Star Alliance

Star Alliance
Launch date	14 May 1997; 27 years ago
Full members	26
Non-voting members	40 affiliates
Pending members	0
Destination airports	1,294
Destination countries	195
Annual passengers (M)	762
Annual RPK (G)	1,739
Fleet size	5,033
Headquarters	Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
Management	Jeffrey Goh, CEO ; Scott Kirby, Chairman
Alliance slogan	The Way the Earth Connects.
Website	staralliance.com

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.

Members

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 members

References

↑ ^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.
↑ "Home" (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.
↑ 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.
↑ "America.pink".
↑ "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.

Other websites

Official website

[2019figures-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Star Alliance Facts & Figures". Star Alliance. August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

[auto-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Star Alliance Facts and Figures". Retrieved 16 September 2019.

[headquarter1-3] "Impressum". Star Alliance. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2013.

[Star_Alliance_Management-4] "Star Alliance Management". www.staralliance.com.

[Scott_Kirby_Elected_New_Chairman_of_Star_Alliance_Chief_Executive_Board-5] "Scott Kirby Elected New Chairman of Star Alliance Chief Executive Board". www.staralliance.com.

[6] "Impressum". Star Alliance. Retrieved 12 May 2013.

[7] "Home" (PDF).

[8] "LAN Colombia joins Oneworld; TAM to join March 31, 2014". ATW Online. 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2013-10-01.

[9] "US Airways promises 'quick' exit from Star Alliance". USA Today. 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.

[10] "Star Alliance: what Australian frequent flyers need to know". Australian Business Traveller.

[11] ryleff (20 April 2012). "bmi's Exit from Star Alliance and Transferring Points and Status with British Airways". View from the Wing.

[12] "Continental - Welcome to Star Alliance!". UnRoadWarrior. 27 October 2009.

[13] Robinson, Peter; Luck, Michael; Smith, Stephen L.J.; Lackey, Michael (2013). Tourism. CABI. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-78064-297-0.

[14] "America.pink".

[15] "Pressure mounts on Star and SkyTeam to secure Brazilian members as TAM confirms switch to oneworld". CAPA - Centre for Aviation.

[16] "TAM will switch from Star Alliance to oneworld in March". USA TODAY.

[17] Konsko, Lindsay (30 March 2014). "US Airways Joins Oneworld on March 31 - Book Your Star Alliance Partner Flight Now!". NerdWallet.

[18] "Brazil's Varig dismissed from Star Alliance". Financial Times.

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