160.9 (124)	97.9 (90)	89.875 (85)	4651,325 (3550) ^[4]
Market share	29.30%	24.6%	23.2%	22.9%
Current Participants¹	Members (JP) Adria Airways 2004 (A3) Aegean Airlines 2010 (AC) Air Canada Founder (CA) Air China 2007 (NZ) Air New Zealand 1999 (NH) All Nippon Airways 1999 (OZ) Asiana Airlines 2003 (OS) Austrian Airlines 2000 (AV) Avianca 2012 (SN) Brussels Airlines 2009 (CM) Copa Airlines 2012 (OU) Croatia Airlines 2004 (MS) EgyptAir 2008 (ET) Ethiopian Airlines 2011 (BR) EVA Air 2013 (LO) LOT Polish Airlines 2003 (LH) Lufthansa Founder (SK) Scandinavian Airlines Founder (ZH) Shenzhen Airlines 2012 (SQ) Singapore Airlines 2000 (SA) South African Airways 2006 (LX) Swiss International Air Lines 2006 (TA) TACA 2012 (JJ) TAM Airlines 2010 (TP) TAP Portugal 2005 (TG) Thai Airways International Founder (TK) Turkish Airlines 2008 (UA) United Airlines Founder (US) US Airways 2004 (AI) Air India 2014	Members (SU) Aeroflot 2006 (AR) Aerolíneas Argentinas 2012 (AM) Aeroméxico Founder (UX) Air Europa 2007 (AF) Air France Founder (AZ) Alitalia 2001–2009 as Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane, rejoined 2009 (CI) China Airlines 2011 (MU) China Eastern Airlines 2011 (CZ) China Southern Airlines 2007 (OK) Czech Airlines 2001 (DL) Delta Air Lines Founder (KQ) Kenya Airways 2007 (KL) KLM 2004 (KE) Korean Air Founder (ME) Middle East Airlines 2012 (SV) Saudia 2012 (RO) TAROM 2010 (VN) Vietnam Airlines 2011 (MF) Xiamen Airlines 2012	Members (AB) Air Berlin 2012 (AA) American Airlines Founder (BA) British Airways Founder (CX) Cathay Pacific Founder (AY) Finnair 1999 (IB) Iberia Airlines 1999 (JL) Japan Airlines 2007 (LA) LAN Airlines 2000 (MH) Malaysia Airlines 2013 (QF) Qantas Founder (QR) Qatar Airways 2013 (RJ) Royal Jordanian 2007 (S7) S7 Airlines 2010 (MX) Mexicana 2009 (ceased operations in 2010, but is considered an inactive member)	Africa (AH) Air Algérie (W3) Arik Air (AT) Royal Air Maroc (TU) Tunisair Asia (KC) Air Astana (HU) Hainan Airlines (EK) Emirates (EY) Etihad Airways (GF) Gulf Air (IR) Iran Air (9W) Jet Airways (PK) Pakistan International Airlines (PR) Philippine Airlines (HY) Uzbekistan Airways Europe (EI) Aer Lingus (KM) Air Malta (BT) airBaltic (V3) Carpatair (CY) Cyprus Airways (LY) El Al (OV) Estonian Air (FI) Icelandair (JU) Jat Airways (DY) Norwegian Air Shuttle (UN) Transaero (PS) Ukraine International Airlines (UT) UTair Aviation (VS) Virgin Atlantic North America (FL) AirTran Airways (AS) Alaska Airlines (G4) Allegiant Air (BW) Caribbean Airlines (CU) Cubana (F9) Frontier Airlines (HA) Hawaiian Airlines (B6) JetBlue (WN) Southwest Airlines (NK) Spirit Airlines (SY) Sun Country Airlines (VX) Virgin America (WS) WestJet Oceania (DJ) Virgin Australia South America (G3) Gol Transportes Aéreos
Future Members	(OA) Olympic Air 2013	(GA) Garuda Indonesia 2014	(UL) SriLankan Airlines Late 2013 (JJ) TAM Airlines 31 March 2014
Quality
Average Star Rating	3.593	3.26	3.615	3.196
5-Star Airlines	42.857% : All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Singapore Airlines, EVA Air	0.00% : Korean Air, Garuda Indonesia	42.857% : Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, Japan Airlines	14.286% : Hainan Airlines
4-Star Airlines	30.556%	13.889%	11.111%	44.444%
3-Star Airlines	11.864%	11.864%	5.085%	71.186%
2-Star Airlines	0%	0%	0%	100%
1-Star Airlines	0%	0%	0%	100%

The percentage each alliance has on each region or market

References

↑ "Member airline". Star Alliance. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
↑ "Facts and Figures". Skyteam.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
↑ "Oneworld at a glance". Oneworld.com. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 "Aviation Benefits Without Borders report" (PDF). Air Transport Action Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2013-11-30.

Other websites

Oneworld
SkyTeam Archived 2011-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
Star Alliance

[1] "Member airline". Star Alliance. Retrieved 2012-10-15.

[2] "Facts and Figures". Skyteam.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2013.

[3] "Oneworld at a glance". Oneworld.com. Retrieved 9 July 2013.

[ABWB_Report-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 "Aviation Benefits Without Borders report" (PDF). Air Transport Action Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2013-11-30.

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