Star Alliance

Star Alliance is the world's first and largest airline alliance. Its headquarters are in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany.[6] It was founded in 1999 by five airlines: Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways International, Air Canada, Lufthansa, and United Airlines. Varig Brazilian Airlines was the first airline to join, in 1997. [7] In 2013, the alliance now has 28 member airlines with more than 21,100 daily departures combined. These flights fly to 1,329 airports in more than 150 countries, carrying 678.7 million passengers.

Star Alliance
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Launch date14 May 1997; 28 years ago (1997-05-14)
Full members26
Non-voting members40 affiliates
Pending members0
Destination airports1,294[1]
Destination countries195[2]
Annual passengers (M)762[2]
Annual RPK (G)1,739[1]
Fleet size5,033[1]
HeadquartersFrankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany[3]
ManagementJeffrey Goh, CEO[4]
Scott Kirby, Chairman[5]
Alliance sloganThe Way the Earth Connects.
Websitestaralliance.com

Members

Member airline Joined
23x15px Aegean Airlines 2010
23x15px Air Canada[A] 1997
23x15px Air China 2007
23x15px Air New Zealand 1999
23x15px All Nippon Airways 1999
File:Flag of South Korea.svg Asiana Airlines 2003
23x15px Austrian Airlines 2000
23x15px Avianca 2012
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels Airlines 2009
23x15px Copa Airlines 2012
23x15px Croatia Airlines 2004
23x15px EgyptAir 2008
23x15px Ethiopian Airlines 2011
23x15px EVA Air 2013
23x15px LOT Polish Airlines 2003
File:Flag of Germany.svg Lufthansa[A] 1997
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23x15px Scandinavian Airlines[A]
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1997
23x15px Shenzhen Airlines 2012
23x15px Singapore Airlines 2000
23x15px South African Airways 2006
23x15px Swiss International Air Lines 2006
File:Flag of Brazil.svg TAM Airlines[B] 2010
23x15px TAP Portugal 2005
23x15px Thai Airways International[A] 1997
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkish Airlines 2008
File:Flag of the United States.svg United Airlines[A] 1997
File:Flag of the United States.svg US Airways[C] 2004

A Founding member.
B  Left alliance on 30 March 2014 and moved to Oneworld with LAN Airlines.[8]
C  Left alliance in early 2014 upon completion of merger with American Airlines.[9]

Past members

Star Alliance Media

References

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