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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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Famous quotes containing the word alliances:
“Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
“’Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.”
—George Washington (1732–1799)
“An alliance is like a chain. It is not made stronger by adding weak links to it. A great power like the United States gains no advantage and it loses prestige by offering, indeed peddling, its alliances to all and sundry. An alliance should be hard diplomatic currency, valuable and hard to get, and not inflationary paper from the mimeograph machine in the State Department.”
—Walter Lippmann (1889–1974)