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Star Alliance Information

Star Alliance is the world's first and largest airline alliance, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany (near Frankfurt Airport).[1] The alliance was founded in 1997 by five of the world's leading airlines: Air Canada, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways International and United Airlines. The five-point star logo of Star Alliance represents the five original founding airlines.

The alliance experienced its greatest expansion during the first three years of the new millennium with over nine new members and member affiliate airlines joining. In May 2007, Star Alliance celebrated its 10th anniversary and was voted by Skytrax as the Best Airline Alliance at the 2007 World Airline Survey,[2] as well as the Best Airline Alliance by Business Traveler[3] during that year. Star Alliance has grown considerably since its beginning and consistently adds new member airlines every year. There are currently 27 member airlines in the alliance with more than 21,200 daily departures combined. These flights reach 1,185 airports in 185 countries, with an annual passenger number of 603.8 million.

The CEO of the alliance is Jaan Albrecht, who began his aviation career in 1973 as a pilot for Mexicana Airlines. In 2010, he was named the winner of the Tony Jannus Award for distinguished leadership in the field of commercial aviation.[4]

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Membership history

1997–1999: The first three years

On 14 May 1997, five airlines from three continents – United Airlines, Lufthansa, Air Canada, Thai Airways International and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) came together to launch Star Alliance.[5][6] The newly-established alliance selected Young & Rubicam Advertising to increase awareness of the new alliance, with a budget of $25 million, €18 million.[7] The five airlines shared the traditional star logo from the beginning with the five points representing the five founding airlines. The alliance also adopted their first slogan "The Airline Network for Earth",[5] with the goal being to have "an alliance that will take passengers to every major city on earth".[6]

Varig joined the Star Alliance network,[5][8] on 22 October 1997 making it the alliance's first "new" member and its gateway airline into South America.

In March 1999, Ansett Australia and Air New Zealand both became members of the alliance, connecting the alliance to Australia and the Pacific.[9] Upon the joining of the two carriers, Star Alliance served 720 destinations in 110 countries with a combined fleet of 1,650 aircraft.

Toward the end of 1999, The Austrian Airlines Group decided to apply for membership in the Star Alliance network, planning to become a full member in the new millennium. Finally, in October 1999, All Nippon Airways joined the alliance and became the group's second Asian airline.[10]

2000: New millennium and major expansion

The new millennium started off with the significant admission of The Austrian Airlines Group (Austrian Airlines, Tyrolean Airways and Lauda Air) in March. Singapore Airlines joined the next month as a full member on 1 April[11][12] giving the alliance an even stronger foothold in the Asian market. On 1 July BMI (British Midland) and Mexicana Airlines simultaneously joined Star Alliance, bringing the total membership tally up to 13.[13] The joining of BMI made London Heathrow the only European hub with two competing alliances. During the year, Emirates considered joining Star Alliance, but would later opt not to join.[14] The same year, now defunct BWIA West Indies Airways who had entered an alliance with United Airlines considered becoming a member. BWIA however never joined the alliance.[15] In 2000 the alliance also opened its first three business centers in Los Angeles, Frankfurt, and Bangkok as well as announcing the completion of its fulltime Alliance Management Team (AMT) – the executive body of the partnership.

In 2001, Ansett Australia left the alliance due to bankruptcy which subsequently handed over a majority of the Australian market to Qantas, a rival Oneworld Alliance member. During this year Star Alliance also announced the appointment of their new CEO, Jaan Albrecht.

2003 saw the admission of three new airlines to the alliance. Asiana Airlines joined on 1 March,[16] LOT Polish Airlines, the official flag carrier of Poland, joined in October,[17] and Spanair, Spain's low cost carrier, joined on 1 May.[18]

In 2004 Croatia Airlines, Blue1, and Adria Airways inaugurated the alliance's regional network. US Airways joined the alliance after a one-year joining process which started in June 2003[19] becoming the alliance's second American airline. Mexicana Airlines left Star Alliance after deciding not to renew a codeshare deal with United Airlines and later joined Oneworld.

In 2005, Star Alliance invited Lineas Aereas Azteca to join the alliance in mid-2007. Star Alliance saw the admission of TAP Portugal on 14 May, thereby adding new African destinations to Star Alliance's network.[20][21] After merging with US Airways under the US Airways name, America West Airlines joined, working through US Airways original membership, but would never be considered an individual member.

In 2006 South African Airways became the first African airline to become a Star Alliance member, as well as raising the alliance's membership tally up to 18.[22] On 7 April, at a ceremony in Zurich, Swiss International Air Lines joined the allianceth.[23] after being purchased by Lufthansa and not accepting their invitation to join Oneworld Alliance.

Tenth anniversary

In May 2007, Star Alliance and its members celebrated the alliance's 10th anniversary. During the previous decade, Star Alliance had grown from a membership of five airlines to include 17 carriers around the world.[24] Each day the Star Alliance's members have a combined daily departure of 16,000 to 855 destinations in 155 countries, serving 406 million passengers annually. As part of the celebration and to increase awareness of the alliance, Star Alliance launched a global consumer promotion.[25] Prizes included round-the-world air tickets, the paying of related expenses, as well as monetary prizes.[26] On the same day Star Alliance also launched the Biosphere Connections, a partnership with three international organisations – UNESCO, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and Ramsar Convention On Wetlands – to promote environmental sustainability.[24][27] To cap off its first decade of operation, the alliance was voted by Skytrax as the Best Airline Alliance at the 2007 World Airline Survey,[2] as well as the Best Airline Alliance by Business Traveler.[3]

“ Today, nearly 30% of global air travellers use the services of our member carriers or, looking at if from an overall industry perspective, two thirds of world-wide air travellers use one of the three airline alliances. ”

—Jaan Albrecht, CEO Star Alliance[28]

Other significant events which took place included the ejection of Varig from the alliance on 31 January.[29] In addition to this two major Chinese airlines, Air China and Shanghai Airlines joined on 12 December.

2008–2010: Expansion and 2nd decade of operations

On 1 April 2008, Turkish Airlines joined the alliance after an 18-month integration process since December 2006[30][31] and became the alliance's 20th airline. EgyptAir, the official airline of Egypt joined on 11 July[32] becoming the second African airline. The airline joined following its 75th anniversary the previous year, the event which the EgyptAir used to subsequently relaunch its image and brand.[32]

On 27 October 2009, Continental Airlines became the 25th full member of the alliance after leaving SkyTeam on 24 October. At a joining ceremony in New York City, Jaan Albrecht, CEO of Star Alliance, said, "Bringing Continental Airlines into Star Alliance has been a truly unique experience. This is the first time an airline has moved directly from one alliance to another and I would like to thank all those involved in ensuring a smooth switch". At the time, it was rumoured that the switch was part of Continental's initial move in its plan of a United-Continental merge.[33] Brussels Airlines (on 9 December) also become a member.

On 13 May 2010, leading Brazilian carrier TAM Airlines was admitted following a joining ceremony in São Paulo,[34] thereby furthering the alliance's foothold in South America, which is currently considered by SkyTeam as an important market.[35] Aegean Airlines, Greece's largest airline in terms of passengers carried, joined on 30 June.[36] Fellow Greek airline Olympic Air originally intended to also join the alliance if their merger with Aegean Airlines was approved by the EU, but in February 2011 the merger proposal was rejected and as of the moment Olympic is no longer slated to join.

Shanghai Airlines left the alliance on 31 October 2010, due to its merger with China Eastern Airlines, a future member of Star Alliance's rival SkyTeam.[37] On 29 September, the Chief Executive Board approved Ethiopian Airlines's application for membership, with the airline to become the 30th member.[38] Upon admission, expected in September 2011, the airline will add to Star Alliance's network five new countries and 24 unserved destinations. As of September 2010, Star Alliance flies to 1,172 airports in 181 countries, with approximately 21,200 daily departures.[38]

Expansion during 2011 and beyond

After further delay, Air India failed to meet their latest deadline, for having the minimum standards for membership, of 31 July 2011 and as a result Air India's invitation to join the Star Alliance has been suspended.[39] In 2010, Colombian Avianca & Salvadorian TACA Airlines were invited into Star Alliance.[40] During the same year, former SkyTeam affiliate member Copa Airlines is also expected to be admitted.[41][42]

During the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards for 2011, Star Alliance regained the title of best airline alliance[43] after the award was given to Oneworld the year before. Along with the award for best airline alliance, 26 different awards were also won by individual Star Alliance members.

On 6 July 2011, Shenzhen Airlines was formally accepted as future member. Joining in late 2012 the airline will be the alliance's second member in the People's Republic of China following the departure of Shanghai Airlines in 2010.[44]

Member airlines

SAS Scandinavian Airlines, one of the founding members of Star Alliance LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767 in Star Alliance livery

Full members and their member & non-member affiliates

Member Airline Joined Country Affiliates Non-member Affiliates
Adria Airways 2004 Slovenia – —
Aegean Airlines 2010 Greece – —
Air Canada[A] 1997 Canada Air Canada Express operated by[45][46]: → Air Georgian → EVAS Air → Jazz Aviation → Sky Regional Airlines Air Canada Jetz —
Air China 2007 China – Air Macau Beijing Airlines[47] Dalian Airlines[48] Shandong Airlines Shenzhen Airlines[G]
Air New Zealand 1999 New Zealand Air New Zealand Link operated by: → Air Nelson → Eagle Airways → Mount Cook Airline —
ANA 1999 Japan Air Japan Air Nippon ANA Wings Peach AirAsia Japan
Asiana Airlines 2003 South Korea – Air Busan
Austrian Airlines 2000 Austria Austrian Arrows (Tyrolean Airways) Lauda Air —
Blue1 2004 Finland – —
bmi 2000 United Kingdom bmi Regional bmibaby
Brussels Airlines 2009 Belgium – Korongo Airlines
Continental Airlines[H] 2009 United States Continental Connection operated by: → Cape Air → Colgan Air → CommutAir → Gulfstream International Airlines Continental Express operated by: → Chautauqua Airlines → ExpressJet Airlines –
Croatia Airlines 2004 Croatia –
EgyptAir 2008 Egypt EgyptAir Express Air Cairo Air Sinai Smart Aviation Company
LOT Polish Airlines 2003 Poland EuroLOT LOT Charters
Lufthansa[A] 1997 Germany Lufthansa Regional[B] operated by: → Air Dolomiti[C] → Augsburg Airways → Contact Air → Eurowings[C] → Lufthansa CityLine[C] Germanwings SunExpress[D]
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)[A] 1997 Denmark Norway Sweden – Widerøe Estonian Air Air Greenland
Singapore Airlines 2000 Singapore – SilkAir Singapore Airlines Cargo Tiger Airways Tiger Airways Australia
South African Airways 2006 South Africa Airlink South African Express Mango Congo Express
Spanair 2003 Spain –
Swiss International Air Lines 2006 Switzerland Swiss European Air Lines Edelweiss Air Swiss Private Aviation
TAM Airlines 2010 Brazil Pantanal Linhas Aéreas TAM Airlines (Paraguay) TAM Cargo TAM Executive Aviation
TAP Portugal 2005 Portugal Portugalia PGA Express —
Thai Airways International[A] 1997 Thailand – Nok Air Thai Tiger Airways Thai Smile
Turkish Airlines 2008 Turkey North Cyprus Airlines Anadolu Jet SunExpress[D] B&H Airlines
United Airlines[A] 1997 United States United Express[B] operated by: → Chautauqua Airlines → Colgan Air → GoJet Airlines → Mesa Airlines → Shuttle America → SkyWest Airlines → Trans States Airlines —
US Airways 2004 United States US Airways Express[B] operated by: → Air Wisconsin → Chautauqua Airlines → Colgan Air → Mesa Airlines → Piedmont Airlines[E] → PSA Airlines[E] → Republic Airlines → Trans States Airlines US Airways Shuttle —

A Founding member B Airlines operating under the Continental Connection, Continental Express, Lufthansa Regional, United Express and US Airways Express brands are not necessarily members of Star Alliance. However flights are operated on behalf of the respective member airlines, carry their designator code and are Star Alliance flights. C Members of Lufthansa Regional that are fully owned by Deutsche Lufthansa AG D Jointly owned by Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines E Wholly owned By US Airways Group G Will become a full member by the end of 2012 H Merger into United Airlines announced on 2 May 2010. All flights to be operated under United name.

Former member airlines and their member affiliates

Former member airline Country Joined Exited Affiliates
Ansett Australia[A] Australia 1999 2001 Aeropelican Air Services Hazelton Airlines Kendell Airlines Skywest Airlines
Mexicana[B] Mexico 2000 2004 Aerocaribe
Shanghai Airlines[E] China 2007 2010 China United Airlines
Varig[C][D] Brazil 1997 2007 Nordeste Rio Sul PLUNA

A Collapsed in 2001 B Left the alliance in 2004 after deciding not to renew a codeshare alliance with United Airlines, opting instead to codeshare with American Airlines, and joined the Oneworld alliance on 10 November 2009 C Suspended its alliance membership on 31 January 2007 due to major restructuring, being involuntarily ejected, and failing to meet minimum qualifications D Was a founding member of the alliance, but due to a codeshare agreement with Delta Air Lines, the airline joined the alliance a few months after its birth. E Left the alliance in 2010 as a result of its merger with China Eastern Airlines, a SkyTeam member.

Former member affiliate Country Joined Exited Member affiliate of
Air Canada Tango[B] Canada 2001 2004 Air Canada
Air Nova Canada 1997 2001 Air Canada
Air Ontario Canada 1997 2001 Air Canada
AeBal (operating as Spanair Link) Spain 2003 2008 Spanair
United Shuttle[A] United States 1997 2001 United Airlines
Zip Canada 2002 2004 Air Canada

A United Shuttle's operations ceased and became part of United Airlines. B Air Canada Tango was dissolved and now is part of Air Canada.

Future member airlines

Ethiopian Airlines will become a full member in October/November 2011 Avianca will become a full member in mid-2012 Copa Airlines will join Star Alliance in mid-2012 TACA will join Star Alliance in mid-2012 Shenzhen Airlines is expected to join Star Alliance in late-2012
Airline Country Joining Affiliates Affiliates not joining
Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopia 13 December 2011 – ASKY Airlines
Avianca Colombia May 2012[49][50] AeroGal Helicol VIP Avianca Brazil Tampa Cargo
Copa Airlines Panama April 2012[51] Copa Airlines Colombia —
TACA Airlines El Salvador May 2012[52][53] Aeroperlas Aviateca Isleña La Costeña Lacsa Nicaragüense de Aviación SANSA TACA Peru
Shenzhen Airlines China 2012[44] – Henan Airlines Kunming Airlines

A On 29 September 2010, Ethiopian Airlines was officially invited to join the alliance as 28th member airline.[54]

Possible future members

At the annual board meeting on 11 December 2008 in Chicago Star Alliance CEO Jaan Albrecht revealed that the alliance is targeting up to 50 members. New management strategies, such as regional and global leaderships are being examined in order to handle a significantly larger alliance.[55]

Airlines having applied for membership/been invited to join

The following airlines have reportedly applied for membership or have been invited to join. However there has been no official announcement yet, indicating that the application/inivitation is pending at present.

Possible future member airline Affiliates Star Alliance codeshare partners Star Alliance frequent-flyer programme partners Notes
EVA Air Uni Air Air China All Nippon Airways Asiana Airlines[56] Continental Airlines Shenzhen Airlines future member US Airways All Nippon Airways Asiana Airlines[57] Continental Airlines According to Chang Yung-fa, president of EVA Air, the airline has applied to join Star Alliance in order to expand its network.[58]
Jet Airways Jet Airways Konnect Jet Lite Air Canada All Nippon Airways Brussels Airlines United Airlines All Nippon Airways Austrian Airlines BMI Brussels Airlines Lufthansa South African Airways Swiss International Air Lines Turkish Airlines United Airlines US Airways In May 2011 Lufthansa Passage CEO Carsten Spohr announced that Star Alliance had invited Jet Airways to join the alliance as second Indian member after Air India. He said Star had extended an open arm to both airlines and Jet Airways could join the alliance any time. Spohr indicated that Jet Airways was going full steam ahead and could be ready to join in a few months.[59]
Air India Air India Express Air India Regional Austrian Airlines BMI Lufthansa Singapore Airlines South African Airways Turkish Airlines Partner of Miles & More: Adria Airways Austrian Airlines Brussels Airlines Croatia Airlines Lufthansa Swiss International Air Lines Had entrance barred because did not attend to the minimum requests to join the alliance.[39]

Airlines in membership negotiations

The following airlines are reportedly in negotiations with Star Alliance. These negotiations will not necessarily lead to an invitation or application to join the alliance.

Possible future member airline Affiliates Star Alliance codeshare partners Star Alliance frequent-flyer programme partners Notes
Air Malta – Austrian Airlines[60] BMI Brussels Airlines Lufthansa Swiss International Air Lines Turkish Airlines Lufthansa[61] Swiss International Air Lines In an interview published on 1 June 2009 Star Alliance CEO Jaan Albrecht confirmed membership talks between the alliance and Air Malta.[62]
UTair Aviation UTair Express UTair-Ukraine – – On 19 May 2011 Alexei Budnik, UTair’s head of fleet management, announced that the Russian carrier was holding negotiations over entering Star Alliance.[63]

Airlines being courted/considering membership

The following airlines are reportedly interested in joining the alliance or being courted by Star Alliance. These airlines may not decide to become a member.

Possible Future Member Airline Affiliates Star Alliance codeshare partners Star Alliance frequent-flyer programme partners Notes
Aer Lingus Aer Lingus Regional Spanair United Airlines United Airlines According to Aer Lingus CEO Christoph Müller, the airline is looking at re-joining a global airline alliance after leaving Oneworld in 2007. It has received strong interest from all global airline groupings.[64] Though the carrier has not expressed a preference for one alliance yet, Chirstoph Müller remarked that Star Alliance or Oneworld would work best for the airline's U.S. routes.[65] Aer Lingus also recently negotiated a major codeshare pact with Spanair.[66]
Air Astana – Asiana Airlines Austrian Airlines Adria Airways Austrian Airlines Brussels Airlines Croatia Airlines Lufthansa Swiss International Air Lines In May 2011 Peter Foster, President of Air Astana, announced that the Kazakh flag carrier will join an airline alliance sooner or later, identifying Star Alliance and oneworld as options.[67]
Air Austral – – – French media reported on 28 February 2011 that Air Austral, which just reached an agreement with Thai Airways International, could join Star Alliance within the next few years. According to information from within Air Austral the airline could join by May 2012.[68]
Caribbean Airlines Air Jamaica – – According to Chairman of the Board of Caribbean Airlines George Nicholas III, Caribbean Airlines is pursuing a relationship with Star Alliance in an effort to support Jamaican hoteliers.[69]
Etihad Airways Etihad Crystal Cargo Air New Zealand All Nippon Airways Asiana Airlines BMI Brussels Airlines Turkish Airlines All Nippon Airways Asiana Airlines Brussels Airlines In early June 2011 the chief executive at Etihad, James Hogan, stated that the airline was looking into joining any of the three major alliances, saying that he feels the airline will create a great asset for any alliance.[70]
Gulf Air – BMI Egypt Air Ethiopian Airlines Thai Airways International – Mr. Majali, President and Chief Executive has in an interwiev with the Gulf Daily News on 7 September 2010, revealed that they have been in discussions with the 3 major alliances about a possible membership.[71]
JetBlue Airways – Lufthansa – According to David Barger, CEO of JetBlue Airways, the airline is currently considering becoming a member of a global airline alliance. Since Lufthansa owns a 19% stake in JetBlue, Star Alliance seems to be the most likely choice.[72][73][74] JetBlue had an agreement with South African Airways during the 2010 World Cup[75] which has been expanded into a codeshare agreement.[76] However, JetBlue's alliance decision may be influenced by the recent interline partnership agreement signed with Oneworld's American Airlines. Both airlines did not rule out the opportunities of codesharing and JetBlue's participation in Oneworld alliance.[77]
LAN Airlines AIRES LAN Argentina LAN Ecuador LAN Express LAN Perú Copa Airlines TAM Airlines – Star Alliance said it’s seeking to lure Lan Airlines from the Oneworld group as the Chilean carrier’s takeover of TAM threatens to eliminate Stars current single South American member. “We believe Star has a very good proposal,” Jaan Albrecht, the alliance’s chief executive officer, told reporters in Queenstown, New Zealand, today. “We feel pretty sure that we have a leading position in Latin America.” Star officials are speaking to executives of LAN and Tam, Albrecht said.[78]
Luxair – Austrian Airlines LOT Polish Airlines Lufthansa All Star Alliance members Lufthansa owns a 13% stake in the company.[79] The airline has also adopted Lufthansa's 'Miles & More' frequent flyer program as their official loyalty program since 29 March 2009.[80][81]
Pakistan International Airlines – Thai Airways International Turkish Airlines – In January 2011 PIA Pakistan International Airlines and Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines announced plans to form a joint venture on flights to Europe and North America operated by Turkish Airlines and flights within Asia operated by PIA.[82] According to officials of the Pakistani flag carrier this joint venture may act as a first step for Pakistan International Airlines towards becoming a member of Star Alliance.[83][84]
PLUNA – – – In 1994, former alliance member Varig purchased 49% of the airline prior to selling their shares back to the Uruguayan government in 2007.[85] On 26 April 2010 Jazz Air, a division of Air Canada, agreed to invest US$15 million in Pluna. As a result it received a 33% non-voting interest in the Latin American Regional Aviation Holding Corporation (LARAH), which in turn owns 75% of the airline. The Uruguayan government owns the remaining shares.[86][87]
Qatar Airways – All Nippon Airways Asiana Airlines BMI Lufthansa United Airlines All Nippon Airways Asiana Airlines BMI United Airlines US Airways On 24 July 2009 Qatar Airways' CEO Akbar Al Baker revealed that the airline is interested in joining an airline alliance. Al Baker said that he was most interested in joining Star Alliance but he stressed that such a move has to be win-win situation for all parties involved.[88]
SriLankan Airlines – Air Canada BMI – SriLanka Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena said in October 2011 that the airline is keen to join an alliance as soon as practicable with Oneworld and Star Alliance being the preferred two options.[89]
Transaero Airlines – Austrian Airlines BMI Singapore Airlines EgyptAir BMI Transaero DG Olga Pleshakova stated that Transaero is "discussing increasing its cooperation with Star Alliance," and is considering full membership, although joining is not currently top priority.
Virgin Atlantic – Air New Zealand All Nippon Airways BMI Continental Airlines Singapore Airlines South African Airways US Airways Air China Air New Zealand All Nippon Airways BMI Continental Airlines SAS Scandinavian Airlines Singapore Airlines South African Airways US Airways Virgin's involvement with Lufthansa's talks on BMI's future may lead to a possible merger on parts of the airlines' operations – this may well lead to Virgin's entrance into the Star Alliance to counter its major rival, Oneworld alliance's strong presence on the very lucrative LHR-JFK route. In fact Virgin already has partnership agreements with 9 of the Star Alliance members, while having none with Oneworld and SkyTeam members. Singapore Airlines currently has a 49% stake in shareholding on Virgin Atlantic.[74]
Virgin Australia V Australia Pacific Blue Polynesian Blue Air New Zealand Singapore Airlines Air New Zealand Singapore Airlines Virgin Australia may ink a partnership with Star Alliance as part of the carrier's push towards what is internally called "the new Blue".[90]

Customer service

Codeshare flights between these airlines are, for the most part, seamless. This tight cooperation led to suspicions of anti-competitive behaviour, and the alliance was investigated by the European Union as a virtual merger of its members. Indeed, some speculated that if government regulations were relaxed, the members would merge into a single corporation,[91] although no evidence has yet materialized. Prior to Star Alliance, Northwest Airlines and KLM were operating together as the forerunners of the modern airline alliance system since 1993, although there had been even earlier pairings and groupings of airlines for decades on a less formal level. The creation of Star Alliance was a milestone in airline history because of its size. It sparked the formation of rivals, notably SkyTeam and Oneworld.

The alliance developed the "Regional" concept in 2004, which helped Star Alliance penetrate individual markets with the regional participation of smaller carriers. Regional Star Alliance members had to be sponsored by an existing full Star Alliance member. However, Star Alliance has stopped designating airlines as "Regional" members and now refers to all the 28 airlines as just "members".[92]

Star Alliance members now fly over 21,200 daily flights to 1,172 airports in 181 countries with a fleet of 4,025 aircraft. Its members carried a total of 627.52 million passengers with a turnover of US$156.8 billion, €145 billion. The alliance's market share is 28% of the global market based on revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), which is greater than the combined market share of all airlines that are not in any of the three major alliances. All Star Alliance carriers combined employ over 405,000 pilots, flight attendants, and other staff. Star Alliance was voted best airline alliance in the Skytrax 2007 World Airline Awards.[93]

Members' hubs

Adria Airways Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport
Aegean Airlines Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport Corfu International Airport Heraklion International Airport Larnaca International Airport Rhodes International Airport Thessaloniki International Airport
Air Canada Calgary International Airport Montréal-Trudeau International Airport Toronto Pearson International Airport Vancouver International Airport
Air China Beijing Capital International Airport Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Air New Zealand Auckland Airport Christchurch Airport Los Angeles International Airport
All Nippon Airways Haneda Airport Osaka International Airport Narita International Airport
Asiana Airlines Gimpo International Airport (Domestic) Incheon International Airport (International)
Austrian Airlines Vienna International Airport
Avianca-TACA Airlines (future) El Dorado International Airport Juan Santamaría International Airport Cuscatlán International Airport La Aurora International Airport Jorge Chávez International Airport
Blue1 Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
BMI London Heathrow Airport
Brussels Airlines Brussels Airport
Continental Airlines Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Cleveland Hopkins International Airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport Newark Liberty International Airport
Copa Airlines (future) El Dorado International Airport Tocumen International Airport
Croatia Airlines Zagreb Airport
EgyptAir Cairo International Airport
Ethiopian Airlines (future) Bole International Airport
LOT Polish Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport
Lufthansa Frankfurt Airport Munich Airport Düsseldorf Airport Zürich Airport
SAS Scandinavian Airlines Copenhagen Airport Oslo Airport, Gardermoen Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Shenzhen Airlines (future) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Singapore Airlines Singapore Changi Airport
South African Airways OR Tambo International Airport
Spanair Barcelona Airport
Swiss International Air Lines EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Geneva International Airport Zürich Airport
TAM Airlines Brasília International Airport Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport São Paulo-Congonhas Airport
TAP Portugal Lisbon Portela Airport Porto Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport
Thai Airways International Suvarnabhumi Airport Chiang Mai International Airport Hat Yai International Airport Phuket International Airport
Turkish Airlines Esenboğa International Airport Atatürk International Airport
United Airlines O'Hare International Airport Denver International Airport Los Angeles International Airport San Francisco International Airport Washington Dulles International Airport Narita International Airport
US Airways Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Philadelphia International Airport Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Washington National Airport

Co-location (move under one roof)

Star Alliance members Scandinavian Airlines, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines (with Star Alliance livery), and Air China (in the field) using Terminal 3-E of Beijing Capital International Airport as part of the Move Under One Roof program to co-locate alliance members.
City Airport IATA Terminal Exceptions Notes
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL Terminal North On the air side United Airlines uses Concourse T; Air Canada, Continental Airlines, and US Airways use Concourse D; and Lufthansa uses Concourse E. It has not been confirmed where United and Continental will be located on airside when their merger is completed.
Barcelona Barcelona International Airport BCN Terminal 1 eff. 2009[94]
Beijing Beijing Capital International Airport PEK Terminal 3 eff. 26 March 2008[95]
Cairo Cairo International Airport CAI Terminal 3 eff. August 2009[96]
Cleveland Cleveland Hopkins International Airport CLE Concourse C US Airways in Concourse A
Chicago O'Hare International Airport ORD Terminals 1, 2 & 5
Dallas/Fort Worth Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport DFW Terminal D & E
Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport DEL Terminal 3 eff. 28 July 2010[97]
Denver Denver International Airport DEN Concourse B Lufthansa and Air Canada in Concourse A
Detroit Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport DTW North Terminal eff. 24 September 2009
Dubai Dubai International Airport DXB Terminal 1
Edmonton Edmonton International Airport YEG South Terminal
Frankfurt/Main Frankfurt International Airport FRA Terminal 1 "Star Alliance Terminal" Lufthansa Group, LOT, TAP Portugal, Adria Airways, SAS, Spanair, Croatian Airlines Check-in Kiosks and Counters in Hall A and B, United Airlines, Continetal, ANA, Asiana, South African Airways, Aegean Airlines, Air China, Turkish Airlines, Egypt Air, Ethiopian Airlines Check-in Kiosks and Counters in Hall B, TAM, US Airways, Air Canada, Singapore Airlines Check-in Kiosks and Counters in Hall C
Hamburg Hamburg Airport HAM Terminal 2 Turkish Airlines in Terminal 1
London London Heathrow Airport LHR Terminal 1 Terminal 3 Continental Airlines in Terminal 4 Star Alliance members Air New Zealand and United Airlines moved into Terminal 1 on 10 June 2008. Members Austrian Airlines, Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa, Swiss International Airlines, and TAP Portugal moved to Terminal 1 in June 2009. TAM Airlines moved on 28 March 2010.[98][99] Asiana, BMI, LOT Polish Airlines, South African Airways and US Airways already operate from Terminal 1. All other members will remain at T3 (except Continental Airlines which will remain in T4) until the new Terminal 2A is completed, where all members will then move.[100]
Mexico City Mexico City International Airport MEX Terminal 1 Since the remodeling of Terminal 1, all Star Alliance carriers were re-located to the Hall F2 of the terminal's International Building, primarily operating into the 'F' gates. (F20-F28)
Miami Miami International Airport MIA Concourse J
Munich Munich Airport MUC Terminal 2 eff. June 2003
Paris Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport CDG Terminal 1 Air Canada in Terminal 2 Austrian Airlines in Terminal 2
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport GIG Terminal 2 Continental Airlines in Terminal 1
San Diego San Diego International Airport SAN Terminal 2 United Airlines in Terminal 1
San Francisco San Francisco International Airport SFO Terminal 1 – US Airways Terminal 3 – United Airlines International Terminal Air Canada and Asiana Airlines use boarding area A of the International Terminal unlike all other Star Alliance carriers which use boarding area G
Shanghai Shanghai Pudong International Airport PVG Terminal 2 eff. 26 March 2008[95]
Seoul Incheon International Airport ICN Concourse A (West Wing) eff. June 2008
Tokyo Haneda Airport HND International Terminal eff. 31 October 2011[101]
Tokyo Narita International Airport NRT Terminal 1 – South Wing Air New Zealand in Terminal 2 eff. June 2006
Toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport YYZ Terminal 1 eff. February 2007
Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport WAW Terminal 2 eff. March 2008

Premium status

Star Alliance has two premium levels, Silver and Gold, based on a customer's tier status in a member carrier's frequent flyer program. Each of the member and regional airlines recognizes Star Silver/Gold status, with a few exceptions (mainly pertaining to airport lounge access). The statuses have no specific requirements of their own; membership is based solely on the frequent flyer programs of individual member airlines. Many member airlines also have an additional premium status beyond Gold which is not recognised across Star Alliance.

Star Alliance Silver

Star Alliance Silver status is awarded to customers who have reached a premium level of a member carrier's frequent flyer program.

Benefits of Star Alliance Silver membership:

Some airlines also offer the following to Silver members:

Star Alliance Gold

Star Alliance Gold status is awarded to customers who have reached a high level of a member airline's frequent flyer program.

Benefits of Star Alliance Gold membership:

Some airlines also offer the following to Gold members:

Qualifying tiers by airline

Member Airline Mileage Program Star Silver (Qualifying Tiers) Star Gold (Qualifying Tiers)
Adria Austrian Airlines Brussels Airlines Croatia Airlines LOT Polish Airlines Lufthansa SWISS Miles & More Frequent Traveller Senator HON Circle
Aegean Airlines Miles & Bonus Blue Gold
Air Canada Aeroplan[103] Prestige Elite Super Elite
Air China Phoenix Miles Silver Gold Platinum
Air New Zealand Airpoints Silver Gold Gold Elite
All Nippon Airways Mileage Club Bronze Super Flyers Diamond Platinum
Asiana Airlines Asiana Club Gold Diamond Diamond Plus Platinum
Avianca (Future) Taca Airlines (Future) LifeMiles TBA TBA
BMI Diamond Club Silver Gold
Blue1 SAS EuroBonus Silver Gold Pandion
Continental Airlines Copa Airlines (Future) OnePass Silver Gold Platinum
EgyptAir EgyptAir Plus Silver Gold Platinum
Ethiopian Airlines (Future) Sheba Miles TBA TBA
Shenzhen Airlines (Future) KingClub TBA TBA
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Elite Silver Elite Gold PPS Club Solitaire PPS Club
South African Airways Voyager Silver Gold Platinum
Spanair Spanair Star Silver Gold
TAM Airlines Fidelidade Blue Red,Black
TAP Victoria Silver Winner Gold Winner
Thai Airways International Royal Orchid Plus Silver Gold
Turkish Airlines Miles and Smiles Classic Plus Elite Elite Plus
United Airlines Mileage Plus Premier Associate Premier Premier Executive 1K Global Services
US Airways Dividend Miles Silver Preferred Gold Preferred Platinum Preferred Chairman's Preferred

Livery and logo

Some Star Alliance members paint some of their planes with the Star Alliance livery, usually featuring a white fuselage with "Star Alliance" signature written across and a black tailfin with the Star Alliance logo. Singapore Airlines is the only exception, having opted to paint the tails of the aircraft with the airline's logo. Asiana Airlines was the first Star Alliance member to paint their aircraft in the current Star Alliance livery.[104] Aircraft painted in the airlines' own livery have the Star Alliance logo painted behind the cockpit. The Star Alliance logo has a diameter of approximately 70 cm (28 in).

Currently, 84 aircraft are painted in Star Alliance livery.

Aircraft in Star Alliance livery
Country Airline Aircraft Registration Completed
Slovenia Adria Airways Bombardier CRJ200LR S5-AAG April 2005
Greece Aegean Airlines Airbus A320 SX-DVQ June 2010
Canada Air Canada Airbus A330-300 Boeing 767-300ER C-GHLM C-FMWY December 2007 January 2004
Canada Air Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ200ER Bombardier CRJ705ER C-GQJA C-FUJZ November 2004 September 2005
China Air China Airbus A330-200 Airbus A330-200 B-6091 B-6093 October 2007 January 2008
New Zealand Air New Zealand Airbus A320 ZK-OJH September 2004
Japan Air Nippon Airways Boeing 737–800 JA51AN June 2008
Japan All Nippon Airways Boeing 767-300ER Boeing 777–200 Boeing 777–200 Boeing 777-300ER JA614A JA711A JA712A JA731A May 2005 June 2004 November 2004 November 2004
South Korea Asiana Airlines Airbus A321 Boeing 767–300 HL7730 HL7516 April 2010 May 2007
Austria Austrian Airlines Boeing 737–800 OE-LNT March 2010
Austria Austrian Arrows Fokker 100 OE-LVG February 2011
Finland Blue1 Boeing 717–200 Boeing 717–200 OH-BLP OH-BLN December 2010 March 2011
United Kingdom BMI Airbus A320 G-MIDX March 2000
United Kingdom BMI Regional Embraer ERJ-145 G-RJXI July 2001
Belgium Brussels Airlines Airbus A319 OO-SSC April 2010
United States Continental Airlines Boeing 737–700 N13720 March 2010
Croatia Croatia Airlines Airbus A319 9A-CTI March 2010
Egypt EgyptAir Airbus A330-200 Boeing 737–800 Boeing 777-200ER SU-GCK SU-GCS SU-GBR May 2008 August 2008 June 2008
Poland LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 737–500 Boeing 767-300ER Embraer ERJ-170-100LR SP-LKE SP-LPE SP-LDK October 2003 July 2005 May 2005
Germany Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 D-AIGC December 2003
Germany Lufthansa Regional For Lufthansa CityLine: 3 Bombardier CRJ701ER For Contact Air: 5 Fokker 100 D-ACPS D-ACPQ D-ACPT D-AGPH D-AGPK D-AFKA D-AFKB D-AFKF May 2003 September 2003 October 2003 April 2008 April 2008 September 2008 April 2009 August 2009
Denmark Norway Sweden SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A330-300 Boeing 737–800 McDonnell Douglas MD-81 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 SE-REF LN-RRL OY-KHP OY-KHE February 2004 May 2005 January 2005 August 2004
Singapore Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 Boeing 777-200ER 9V-SPP 9V-SRI August 2004 February 2011
South Africa South African Airways Airbus A340-600 Boeing 737–800 ZS-SNC ZS-SJV February 2006 May 2006
Spain Spanair Airbus A320 Airbus A320 Airbus A320 McDonnell Douglas MD-87 McDonnell Douglas MD-87 McDonnell Douglas MD-87 McDonnell Douglas MD-83 McDonnell Douglas MD-83 McDonnell Douglas MD-83 EC-ILH EC-INM EC-IOH EC-KCZ EC-KHA EC-KJE EC-GQG EC-GXU EC-GVO February 2003 April 2003 May 2003 April 2007 July 2007 August 2007 March 2007 September 2007 June 2008
Switzerland Swiss International Air Lines Avro RJ100 Avro RJ100 HB-IYV HB-IYU March 2006 April 2006
Brazil TAM Airlines Airbus A320 Airbus A330-200 PR-MBO PT-MVM May 2010 June 2010
Portugal TAP Portugal Airbus A320 Airbus A330-200 CS-TNP CS-TOH June 2006 June 2007
Thailand Thai Airways International Airbus A330-300 Boeing 747–400 HS-TEL HS-TGW November 2009 October 2010
Turkey Turkish Airlines Airbus A321 Airbus A340-300 Boeing 737–800 Boeing 737–800 TC-JRB TC-JDL TC-JFH TC-JFI March 2011 April 2008 March 2009 July 2009
United States United Airlines Boeing 747–400 Boeing 757–200 Boeing 767-300ER Boeing 767-400ER Boeing 777-200ER Boeing 777-200ER Boeing 777-200ER Boeing 737–800 Boeing 777-200ER N121UA N14120 N653UA N76055 N218UA N76021 N77022 N26210 N78017 March 2009 February 2011 September 2011 December 2010 November 2004 May 2011 May 2011 May 2011 June 2011
United States US Airways Airbus A319 N700UW September 2004
United States US Airways Express Embraer ERJ-170 Embraer ERJ-170 N828MD N829MD September 2005 September 2005

Photo gallery

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