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Table 4-6 Major International Airline Alliances

Friday, January 6, 2012

Table 4-6
Major International Airline Alliances

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Alliance Started Members
Star Alliance May 1997 Air Canada
Air New Zealand
All Nippon Airways
Ansett Australia
Austrian Airlines
British Midland
Lauda Air (Austria)
Lufthansa (Germany)
Scandinavian Airline System
Singapore Airlines
Thai Airways (Thailand)
Tyrolean Airways (Austria)
United Airlines (U.S.)
Varig (Brazil)
One World February 1999 Aer Lingus and Lan Chile
(will join in 2000)
American Airlines (U.S.)
British Airways
Canadian Airlines
Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)
Finnair (Finland)
Qantas (Australia)
Iberia (Spain)
Qualiflyer Group March 1998 Air Europe (UK)
Air Portugal
AOM & Air Littoral (France)
Crossair (Switzerland)
LOT (Poland)
PGA (Portugal)
Sabena (Belgium)
Swiss Air
Turkish Airlines
Volare Airlines (Italy)
Wings Alliance 1999 Continental Airlines (U.S.)
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Northwest Airlines (U.S.)
Global Alliance October 1999 AeroMexico
Air France
Delta Airlines (U.S.)

Source: Commercial Air Carrier websites, as of May 1, 2000.