Star Alliance
global airline alliance headquartered in Germany
Star Alliance is the world's first and largest airline alliance. Its headquarters are in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany.[6] It was founded in 1999 by five airlines: Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways International, Air Canada, Lufthansa, and United Airlines. Varig Brazilian Airlines was the first airline to join, in 1997. [7] In 2013, the alliance now has 28 member airlines with more than 21,100 daily departures combined. These flights fly to 1,329 airports in more than 150 countries, carrying 678.7 million passengers.
 | |
| Launch date | 14 May 1997 |
|---|---|
| Full members | 26 |
| Non-voting members | 40 affiliates |
| Pending members | 0 |
| Destination airports | 1,294[1] |
| Destination countries | 195[2] |
| Annual passengers (M) | 762[2] |
| Annual RPK (G) | 1,739[1] |
| Fleet size | 5,033[1] |
| Headquarters | Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany[3] |
| Management | Jeffrey Goh, CEO[4] Scott Kirby, Chairman[5] |
| Alliance slogan | The Way the Earth Connects. |
| Website | staralliance |
MembersEdit
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Air Canada, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways International and United Airlines the five founding members of Star Alliance
| Member airline | Joined |
|---|---|
 Aegean Airlines
|
2010 |
 Air Canada[A] |
1997 |
 Air China
|
2007 |
 Air New Zealand
|
1999 |
 All Nippon Airways
|
1999 |
 Asiana Airlines
|
2003 |
 Austrian Airlines
|
2000 |
 Avianca
|
2012 |
 Brussels Airlines
|
2009 |
 Copa Airlines
|
2012 |
 Croatia Airlines
|
2004 |
 EgyptAir
|
2008 |
 Ethiopian Airlines
|
2011 |
 EVA Air
|
2013 |
 LOT Polish Airlines
|
2003 |
 Lufthansa[A] |
1997 |
  Scandinavian Airlines[A] 
|
1997 |
| Shenzhen Airlines
|
2012 |
 Singapore Airlines
|
2000 |
 South African Airways
|
2006 |
 Swiss International Air Lines
|
2006 |
 TAM Airlines[B] |
2010 |
 TAP Portugal
|
2005 |
 Thai Airways International[A] |
1997 |
 Turkish Airlines
|
2008 |
 United Airlines[A] |
1997 |
| US Airways[C] |
2004 |
A Founding member.
B Left alliance on 30 March 2014 and moved to Oneworld with LAN Airlines.[8]
C Left alliance in early 2014 upon completion of merger with American Airlines.[9]
Past membersEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Star Alliance Facts & Figures". Star Alliance. August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Star Alliance Facts and Figures". Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ↑ "Impressum". Star Alliance. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Star Alliance Management". www.staralliance.com.
- ↑ "Scott Kirby Elected New Chairman of Star Alliance Chief Executive Board". www.staralliance.com.
- ↑ "Impressum". Star Alliance. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ http://www.staralliance.com/assets/doc/en/about/member-airlines/pdf/star_backgrounder_history_chronological.pdf
- ↑ "LAN Colombia joins Oneworld; TAM to join March 31, 2014". ATW Online. 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ↑ "US Airways promises 'quick' exit from Star Alliance". USA Today. 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
- ↑ "Star Alliance: what Australian frequent flyers need to know". Australian Business Traveller.
- ↑ "Blue 1 to leave Star Alliance by end of November". ch-aviation.
- ↑ garyleff (20 April 2012). "bmi's Exit from Star Alliance and Transferring Points and Status with British Airways". View from the Wing.
- ↑ "Continental - Welcome to Star Alliance!". UnRoadWarrior. 27 October 2009.
- ↑ Robinson, Peter; Luck, Michael; Smith, Stephen L.J.; Lackey, Michael (2013). Tourism. CABI. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-78064-297-0.
- ↑ "Google". www.google.com.
- ↑ http://america.pink/star-alliance_4157124.html
- ↑ "Pressure mounts on Star and SkyTeam to secure Brazilian members as TAM confirms switch to oneworld". CAPA - Centre for Aviation.
- ↑ "TAM will switch from Star Alliance to oneworld in March". USA TODAY.
- ↑ Konsko, Lindsay (30 March 2014). "US Airways Joins Oneworld on March 31 - Book Your Star Alliance Partner Flight Now!". NerdWallet.
- ↑ "Brazil's Varig dismissed from Star Alliance". Financial Times.