Airline Alliance - Alliances

Alliances

Membership and market data for the largest airline alliances (as of June 2012)

Star Alliance
28 members
Founded 1997
SkyTeam
19 members
Founded 2000
Oneworld
12 members
Founded 1999
Rest of Industry
(selected major nonaligned carriers)
Passengers per year 649 million 506 million 303 million Unavailable
Countries 190 187 147 Unavailable
Destinations 1,293 1,000 766 Unavailable
Revenue Billion US$ (€) 160.9 (124) 97.9 (90) 89.875 (85) Unavailable
Market share 29.3% 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) ANA
1999
(OZ) Asiana Airlines
2003
(OS) Austrian Airlines
2000
(AV) Avianca
2012
(KF) Blue1
2004
(SN) Brussels Airlines
2009
(CM) Copa Airlines
2012
(OU) Croatia Airlines
2004
(MS) EgyptAir
2008
(ET) Ethiopian Airlines
2011
(LO) LOT Polish Airlines
2003
(LH) Lufthansa
founder
(SK) SAS
founder
(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
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
1999
(JL) Japan Airlines
2007
(LA) LAN
2000
(QF) Qantas
founder
(RJ) Royal Jordanian
2007
(S7) S7 Airlines
2010
(MX) Mexicana
2009 (ceased operations in 2010, but still a member)
Africa
(AH) Air Algérie
(W3) Arik Air
(AT) Royal Air Maroc

Asia
(AI) Air India
(HU) Hainan Airlines
(EK) Emirates
(EY) Etihad Airways
(GF) Gulf Air
(IR) Iran Air
(9W) Jet Airways
(PR) Philippine Airlines

Europe
(EI) Aer Lingus
(VV) Aerosvit
(KM) Air Malta
(CY) Cyprus Airways
(OV) Estonian Air
(FI) Icelandair
(JU) Jat Airways
(DY) Norwegian Air Shuttle
(OA) Olympic Air
(UN) Transaero
(AUI) Ukraine International Airlines
(UT) UTair Aviation
(HY) Uzbekistan Airways
(VS) Virgin Atlantic

North America
(FL) AirTran Airways
(AS) Alaska Airlines
(CU) Cubana
(F9) Frontier
(HA) Hawaiian Airlines
(B6) JetBlue
(WN) Southwest
(NK) Spirit Airlines
(VX) Virgin America
(WS) WestJet

Oceania
(DJ) Virgin Australia

South America
(G3) Gol Transportes Aéreos
Future Members (BR) EVA Airways
2013
(ZH) Shenzhen Airlines
2012
(GA) Garuda Indonesia
2013
(IT) Kingfisher Airlines
on hold
(MH) Malaysia Airlines
2012
(UL) SriLankan Airlines
late 2013
(QR) Qatar Airways
late 2013
Former Members (AN) Ansett Airlines
1999–2001, defunct
(BD) BMI
2000-2012, absorbed into British Airways
(CO) Continental Airlines
2009–2011, merged with United Airlines
(MX) Mexicana de Aviación
2000–2004, joined Oneworld 2009
(FM) Shanghai Airlines
2007–2010, merged with China Eastern Airlines and joined SkyTeam in 2011
(JK) Spanair
2003-2012, defunct
(RG) Varig
founder, 1997–2007, ejected
(CO) Continental Airlines
2004–2009, joined Star Alliance 2009
(CM) Copa Airlines
2007–2009, joined Star Alliance 2012
(NW) Northwest Airlines
2004–2009, merged with Delta Air Lines
(EI) Aer Lingus
2000–2007, left voluntarily
(CP) Canadian Airlines
founder, 1999–2000, acquired by Air Canada
(MA) Malév Hungarian Airlines
2007-2012, defunct
Quality
Average Star Rating 3.47 3.24 3.69 2.85
5-Star Airlines 33.33% 0.00% 50.00% 16.67%
4-Star Airlines 31.25% 15.625% 15.625% 37.50%
3-Star Airlines 15.52% 13.79% 6.90% 63.79%
2-Star Airlines 0% 0% 0% 100%
1-Star Airlines 0% 0% 0% 100%

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    Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.
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