Star Alliance is the world's first and largest
airline alliance.
Founded in 1997, its
name and emblem represent the five founding airlines, Air Canada, Lufthansa
, Scandinavian Airlines System,
Thai Airways
International, and United
Airlines. Star Alliance has since grown considerably and
now has 25 member airlines . Another airline is expected to become
a full member by the end of 2009, and with three more expected to
become members in 2010.
Star Alliance is headquartered in Frankfurt am
Main
, Germany
.
Customer service
Codeshare flights between these
airlines are, for the most part, seamless. This tight cooperation
led to suspicions of anti-competitive behavior, and the alliance
was investigated by the
European
Union as a virtual merger of its members. Indeed, some
speculated that if government regulations were relaxed, the members
would merge into a single corporation, although no evidence has yet
materialized. Prior to Star Alliance,
Northwest Airlines and
KLM were operating together as the forerunners of the
modern airline alliance system since 1993, although there had been
even earlier pairings and groupings of airlines for decades on a
less formal level. The creation of Star Alliance was a milestone in
airline history because of its size. It sparked the formation of
rivals, notably
SkyTeam and
Oneworld.The alliance developed the "Regional"
concept in 2004, which helps Star Alliance penetrate individual
markets with the regional participation of smaller carriers.
Regional Star Alliance members have to be sponsored by an existing
full Star Alliance member. However, Star Alliance has stopped
designating airlines as "Regional" members and now refers all the
25 airlines as just "members". (SkyTeam has a similar concept
called the "associate" scheme, where new members also have to be
sponsored by an existing full SkyTeam member.)
Star Alliance members now fly 19,534 daily flights to 1,070
airports in 171 countries with a fleet of 3,740 aircraft. Its
members carried a total of 586.6 million passengers with a turnover
of US$95.3 billion in 2006. The alliance's market share is 28% of
the global market based on revenue passenger kilometers (RPK),
which is greater than the combined market share of all airlines
that are not in any of the three major alliances. All Star Alliance
carriers combined employ over 458,332
pilots,
flight
attendants, and other staff. Star Alliance was voted best
airline alliance in the
Skytrax 2007 World
Airline Awards.
Membership history
- 1997 —
The alliance is founded by Air Canada,
Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines System,
Thai Airways
International, and United
Airlines. Varig joins by November that year.
- 1999 — Ansett Australia,
All Nippon Airways, and Air New Zealand become members.
- 2000 — Singapore Airlines,
BMI, Mexicana, and the Austrian Airlines Group (Austrian Airlines, Tyrolean Airways and Lauda Air) join.
- 2001 — Ansett Australia leaves
the alliance due to bankruptcy.
- 2003 — Asiana Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, and Spanair join.
- 2004 — US Airways joins the alliance.
Mexicana's membership
ends. Adria Airways, Croatia Airlines, Blue1 inaugurate the alliance's regional network.
- 2005 — TAP Portugal joins the
alliance. After merging with US Airways
under the US Airways name, America
West Airlines joins working through US Airways original
membership.
- 2006 — Swiss
International Air Lines and South African Airways join.
- 2007 — Varig was ejected from the alliance
on 31 January. Air China and Shanghai Airlines joined on 12
December.
- 2008 — Turkish Airlines joined
on 1 April to become the 23rd member. EgyptAir joined on 11 July as the 24th member.
- 2009 — Continental Airlines
joined on October 27, as the 25th member. Brussels Airlines is planning to join on 9
December 2009.
- 2010 — Aegean Airlines and
Air India are expected to join. TAM Airlines is expected to join in April
2010.
Star Alliance member hubs and co-location
Star Alliance member hubs
Co-location (move under one roof)
- In
March 2008, some Star Alliance members started to move to Terminal
1 of London
Heathrow Airport
as part of a re-arrangement program. Star
Alliance members Air New Zealand and
United Airlines moved into Terminal
1 on June 10, 2008. Members Austrian Airlines, Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa, Swiss
International Airlines, and TAP
Portugal moved to Terminal 1 in June 2009. Asiana, BMI, LOT Polish Airlines, South African Airways and US Airways already operate from Terminal 1. All
other members will remain at T3 (Except Continental and TAM
Airlines who will remain in T4) until Heathrow East is completed,
where all members will then move.
- On 26
March 2008, all Star Alliance members moved operations to the new
Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital International
Airport
in order to maintain simple transfers with Air China and other Star Alliance airline
members.Continental Airlines moved its operations to Terminal 3 on
the eve of July 30, 2009.
- Since
the remodeling of Mexico City International
Airport
's Terminal 1, all Star Alliance carriers were
re-located to the Hall F2 of the terminal's International
Building. United Airlines, Air Canada, Lufthansa, and US
Airways now have their check-in facilities inside a single hall.
The gate assignation for Star Alliance member airline varies,
although they tend to operate into the 'F' gates. (F20-F28)
- At
the same time as the move at Beijing Capital International Airport,
all Star Alliance members are also expected to move to the new
Terminal 2 at Shanghai Pudong International
Airport
to maintain simple transfers with Air China, Shanghai
Airlines and other Star Alliance airline members.
- During the renovation of Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Airport
's Terminal 1, all Star Alliance members but Air
Canada, Austrian Airlines, Swiss International Airlines and future
members were re-located there, in order to "create" a Star Alliance
Hub.
- International Star Alliance departures and
arrivals serving San Francisco International
Airport
moved to
Boarding Area G except for those of Air Canada and Asiana Airlines.
- In
June 2006, all Star Alliance member airlines except Air New Zealand moved to the new South Wing
in Terminal 1 of Narita International Airport
to simplify transfers with All Nippon Airways.
- Star
Alliance members serving Cairo International Airport
have joined national carrier EgyptAir in moving their operations into the new
Terminal 3. The transfer to the terminal started in April
2009 (EgyptAir) and completed in August
2009. This will allow seamless transfers between all members in
particular EgyptAir. The terminal is the
sole use of the Star Alliance partner airlines.
- All
Star Alliance members at Miami International Airport
(Air Canada, United, US Airways, Lufthansa and
Swiss) relocated to the newly built Concourse J, as part of the
airport's "alliance co-location" program; Star Alliance was a major
contributor to the new Concourse and overall Terminal
construction.
- In
June 2008, Star Alliance member airlines were relocated to the west
side of Incheon International Airport
as part of the airport's renewal program, followed
by the opening of the new Concourse A.
- At
Toronto Pearson International
Airport
in March 2008, US Airways joined Star Alliance
Partners Air Canada, United, Lufthansa, Austrian and LOT Polish in
Terminal 1, where all Star Alliance member airlines (except
Continental) are now located.
- In
March 2008, Star Alliance member airlines were relocated to
Terminal 2 at Warsaw's Frederic Chopin Airport
.
- At
Rio de Janeiro Galeão Airport
, all Star Alliance members: TAM airlines (future member),United Airlines, TAP and
US Airways will be relocated to Terminal
2.
- At
Hamburg
Airport
, Brussels Airlines
will be relocated to terminal 2, like the other Star Alliance
members.
- At
Tokyo
Narita International Airport, Continental
Airlines relocated to the South Wing of Terminal 1 on November
1, 2009 with all Star Alliance carriers.
- At
Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Airport, Continental
Airlines relocated to Terminal 1 on November 17, 2009 with the
other Star Alliance members.
- At
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Airport
, Continental
Airlines will relocate to the North Terminal by March 2010,
with all the other Star Alliance members.
Logo on aircraft
Some Star Alliance members paint some of their planes with the
Star
Alliance livery, usually featuring a white fuselage with "Star
Alliance" signature written across and a black tailfin with the
Star Alliance logo. Some member airlines including Air New Zealand,
Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines have opted to paint the tails of
their aircraft with their airline logo.
Asiana Airlines was the first Star Alliance
member to paint their aircraft in the current Star Alliance
livery.Aircraft painted in the airlines' own livery have the Star
Alliance logo painted behind the cockpit. The Star Alliance logo
has a diameter of approximately 70 cm.
Member airlines
Starting in 2004, Star Alliance has divided its member airlines
into "full members" and "regional members". Before being accepted
as a regional member, airline must be sponsored by a full
member.Full members may have some affiliate airlines (that either
are owned by or are in a contractual relationship with a Star
Alliance full member). Affiliate airlines fall under full member
umbrella in respect to the Star Alliance rules, policies and
benefits. All of the affiliate airlines grant Star Alliance
frequent flyer benefits, and usually feature the Star Alliance logo
on their aircraft, public relation materials and advertisement. In
some cases (such as
Air New Zealand
Link airlines,
Swiss
European Air Lines, and
BMI
Regional) the branding of the "parent" full member may be so
strong that passengers are unaware of the affiliate's independent
existence.
Full members and their member & non-member affiliates
[[Image:EgyptAir.jpg|thumb|right|
EgyptAir
1 Founding member
2 Airlines operating under the
Continental Connection,
Continental Express,
Lufthansa Regional,
United Express and
US Airways Express brands are not
necessarily members of Star Alliance. However flights are operated
on behalf of the respective member airlines, carry their designator
code and are Star Alliance flights.
3 Members of Lufthansa Regional that are fully owned
by Deutsche
Lufthansa AG
4 Luxair is
a fully integrated member of Lufthansa's frequent flyer programme Miles & More. Luxair is
partially owned by Lufthansa
5 Jointly owned by Lufthansa and Turkish
Airlines
6 Owned by
Thai Airways International (39%),
Dhipaya Insurance, Government Pension Fund, Krung Thai bank, Crown
Property Bureau, ING Funds, King Power, Patee Sarasin, Siam
Commercial Bank Securities and Supapong Asvinvichit.
7 A partnership between
Singapore Airlines and
Temasek Holdings
8 Wholly Owned By
US Airways
Group
Former member airlines
1 Collapsed in 2001
2 Left the alliance in 2004 after deciding not to renew
a codeshare alliance with
United
Airlines, opting instead to codeshare with
American Airlines, and joined the
Oneworld alliance on November 10, 2009
3 Suspended its membership alliance on 31 January 2007
due to major restructuring, being involuntarily ejected, and
failing to meet minimum qualifications
Future member airlines
1 On 15 September 2008 it was
jointly announced by both airlines that Lufthansa will acquire a 45% stake in Brussels Airlines with
an option to acquire the remaining 55% from 2011. As a part
of this deal Brussels Airlines will join Star Alliance. On 11
December 2008,
Brussels Airlines
was invited to become a member of Star Alliance at the annual board
meeting of the alliance. Brussels Airlines is expected to join Star
Alliance on 9 December 2009.
2 TAM Airlines announced on
7 October 2008 that it is the next airline in line to join Star
Alliance. The mentoring airline for this admission is
United Airlines and the airline is expected
to join the alliance in the first quarter of 2010 , after
completing the integration process. With this addition, South
America will be once again widely covered by the Star Alliance
network after previous member
Varig was
evicted in 2006.
3 Air India was invited to join
Star Alliance on 13 December 2007. It was originally scheduled to
become a member on March 29, 2009. Its entry has now been delayed
by one year and is now tentatively expected to become a member in
mid-2010.
4On 26 May 2009
Aegean
Airlines' membership application was approved by the Chief
Executive Board of Star Alliance. Aegean is expected to join the
alliance within 12 months.
Possible future members
At the
annual board meeting on 11 December 2008 in Chicago
Star Alliance CEO Jaan Albrecht revealed that the
alliance is targeting up to 50 members. New management
strategies, such as regional and global leaderships are being
examined in order to handle a significantly larger alliance.
Airlines having applied/been invited for membership
The following airlines have reportedly been invited to join the
alliance or have applied for membership. As the invitation or
application still needs to be approved these airlines cannot yet be
considered as future members.
1 On 1 April 2009 Lufthansa and
Taca will start code sharing on flights linking Miami
with
San
Salvador
and
Caracas
with Lima
operated
by Taca as well as Lufthansa flights from Miami and Caracas to
Frankfurt
. In addition to that the two airlines agreed
to combine their frequent flyer programmes, enabling members to
earn and redeem miles on both airlines' entire networks . This
comes after Lufthansa and Taca signed a memorandum of understanding
on 23 May 2007, intending to cooperate closely
.
Airlines in membership negotiations
The following airlines are reportedly in negotiations with Star
Alliance. These negotiations will not necessarily lead to an
invition or application to join the alliance.
Airlines being courted/considering membership
The following airlines are reportedly interested in joining the
alliance or being courted by Star Alliance. These airlines may or
may not decide to become a member.
| Possible Future Member Airline |
Affiliates |
Star Alliance
Code Share Partners
|
Star Alliance
Frequent Flyer Programme Partners
|
Notes |
| Aerolineas Argentinas |
Austral Líneas
Aéreas |
- |
- |
In 2007 Jaan Albrecht stated that Star Alliances was "exploring
various options to secure a wider presence in the region" (South America) and attention was focused on
Aerolineas Argentinas and Avianca. He said
it was premature to speak of negotiations but Star Alliance would
watch Aerolineas Argentinas closely. |
| Avianca |
Capital
Airlines
OceanAir
SAM Colombia
VIP Ecuador
|
Air Canada |
Air Canada (code share flights
only) |
On 7 October 2008 Jaan Albrecht (CEO of Star Alliance) stated
that the alliance was looking at adding Avianca as a member.
However, it is very unlikely that Avianca will join if Copa joins
Star Alliance since Copa owns controlling shares in Aerorepublica
which operates in the Colombian market, competing with
Avianca. |
| China Eastern
Airlines |
Shanghai Airlines |
Asiana Airlines
Shanghai Airlines
|
Shanghai Airlines |
China Eastern Airlines is
currently being courted by Star Alliance following the acquisition
for Star Alliance member Shanghai
Airlines. Glen Tilton, CEO of United
Airlines recently visited the Chairman of CEA in order to try
to persuade the airline to join Star Alliance. According to media
reports All Nippon Airways is
also planning to start talks with CEA. |
| Ethiopian Airlines |
- |
BMI
Brussels Airlines
Lufthansa
South African Airways
|
Lufthansa |
According to CEO Girma Wake, Ethiopian Airlines intends to
formally apply for membership early in 2010. The airline hopes to
join the alliance in late 2010 or early 2011. Ethiopian also plans
to add code share agreements with EgyptAir,
Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways International,
Turkish Airlines and United Airlines. |
| Jet Airways |
JetLite |
Air Canada
ANA
Brussels Airlines
Turkish Airlines
|
All Nippon
Airways
Austrian Airlines
Brussels Airlines
Lufthansa
South African Airways
Swiss International Air
Lines
Turkish Airlines
United Airlines
|
Media
reports suggest that Lufthansa is courting Jet Airways as a future member.
Star Alliance has not ruled out adding a second Indian airline in
addition to Air India. However the Indian
Ministry of Civil Aviation is said to be upset as they feel Air
India was put at a disadvantage.
Oneworld is discussing about a potential
membership for Jet Airways on June 2009, as Jet Airways have strong
codeshare ties with Oneworld airlines, particularly American Airlines.
|
| JetBlue Airways |
- |
- |
- |
According to Dave Barger, CEO of JetBlue Airways, the airline
is currently considering becoming a member of a global airline
alliance. Since Lufthansa owns a 19% stake in Jetblue, Star Alliance seems to
be the most likely choice. Jetblue already partners
Lufthansa and Swiss
International Air Lines as well as Aer
Lingus, which currently is not part of an alliance. |
| Luxair |
- |
- |
- |
Lufthansa owns a 13% stake in the company. The airline has also
adopted Lufthansa's 'Miles & More' frequent flyer program as
their official loyalty program since 29 March 2009. |
| Qatar Airways |
- |
ANA
Asiana Airlines
BMI
Lufthansa
United Airlines
|
ANA
Asiana Airlines
BMI
Lufthansa
United Airlines
US Airways
|
On 24 July 2009 Qatar Airways' CEO Akbar Al Baker revealed that
the airline is interested in joining an airline alliance. Al Baker said that he was
most interested in joining Star Alliance but he stressed that such
a move has to be win-win situation for all parties involved. |
| Virgin Atlantic |
- |
ANA
BMI
Continental Airlines
Singapore Airlines
South African Airways
US Airways
|
Air China
Air New Zealand
All Nippon Airways
BMI
Continental Airlines
SAS Scandinavian
Airlines
Singapore Airlines
South African Airways
US Airways
|
Virgin's involvement with Lufthansa's talks on BMI's future may
lead to a possible merger on parts of the airlines' operations -
this may well lead to Virgin's entrance into the Star Alliance to
counter its major rival, oneworld alliance's strong presence on the
very lucrative LHR-JFK route. In fact Virgin already has
partnership agreements with 9 of the Star Alliance members, while
having none with oneworld and SkyTeam members. Singapore Airlines
currently has a 49% stake in shareholding on Virgin Atlantic. |
|
Premium status
Star Alliance has two premium levels, Silver and Gold, based on a
customer's tier status in a member carrier's
frequent flyer program. Each of the
member and regional airlines recognizes Star Silver/Gold status,
with a few exceptions (mainly pertaining to airport lounge access).
The statuses have no specific requirements of their own; membership
is based solely on the frequent flyer programs of individual member
airlines. Many member airlines also have an additional premium
status beyond Gold which is not recognised across Star
Alliance.
Star Alliance Silver
Star Alliance Silver status is awarded to customers who have
reached a premium level of a member carrier's frequent flyer
program.
Benefits of Star Alliance Silver membership:
- Priority reservations waitlisting
- Priority airport stand-by
Some airlines also offer the following to Silver members:
- Priority boarding
- Priority airport check-in
- Priority baggage handling
- Preferred seating
- Additional checked luggage allowance
- Airport lounge access
Membership tiers granting Star Alliance Silver:
The lowest qualification criteria for a Star Alliance Silver status
is 10,000 status miles earned during one calendar year with Thai's
Royal Orchid Plus program
[37038] awarding a status valid for a full two
years.
Star Alliance Gold
Star Alliance Gold status is awarded to customers who have reached
a high level of a member airline's frequent flyer program.
Benefits of Star Alliance Gold membership:
- Priority reservations waitlisting
- Priority airport stand-by
- Priority boarding
- Priority airport check-in
- Priority baggage handling
- Additional checked luggage allowance of 20 kg (or one
extra piece where the piece concept applies)
- Airport lounge access to designated Star Alliance Gold lounges
on the day and at the place of departure, on presentation of a
valid Star Alliance boarding pass.
Some airlines also offer the following to Gold members:
- Preferred seating (exit seat, or even on a special section on
the plane on some carriers, which provides more leg room)
- Guaranteed seating on fully booked flights (subject to the
booking class code and notice period)
- Free upgrade (in the form of voucher/certificate or automatic
upgrade upon check-in)
Membership tiers granting Star Alliance Gold:
- Air Canada (Aeroplan) Super Elite, Elite
- Air China (Air China Companion) Platinum, Gold
- Air New Zealand (Airpoints) Gold
Elite, Gold
- ANA (Mileage Club) Diamond,
Platinum, Super Flyers
- Asiana (Asiana Club) Platinum,
Diamond Plus, Diamond
- Adria/Austrian/Croatia Airlines/LOT/Lufthansa/SWISS
(Miles & More) HON Circle,
Senator
- BMI (Diamond Club) Gold
- Blue1/SAS (EuroBonus) Pandion, Gold
- Continental Airlines
(OnePass) Platinum, Gold
- EgyptAir ( EgyptAir Plus)
Platinum, Gold
- Shanghai Airlines (Flying
Crane) Gold
- Singapore Airlines (KrisFlyer) Solitaire PPS Club, PPS Club, Elite
Gold
- South African Airways
(Voyager) Platinum, Gold
- Spanair (Spanair Plus) Gold
- TAP ( Victoria) Gold
Winner
- Thai Airways
International (Royal Orchid
Plus) Gold
- Turkish Airlines (Miles and
Smiles) Elite Plus, Elite
- United (Mileage Plus) Global
Services, 1K, Premier Executive
- US Airways ( Dividend Miles) Chairman's Preferred, Platinum
Preferred, Gold Preferred
The lowest qualification criteria for a Star Alliance Gold status
is 35,000 status miles earned during one calendar year with
Air Canada's Aeroplan program awarding a status
valid for one year from March of the next year.
Another carrier offering a similar level for Star Alliance Gold
status qualification is Turkish Airlines. Turkish Airlines Miles
and Smiles Classic Plus cardholders who earn 40,000 status miles
within 12 consecutive months are eligible to become Elite members,
thereby earning Star Alliance Gold status.
[37039] Turkish Airlines Elite status is valid
for two years. Miles and Smiles members who are residents of Turkey
can renew their Elite level membership by earning 30,000 qualifying
miles within one year of earning elite status or 45,000 miles
within two years of earning elite status. Miles and Smiles members
residing outside of Turkey are eligible for elite status renewal if
they accrue 25,000 miles within one year of gaining elite status or
37,500 within two years the lowest re-qualification criteria for a
Star Alliance Gold status.
Effective 1 October 2008, accumulating 40,000 miles over two
calendar years in
Asiana Airlines Club Programme will gain Gold status,
with a renewal requirement of 40,000 miles in two calendar
years.
Photo gallery of the Star Alliance livery
Image:AdriaStarAlliance.jpg|Adria
Airways (2009)Image:Air-Canada-Star-Alliance-A330-343X-YVR.jpg|Air
Canada Airbus A330-343X at Vancouver
International Airport
(2008)Image:Air-China-Star-Alliance-A330-200-YVR.jpg|Air
China A330-243 at Vancouver
International Airport (2008)Image:B-6093-2008-09-13-YVR.jpg|Air China A330-243 at
Vancouver
International Airport (2008)Image:CASTARPEK.jpg|Air
China A330-243 at Beijing
Capital International Airport (2009)Image:Melbourne Airport Star Alliance
Aircraft.jpg|Air New Zealand
A320 at Melbourne Airport
(2008)Image:StarAllianceANA767.jpg|All Nippon Airways at Kansai
International Airport
(2006)Image:B767-381 ER(JA614A) landing @KIX RJBB
(485788212).jpg|All Nippon
Airways B767-381 at Kansai
International Airport (2007)Image:ANA@SFO2008.jpg|All Nippon Airways B777 at San
Francisco International Airport (2008)Image:AustrianPEK.jpg|Austrian Airlines B767-300 at Beijing
Capital International Airport (2008)Image: AustrianStarPEK.jpg|Austrian Airlines B767-300 at Beijing
Capital International Airport (2009)Image:A320 CA Star Alliance.jpg|Croatia Airlines Airbus A320 at Dubrovnik Airport
(2008)Image:MS_Star_Alliance_Livery.JPG|EgyptAir A330 at
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
(2008)Image:EgyptAirPEK.jpg|EgyptAir A330 at
Beijing Capital International
Airport (2009)Image:Boeing 767-300ER EPWA SP-LPA
LOT.JPG|LOT Polish Airlines
B767-300ER at Warsaw
Frederic Chopin Airport
(2007)Image:Boeing 767-300ER EPWA
SP-LPA.JPG|LOT Polish Airlines
B767-300ER at Warsaw
Frederic Chopin Airport (2007)Image:Airbus A340 - Lufthansa -
001.jpg|Lufthansa A340 departing Zürich
Airport
(2004)Image:Lufthansa B747-400 D-ABTH.jpg|Lufthansa B747-400 at Frankfurt
International Airport
(2006)Image:Sas md-81 se-dmb staralliance
arp.jpg|SAS MD-82 taking off from London
Heathrow International Airport
(2008)Image:Sas A333x.jpg|Scandinavian Airlines System
(SAS) seen at Copenhagen Airport
, Kastrup
(2007)Image:FM@PEK.jpg|Shanghai Airlines B767-300 at Beijing
Capital International Airport (2009)Image:Sinagore Airlines Bali.jpg|Singapore Airlines B777-200 at Ngurah Rai
International Airport
, Bali
(2006)Image:SIA Boeing 747-4H6, 9V-SPR, SIN
2.jpg|Singapore Airlines B747-400 at Singapore Changi Airport
(2007)Image:SIA Boeing 747-400, 9V-SPP, SIN 6 for
wiki.jpg|Singapore Airlines
B747-400 at Singapore
Changi Airport (2008)Image:Spanair MD82 EC-HFP.jpg| Spanair MD82 in full Star
Alliance colours prior to its ill-fated JK5022/LH
2554
flightImage:Airbus A320-232 - Spanair - EC-INM
- 200503051646.jpg|Spanair A320-232 at Madrid Barajas Airport
(2005)Image:StarAllianceSouthAfrican.JPG|South
African Airways at London
Heathrow International Airport (2006)Image:HS-TGW.JPG|Thai Airways B747-400
(2006)Image:Star Alliance 747.jpg|Thai Airways B747-400
at Don Mueang International
Airport
(2006)Image:UnitedSFO.jpg|United Airlines B777-200 at San
Francisco International Airport (2008)Image:UA747 Star.jpg|United Airlines B747-422 at San
Francisco International Airport (2009)Image:United Airlines B763
N653UA.jpg|United Airlines B767-300 at Zürich Airport (2009)Image:1607938.jpg|Continental Airlines B757-200 at London Heathrow Airport (2009)
References
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http://www.staralliance.com/en/press/staralliance-continental-final-prp/
- " Employment Opportunities." Star
Alliance. Retrieved on 27 December 2008.
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Conference. Recent developments in European air transport law and
policy Lisbon, 5 November 1999
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http://corporate.brusselsairlines.com/en_be/corp/news/press-releases/Default.aspx?id=22567
- see page 15
- ATW: Star Alliance has eye on India as Air China,
Shanghai Airlines prepare to join
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EgyptAir to join Star Alliance ,last update
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http://konzern.lufthansa.com/en/html/presse/pressemeldungen/index.html?c=nachrichten/app/show/en/2009/03/909/HOM&s=0
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http://www.detnews.com/article/20091118/LIFESTYLE07/911180327/1001/rss21
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http://corporate.brusselsairlines.com/en_be/corp/news/press-releases/Default.aspx?id=22567
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- Brussels Airlines join Star Alliance
- Lufthansa Geschäftsbericht 2008, page 7
- [2]
- TAM Airlines to join Star Alliance
- AEGEAN AIRLINES ACCEPTED AS FUTURE STAR ALLIANCE
MEMBER CARRIER
- Star adds Brussels Airlines, targets up to 50$
members
- Copa and TACA poised to join Star
- Lufthansa launches codeshare flights with TACA to
Peru and El Salvador
- TACA and Lufthansa ponder joint services
- Copa confirmes SkyTeam exit
- [3]
- Brussels Airlines Partners
- Star Alliance takes shine to TAM, Latin
America
- Air Malta Codeshare Partners
- KMile Partners
- Star: Alliance's growth, innovation continue to
attract attention
- Warning of the week: Star Alliance shrinks
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-
http://atwonline.com/news/other.html?issueDate=9%2F21%2F2009
- "Ethiopian plans Star entry"
- Girma Wake: Driving growth at Ethiopian
Airlines
- Ethiopia went "from mule to aircraft" when African
aviation was in its infancy - Wake
- "Lufthansa's support for Jet's Star Alliance entry
upsets govt"
- Air India Entry To Star Delayed By Year
- "JetBlue eyeing more international
partners"
- "JetBlue Airways Looking for International
Partners"
- [5]
- Luxair: Shareholders
- MILES & MORE: LUXAIR IS A FULLY INTEGRATED
MILES & MORE PARTNER
- Miles & More: Luxair
- "Qatar Air CEO: 'Star Alliance should invite us to
join'"
- Miles & More Status Levels
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