Star Alliance

global airline alliance

Star Alliance is the world's first and largest airline alliance. Its headquarters are in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany.[1] 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. [2] 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.

MembersEdit

 
 
 
 
 
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.[3]
C Left alliance in early 2014 upon completion of merger with American Airlines.[4]

Past membersEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "Impressum". Star Alliance. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.staralliance.com/assets/doc/en/about/member-airlines/pdf/star_backgrounder_history_chronological.pdf
  3. ↑ "LAN Colombia joins Oneworld; TAM to join March 31, 2014". ATW Online. 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  4. ↑ "US Airways promises 'quick' exit from Star Alliance". USA Today. 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  5. ↑ "Star Alliance: what Australian frequent flyers need to know". Australian Business Traveller.
  6. ↑ "Blue 1 to leave Star Alliance by end of November". ch-aviation.
  7. ↑ garyleff (20 April 2012). "bmi's Exit from Star Alliance and Transferring Points and Status with British Airways". View from the Wing.
  8. ↑ "Continental - Welcome to Star Alliance!". UnRoadWarrior. 27 October 2009.
  9. ↑ Robinson, Peter; Luck, Michael; Smith, Stephen L.J.; Lackey, Michael (2013). Tourism. CABI. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-78064-297-0.
  10. ↑ "Google". www.google.com.
  11. ↑ http://america.pink/star-alliance_4157124.html
  12. ↑ "Pressure mounts on Star and SkyTeam to secure Brazilian members as TAM confirms switch to oneworld". CAPA - Centre for Aviation.
  13. ↑ "TAM will switch from Star Alliance to oneworld in March". USA TODAY.
  14. ↑ Konsko, Lindsay (30 March 2014). "US Airways Joins Oneworld on March 31 - Book Your Star Alliance Partner Flight Now!". NerdWallet.
  15. ↑ "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. Cite uses generic title (help)

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