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An Airline Alliance is an agreement between two or more airlines to cooperate.

Contents 1 Benefits 2 Current Alliances 2.1 Star Alliance 2.2 SkyTeam 2.3 oneworld 2.4 WOW Alliance

[edit] Benefits

• An extended network (by codesharing agreements)
• Cost reduction by sharing facilities and coordinating investments

[edit] Current Alliances

[edit] Star Alliance

Main Article: Star Alliance

Star Alliance is the largest airline alliance.
Its members are (as of 2007):

• Air Canada *
• Air New Zealand
• All Nippon Airways
• Asiana Airlines
• Austrian Airlines
• bmi
• LOT Polish Airlines
• Lufthansa *
• Scandinavian Airlines System *
• Singapore Airlines
• South African Airways
• Spanair
• SWISS International Air Lines
• TAP Portugal Airlines
• Thai Airways International *
• United Airlines *
• US Airways

(Founding members marked by a *)

Additionally there are regional members: Adria Airways, Blue1 and Croatia Airlines.
Air China, Shanghai Airlines and Turkish Airlines have been invited to join the alliance.
Ansett Australia, Mexicana and Varig are former members.

[edit] SkyTeam

Main article: SkyTeam

Members (as of 2007):

• Aeroflot
• Aeroméxico *
• Air France *
• Alitalia
• Continental Airlines
• Czech Airlines
• Delta Air Lines *
• KLM
• Korean Air *
• Northwest Airlines

China Southern Airlines has been invited to join the alliance.

[edit] oneworld

Main article: oneworld

Members (as of 2007):

• American Airlines *
• British Airways *
• Cathay Pacific *
• Finnair
• Iberia
• Japan Airlines
• LAN
• Malev Hungarian Airlines
• Quantas Airways *
• Royal Jordanian

Canadian Airlines and Aer Lingus are former members.

[edit] WOW Alliance

Main article: WOW Alliance

WOW is the only cargo airline alliance.
Members (as of 2007):

• JAL Cargo
• Lufthansa Cargo *
• SAS Cargo Group *
• Singapore Airlines Cargo *