At present, there are six global airline alliances in operation: Star Alliance, SkyTeam, Oneworld, Value Alliance, Vanilla Alliance, and U-FLY Alliance.
1. Major Airline Alliances
Current Member Lists
Airline carriers join alliances to provide a network of
connectivity, convenience and value for their customers.
There are also many occasions when airlines codeshare with
airlines that are part of a different alliance, or none at all.
2. Star Alliance
Founded in 1997, Star Alliance operates with the slogan "The Way
the Earth Connects."
The largest global alliance, Star Alliance carriers include:
Adria Airways Aegean Airlines
Air Canada Air China
Air India Air New Zealand
All Nippon Airways (ANA) Asiana Airlines
Austrian Airlines Avianca
Avianca Brazil Brussels Airlines
Copa Airlines Croatia Airlines
EGYPTAIR Ethiopian Airlines
EVA Air LOT Polish Airlines
Lufthansa SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Shenzhen Airlines Singapore Airlines
South African Airways Swiss International Air Lines
TAP Portugal Thai Airways International
Turkish Airlines United
3. SkyTeam
Founded in 2000, SkyTeam operates with the slogan "Caring more
about you."
The second largest major airline alliance, SkyTeam carriers include:
Aeroflot Aerolíneas Argentinas
Aeromexico Air Europa
Air France Alitalia
China Airline China Eastern
China Southern Czech Airlines
Delta Air Lines Garuda Indonesia
Kenya Airways KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Korean Air MEA
Saudia TAROM Romanian Air
Vietnam Airlines Xiamen Airlines
4. Oneworld
Founded in 1999 , Oneworld operates with the slogan "An alliance of
the world's leading airlines working as one."
The third largest major airline alliance, Oneworld carriers include:
Airberlin American Airlines
British Airways Cathay Pacific
Finnair Iberia
Japan Airlines LATAM Airlines
Qatar Airways Malaysia Airlines
Qantas SriLankan Airlines
Royal Jordanian S7 Airlines
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