Editing Airline alliance (section)

=== Star Alliance ===
[[File:Star Alliance tails at Tokyo Narita Airport - Thai, United, Swiss and SAS.jpg|thumb|Three current members and one former member of [[Star Alliance]] at [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo Narita Airport]] [[Thai Airways International|Thai]], [[United Airlines|United]], [[Swiss International Air Lines|Swiss]] and [[Scandinavian Airlines]] (SAS), the latter moving to [[SkyTeam]] in 2024]]
[[File:JA899A@PEK (20201229153435).jpg|thumb|[[Boeing 787-9]] of [[All Nippon Airways]]]]
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[[Star Alliance]], founded in 1997, currently has 25 members:<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.staralliance.com/en/about/airlines/ |title=Member airline |publisher=[[Star Alliance]] |date=June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304191248/http://www.staralliance.com/en/about/airlines/ |archive-date=2013-03-04}}</ref>

{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Aegean Airlines]], 2010<br/>
{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Air Canada]], founder<br/>
{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Air China]], 2007<br/>
{{flagicon|IND}} [[Air India]], 2014<br/>
{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Air New Zealand]], 1999<br/>
{{flagicon|JPN}} [[All Nippon Airways]], 1999<br/>
{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Asiana Airlines]], 2003<br/>
{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Austrian Airlines]], 2000<br/>
{{flagicon|COL}} [[Avianca]], 2012<br/>
{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Brussels Airlines]], 2009<br/>
{{flagicon|PAN}} [[Copa Airlines]], 2012<br/>
{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Croatia Airlines]], 2004<br/>
{{flagicon|EGY}} [[EgyptAir]], 2008<br/>
{{flagicon|ETH}} [[Ethiopian Airlines]], 2011<br/>
{{flagicon|TWN}} [[EVA Air]], 2013<br/>
{{flagicon|POL}} [[LOT Polish Airlines]], 2003<br/>
{{flagicon|GER}} [[Lufthansa]], founder<br/>
{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shenzhen Airlines]], 2012<br/>
{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Singapore Airlines]], 2000<br/>
{{flagicon|SAF}} [[South African Airways]], 2006<br/>
{{flagicon|SWI}} [[Swiss International Air Lines]], 2006<br/>
{{flagicon|POR}} [[TAP Air Portugal]], 2005<br/>
{{flagicon|THA}} [[Thai Airways|Thai Airways International]], founder<br/>
{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Turkish Airlines]], 2008<br/>
{{flagicon|USA}} [[United Airlines]], founder<br/>

Future members:<br/>
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[ITA Airways]], Lufthansa takeover<br/>

Former members:
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*{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Adria Airways]], 2004–2019, defunct
*{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Ansett Australia]], 1999–2001, defunct
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Blue1]], 2004–2012, defunct
*{{flagicon|GBR}} [[BMI (airline)|BMI]], 2000–2012, absorbed into [[British Airways]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.staralliance.com/en/press/bmi-removal-prp/ |title=Bmi Formally Leaves |publisher=Star Alliance |date=2012-05-31 |access-date=2012-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016003703/http://www.staralliance.com/en/press/bmi-removal-prp/ |archive-date=2012-10-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Continental Airlines]], 2009–2012, merged with [[United Airlines]]
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mexicana de Aviación (1921–2010)|Mexicana de Aviación]], 2000–2004, joined [[Oneworld]] in 2009
*{{flagicon|DNK}} {{flagicon|NOR}} {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Scandinavian Airlines]], founder, 1997–2024, joined SkyTeam in 2024
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai Airlines]], 2007–2010, merged with [[China Eastern Airlines]] and joined [[SkyTeam]] in 2011
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Spanair]], 2003–2012, defunct
*{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Grupo TACA|TACA]], 2012–2013, merged with [[Avianca]]
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[TAM Airlines]], 2010–2014, merged with [[LAN Airlines]] and joined [[Oneworld]] in 2014
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[US Airways]], 2004–2014, joined [[Oneworld]] as an affiliate member of [[American Airlines]]
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Varig]], 1997–2007, defunct
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==== Star Alliance Connecting Partners ====
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Juneyao Air]], 2017

==== Star Alliance Intermodal Partnership ====
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Deutsche Bahn]], 2022<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.staralliance.com/en/news-article?newsArticleId=4540544&groupId=20184 |title= Star Alliance Intermodal Partnership |publisher=Star Alliance}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aviation24.be/alliances/star-alliance/german-railway-operator-deutsche-bahn-joins-star-alliance/ |title=Deutsche Bahn joins Star Alliance |date=29 June 2022 |publisher=Aviation24.be}}</ref>