For The Transit Fans: Industry Perspectives: Air Alliances
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Air Alliances are formed by public and private Airlines and act as a sort of Union acting as the voice of its members in the public arena. These alliances also agree on common fare practices as well as other aviation related matters.
These Alliances also dominate specific sections of air travel in certain parts of the world. An example of this would be American Airlines and British Airways (both OneWorld members) dominance of the Atlantic Ocean Air Travel.
The Largest 3 Are As Follows:
Star Alliance
Founded: May 14,1997
Full Members with Voting Rights: 27
Affiliate Airlines with no Voting Rights: 40
Airports Served: 1,321
Annual Passengers Moved: 600 Million
Combined Fleet Size of all Members: 4,456 Aircraft
Headquarters: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Founding Members: Air Canada, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways International, United Airlines
Star Alliance Members as of 2015
Livery and Tail Flash: Star Alliance Livery consists of a white backdrop with the Star Alliance Logo and Insignia on the Tail Flash with themes of Dark Blue. The Member Airline's logo is prominently displayed at the front toward the bottom.
A United Airlines Boeing 767 in Star Alliance Livery
SkyTeam
Founded: June 22, 2000
Full Members with Voting Rights: 20
Affiliate Airlines with no Voting Rights: 8
Airports Served: 1,052
Annual Passengers Moved: 612 Million
Combined Fleet Size of all Members: 3,054 Aircraft
Headquarters: Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands
Founding Members: Areomexico, Air France, Delta Air Lines, Korean Air
SkyTeam Members as of 2015
Livery and Tail Flash: SkyTeam's Livery is typically Brushed Silver or White Backdrop along with the SkyTeam Insignia and Logo on a blue tail flash. The Member Airline's logo is displayed at the bottom.
Delta Air Lines Boeing 777-300ER in SkyTeam Livery
OneWorld
Founded: February 1, 1999
Full Members with Voting Rights: 15
Affiliate Airlines with no Voting Rights: 21
Airports Served: 1,010
Annual Passengers Moved: 512 Million
Combined Fleet Size of all Members: 3,428 Aircraft
Headquarters: New York City, United States
Founding Members: American Airlines, British Airways, Canadian Airlines (Left the Alliance after merger with Air Canada), Cathay Pacific, Qantas
OneWorld Members as of 2015
Livery and Tail Flash: Uniquely, OneWorld allows the Member Airline to keep its standard livery, but the alliance livery adds the "Member of OneWorld" logo as well as themes of purple.
Qantas Airbus A330 with OneWorld Livery
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