Star Alliance is the world's largest global airline alliance. Founded on the 14th May 1997, an agreement was announced forming a Star Alliance from five airlines on three continents: Air Canada, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways and United Airlines. Its current CEO is Jeffrey Goh and its headquarters are located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. As of April 2019 Star Alliance was the largest of the three global alliances by passenger count with 762 million members, ahead of both SkyTeam (630 million) and Oneworld (528 million). Its slogan is "The Way the Earth Connects". Star Alliance's now has 26 member airlines operating a fleet of approximately 5,033 aircraft, served more than 1,290 airports in 195 countries on more than 19,000 daily departures. The alliance has a two-tier rewards program, Silver and Gold, with incentives including priority boarding and upgrades. Like other airline alliances, Star Alliance airlines share airport terminals (known as co-location) and many member planes are painted in the alliance's livery.
Star Alliance Member Airlines
Member Joined
AEGEAN 30th June 2010
AIR CANADA 14th May 1997
AIR CHINA 12th December 2007
AIR INDIA 3rd July 2014
AIR NEW ZEALAND 3rd May 1999
ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS 15th October 1999
ASIANA AIRLINES 28th March 1993
AUSTRIAN 26th march 2000
AVIANCA 21st June2012
BRUSSELS AIRLINES 9th December 2009
COPA AIRLINES 21st June2012
CROATIA AIRLINES 18th November 2004
EGYPT AIR 11th July 2008
ETHIOPIAN 13th December 2011
EVA AIR 18th June 2013
LOT POLISH AIRLINES 26th October 2003
LUFTHANSA 14th May 1997
SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINE SYSTEMS 14th May 1997
SHENZHEN AIRLINES 29th November 2012
SINGAPORE AIRLINES 1st April 2000
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS 10th April 2006
SWISS AIR 1st April 2006
TAP AIR PORTUGAL 14th March 2005
THAI 14th May 1997
TURKISH AIRLINES 1st April 2008
UNITED 14th May 1997
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| AIR NEW ZEALAND A320-232 ZK-OJH (CN 2257) |
Some Star Alliance members, like Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines, have painted some of their aircraft with the alliance livery, usually, a white fuselage with "Star Alliance" across the fuselage and a black tail fin with the alliance logo; the colour or design of the engine cowlings or winglets remains, depending on the member's livery. Asiana Airlines was the first Star Alliance member to paint its aircraft in the current Star Alliance livery. Aircraft painted in an airline's regular livery have the Star Alliance logo between the cockpit and the first set of cabin doors.
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| SINGAPORE B777-312 9V-SWJ (CN 34575) |
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