List of Airline Alliances (updated September 10, 2017)
Airline alliances frequently change their members, so thanks to Timothy, who mentioned that I should also include the other Regional airline alliance to the list, reminded me to provide an update!
Personal Airline Alliance Portfolio
As usual, here is a quick recap of my personal portfolio. Basically, I have at least one core frequent flyer program per airline alliance that I can bank all my miles to on paid flights. Most of my personal trips have been on reward flights, which is why you may not see me utilizing many different programs.
Non-alliance: Southwest Airlines (Rapid Rewards), Porter Airlines (VIPorter)
- VIPorter has been my latest addition. As the uncertainty with Air Canada/Aeroplan continues to rise, I am looking to look at other options. Furthermore, Porter may have a few things up their sleeves in the coming years, so I would like to be around for it!
Oneworld: British Airways (Executive Club) and American Airlines (AAdvantage)
- With the recent devaluation between American Airlines and RBC Rewards, Executive Club is currently my primary Oneworld alliance frequent flyer program.
Star Alliance: Air Canada (Aeroplan)
- Until 2020, Aeroplan will continue to be my primary Star Alliance program. I am curious to see what Air Canada is planning to offer themselves before jumping ship.
- That being said, I am exploring options of Star Alliance alternatives.
SkyTeam: Delta Air Lines (Delta SkyMiles)
- The reason I choose Delta SkyMiles is because their miles never expire to keep my maintenance low as I rarely flyer with SkyTeam members.
Vanilla Alliance: None
- Still not on my current radar yet, but Air Mauritius would be my pick if it comes to it.
U-Fly Alliance and Value Alliance: None
- I do not have any interest in the other two minor airlines at this time.
List of the 3 Major Airline Alliances
Below is a list of all the memberships within 3 major airline alliances, along with Vanilla Alliance. There were some changes with notes in brackets or struck-through:
Oneworld | SkyTeam | Star Alliance |
Air Berlin | Aeroflot | Adria Airways |
• Niki | Aerolíneas Argentinas | • Adria Airways Switzerland (added) |
American Airlines | • Austral Líneas Aéreas | Aegean Airlines |
• American Eagle | Aeromexico | • Olympic Air |
British Airways | • Aeroméxico Connect | Air Canada |
• BA CityFlyer | Air Europa | • Air Canada Express |
• Comair | Air France | • Air Canada Rouge |
• OpenSkies | Alitalia | Air China |
• Sun-Air | • Alitalia CityLiner | • Dalian Airlines |
Cathay Pacific | China Airlines | Air India |
• Cathay Dragon | • Mandarin Airlines | • Alliance Air (renamed from Air India Regional) |
Finnair | China Eastern Airlines | Air New Zealand |
• Nordic Regional Airlines | • Shanghai Airlines | • Air New Zealand Link |
Iberia | China Southern Airlines | All Nippon Airways |
• Iberia Express | Czech Airlines | • Air Japan |
• Iberia Regional | Delta Air Lines | • ANA Wings |
Japan Airlines | • Delta Connection | • Vanilla Air |
• J-Air | • Delta Shuttle | Asiana Airlines |
• Japan Transocean Air | Garuda Indonesia | • Air Busan |
LATAM Airlines | Kenya Airways | • Air Seoul |
• LATAM Argentina | KLM | Austrian Airlines |
• LATAM Brasil | • KLM Cityhopper | Avianca |
• LATAM Chile | Korean Air | • Avianca Brazil |
• LATAM Colombia | Middle East Airlines | • Avianca Costa Rica |
• LATAM Ecuador | Saudia | • Avianca Ecuador |
• LATAM Express | TAROM | • Avianca El Salvador |
• LATAM Peru | Vietnam Airlines | • Avianca Guatemala |
Malaysia Airlines | Xiamen Airlines | • Avianca Honduras |
Qantas | • Avianca Nicaragua | |
• Jetconnect | Possible future members to SkyTeam | • Avianca Peru |
• QantasLink | None | Brussels Airlines |
Qatar Airways | Hunnu Air | Copa Airlines |
Royal Jordanian | Jet Airways | • Copa Airlines Colombia |
S7 Airlines | Uzbekistan Airways | Croatia Airlines |
• Globus Airlines | Virgin Atlantic | EgyptAir |
SriLankan Airlines | • EgyptAir Express | |
• Mihin Lanka | Ethiopian Airlines | |
EVA Air | ||
• Uni Air | ||
LOT Polish Airlines | ||
• LOT Charters | ||
• Nordica Airlines | ||
Lufthansa | ||
Possible future members to Oneworld | • Air Dolomiti | |
Aer Lingus (TBD) | • Lufthansa CityLine | |
• Aer Lingus Regional (TBD) | • Lufthansa Regional | |
LATAM Paraguay (TBD) | • SunExpress Deutschland | |
Scandinavian Airlines | ||
• Cimber A/S | ||
Shenzhen Airlines | ||
• Kunming Airlines | ||
Singapore Airlines | ||
• Silkair | ||
• Scoot | ||
• Tigerair | ||
South African Airways | ||
• Airlink | ||
• Mango | ||
• South African Express | ||
Swiss International Air Lines | ||
• Edelweiss Air | ||
• Swiss Global Air Lines | ||
TAP Portugal | ||
• TAP Express | ||
Thai Airways | ||
• Thai Smile | ||
Turkish Airlines | ||
• Anadolu Jet | ||
• Sunexpress | ||
United Airlines | ||
• United Express | ||
Connecting Partner | ||
Juneyao Airlines (added) | ||
Possible future members to Star Alliance | ||
None |
List of the 3 Regional Airline Alliances
Below is a list of 3 of the Regional airline alliances, of which, I added U-Fly Alliance and Value Alliance:
Vanilla Alliance |
U-Fly Alliance |
Value Alliance |
Air Austral | Eastar Jet (added) | Cebu Pacific (added) |
Air Madagascar | HK Express (added) | Jeju Air (added) |
Air Mauritius | Lucky Air (added) | Nok Air (added) |
Air Seychelles | Urumqi Air (added) | NokScoot (added) |
Int’Air Îles | West Air (added) | Scoot (added) |
Tigerair Australia (added) | ||
Possible future members to Alliance Vanille | Possible future members to U-Fly Alliance | Vanilla Air (added) |
None | None | |
Possible future members to Value Alliance | ||
None |
So I wonder if Level will join Oneworld and if Joon will be a skyteam member one day. Not sure how LCC’s fit into the alliance scheme.
More than happy to see Alliances grow!
Scoot is a Star Alliance member????
Just because you earn KrisFlyer miles, but KrisFlyer miles only, which can be redeem on Star Alliance flights. Scoot is also part of Value Alliance.
any way for points to be accumulated from an Air Malta flight ?
They have some codeshare partners that you can look into.