Table 4-6 Major International Airline Alliances
Friday, January 6, 2012
Table 4-6
Major International Airline Alliances
Alliance | Started | Members |
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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.