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Air Canada, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways International and United Airlines the five founding members of Star Alliance

Star Alliance is the world's first and largest airline alliance. Its headquarters are in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. 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. 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 678.5 million passengers.

Members

Member airline Joined
Slovenia Adria Airways 2004
Greece Aegean Airlines 02010 2010
Canada Air Canada 01997 1997
People's Republic of China Air China 02007 2007
New Zealand Air New Zealand 01999 1999
Japan All Nippon Airways 01999 1999
South Korea Asiana Airlines 02003 2003
Austria Austrian Airlines 02000 2000
Colombia Avianca 02012 2012
Belgium Brussels Airlines 02009 2009
Panama Copa Airlines 02012 2012
Croatia Croatia Airlines 02004 2004
Egypt EgyptAir 02008 2008
Ethiopia Ethiopian Airlines 02011 2011
Republic of China EVA Air 02013 2013
Poland LOT Polish Airlines 02003 2003
Germany Lufthansa 01997 1997
Denmark
Norway Scandinavian Airlines
Sweden		 01997 1997
People's Republic of China Shenzhen Airlines 02012 2012
Singapore Singapore Airlines 02000 2000
South Africa South African Airways 02006 2006
Switzerland Swiss International Air Lines 02006 2006
Brazil TAM Airlines 02010 2010
Portugal TAP Portugal 02005 2005
Thailand Thai Airways International 01997 1997
Turkey Turkish Airlines 02008 2008
United States United Airlines 01997 1997
United States US Airways 02004 2004

Founding member.
Left alliance on 30 March 2014 and moved to Oneworld with LAN Airlines.
Left alliance in early 2014 upon completion of merger with American Airlines.

Past members

Images for kids

  • Air-Canada-Star-Alliance-A330-343X-YVR

    Air Canada A330 painted Star Alliance livery.

  • UnitedSFO

    Three United Planes at an airport. One is wearing Star Alliance Livery.

  • Logo with five pyramids over "Star Alliance"

    First Star Alliance logo, still in use today

  • ZS-SNC South African A340-600

    A South African Airlines A340 in Star Alliance Livery at Munich Airport

  • Airbus A320-232, Star Alliance (Aegean Airlines) AN1754880

    Aegean Airlines joined Star Alliance in 2010

  • Boeing 737-8F2, Star Alliance (Turkish Airlines) AN1724657

    Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 in star Alliance livery

  • Air India Boeing 787-8 on final into LHR

    Air India Boeing 787 in Star alliance Livery

  • Overhead view of airport terminal, with planes at the gate and on the tarmac

    Star Alliance members Scandinavian Airlines, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines (with Star Alliance livery), and Air China (in the field) using Terminal 3E of Beijing Capital International Airport as part of the "Move Under One Roof" program to co-locate alliance members

  • MS Star Alliance Livery

    Egyptair Airbus A330 with Star Alliance livery

  • Airbus A340-311, Star Alliance (Turkish Airlines) AN1928656

    Turkish Airlines Airbus A340 with alliance livery

  • Air India Boeing 787-8 on final into LHR

    Air India Boeing 787-8 with special Star Alliance livery

  • HS-TEL Star Alliance livery

    Thai Airways International Airbus A330 with Star Alliance livery


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