A report on Star Alliance, Aegean Airlines, Turkish Airlines and Egyptair

"The Star Alliance is Born" – airliners of the five founding members (United Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways International, Air Canada and Lufthansa) of the alliance gathered together, May 1997.
Aegean Airlines used BAe Avro RJ100s between 1999–2011
THY Fokker F27 Friendship landing at Athens Hellenikon Airport in 1973.
A United Arab Airlines Comet 4C departs Geneva Airport in 1968.
Four United Airlines planes at San Francisco International Airport. One is painted the Star Alliance special livery.
Aegean Airlines used Boeing 737-400s between 2001–2010
THY Douglas DC-10 in 1974 wearing the airline's initial colour scheme.
A United Arab Airlines Ilyushin Il-62 at Le Bourget Airport in 1971
Four members of Star Alliance at Tokyo Narita Airport: Thai, United/Continental, Swiss and SAS
The former Aegean logo used until 2020
A Boeing 707 operated by Turkish Airlines at Heathrow Airport in 1984.
An Egyptair Boeing 707-320C at Zurich Airport in 1978.
A Thai Airways International Boeing 747-400 in Star Alliance livery.
An Aegean Airlines Airbus A320neo, in the airline's current livery.
Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 at Zurich Airport in 1995.
An Egyptair Boeing 737-200 Advanced on short final to Zurich Airport in 1979
A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER in Star Alliance livery (with tail painted in white).
An Aegean Airlines Airbus A320-200 Sharklets.
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER with the FC Barcelona colours in 2012; the airline was the official sponsor and carrier of the club between 2010 and 2013.
An Egyptair Airbus A300B4-600R departs Düsseldorf International Airport in 1997.
An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in Star Alliance livery on final approach to London Heathrow Airport.
An Aegean Airlines Airbus A321-200.
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 in 2010 FIBA World Championship livery at Istanbul Atatürk Airport.
An Egyptair Boeing 737-800 in old livery at Frankfurt Airport in 2013.
An Egyptair Boeing 737-800 in Star Alliance livery on final approach to Düsseldorf Airport.
An Aegean Airlines Learjet 60.
Istanbul Atatürk Airport, November 2013.
An Egyptair Boeing 737-800 in Star Alliance special livery.
A SAS A320neo in regular livery showing the Star Alliance logo behind the cockpit windows.
An Aegean Airlines A320-200 in Star Alliance livery.
A Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-200 in Turkish Airlines Euroleague livery. The airline has been the primary sponsor of the top European basketball league since 2010.
An Egyptair Airbus A220-300
An Air China A350-900 in Star Alliance livery (with Air China's logo under Star Alliance's logo at the tail, which very same to the SkyTeam livery used on China Eastern Airlines, Xiamen Air, and former member China Southern Airlines).
An Aegean A320-200 in Acropolis Museum livery.
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER landing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
An Egyptair Boeing 737-800
An Aegean A320-200 in Visit Greece livery.
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 of Turkish Airlines on final approach for Istanbul Atatürk Airport.
An Egyptair Boeing 777-300ER
Aegean's new livery revelation during Airbus A320neo receipt presentation.
Miles & Smiles logo.
An Egyptair Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Aegean Airlines destinations as of 2019 Greece Year-round Seasonal
Turkish Airlines also sponsored Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.
An Egyptair Boeing 767-300ER taxiing at Frankfurt Airport in 1999
Turkish Airlines A330, decorated with UEFA Euro 2016 emblems.
Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 in Star Alliance livery
Turkish Airlines Airbus A321neo
Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER
Turkish Airlines Boeing 787-9
The Airbus A350 is the newest addition to fleet

A Star Alliance member since June 2010, it operates scheduled and charter services from Athens and Thessaloniki to other major Greek destinations as well as to a number of European and Middle Eastern destinations.

- Aegean Airlines

Egyptair is a member of Star Alliance.

- Egyptair

Turkish Airlines has been a member of the Star Alliance network since 1 April 2008.

- Turkish Airlines

On 1 April 2008, Turkish Airlines joined the alliance after a 15-month integration process beginning in December 2006, becoming its 20th member.

- Star Alliance

EgyptAir, Egypt's national airline and Star Alliance's second African carrier, joined on 11 July 2008.

- Star Alliance

Aegean Airlines, Greece's largest airline by number of passengers, joined on 30 June.

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- Aegean Airlines

Turkish Airlines

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Lufthansa

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Flag carrier of Germany.

Flag carrier of Germany.

Lufthansa's first aircraft, a Convair 340 (type pictured), was delivered in August 1954.
Lufthansa Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation operating a transatlantic scheduled service from Hamburg to Montreal and Chicago in May 1956
In 1960, Lufthansa joined the jet age with the Boeing 707. The image shows a 707 at Hamburg Airport in 1984, shortly before the type was retired.
A Lufthansa Boeing 727-100 approaching Heathrow Airport in 1978
Lufthansa was the launch customer of the Boeing 737, the best-selling jet airliner for long time until replaced by Airbus A320 in late 2019. The image shows an original 737-100 at Hannover Airport in 1968.
Lufthansa operated the high-capacity Airbus A300-600 on domestic and European routes until 2009. The image shows an aircraft of that type on final approach at Frankfurt Airport in 2003.
A Boeing 747-8I and Airbus A380-800 of Lufthansa at Frankfurt Airport. The A380 and, together with the Airbus A350, formed the backbone for Lufthansa's long-haul routes in the 2010s.
A Lufthansa A321neo in Reykjavik
15 aircraft of Lufthansa that are parked at Berlin Brandenburg Airport on 21 March 2020 due to the cancellation of 95 percent of all flights of the airline on 19 March 2020
Lufthansa's headquarters in Deutz, Cologne
Lufthansa Group passenger fleet size, including subsidiaries and excluding cargo (wholly owned)
The Lufthansa Aviation Center at Frankfurt Airport
The hangar of Lufthansa Technik at Frankfurt Airport
A Lufthansa advertisement in Lisbon
A Lufthansa Airbus A350-900 XWB in post-2018 livery
An Airbus A319-100 in post-2018 livery
The Lufthansa First Class lounge at Frankfurt Airport
First Class on board one of Lufthansa's Boeing 747-8Is in a 1-2-1 layout
Business Class in a 2-2 layout on the upper deck of a Boeing 747-8I. Business Class on all of the airline's other wide-body aircraft has a 2-2-2 layout.
Economy Class on a 747-8I in a 3-4-3 layout
First Class Terminal at Frankfurt Airport
A Lufthansa Airbus A320-211 in an old livery
A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200 in the livery adapted since 2018

Lufthansa is one of the five founding members of Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance, formed in 1997.

SunExpress – Turkish leisure airline jointly owned by Lufthansa (50%) and Turkish Airlines (50%)

Aegean Airlines

EgyptAir

Air Canada

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Flag carrier and the largest airline of Canada by fleet size and passengers carried.

Flag carrier and the largest airline of Canada by fleet size and passengers carried.

A TCA Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra at Malton Airport, 1939
An Air Canada Boeing 767-200 in the 1964-1992 livery
An Air Canada Airbus A340-300 in Star Alliance livery, 1997. Air Canada was a founding member of the airline alliance, established in 1997.
A Boeing 737-275 with a hybrid Air Canada-Canadian Airlines International livery. The latter airline was acquired by Air Canada in 2001.
An Air Canada Boeing 767-200
An Air Canada Boeing 787-8 in the 'Frosted Leaf' livery at Frankfurt Airport. In 2005, the airline ordered a number of Boeing 787-8s
An Air Canada Boeing 767-300ER in the "Frosted Leaf" livery taxiing in Toronto Pearson International Airport
Personal video on demand unit in economy class, 2008. The personal VOD units were installed throughout the airline's planes in the mid-2000s as a part of "Project XM".
An Air Canada Airbus A330-300
An Air Canada Express Bombardier Q400
An Air Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ-900
New livery for Air Canada's fleet, unveiled at Montréal–Trudeau International Airport in February 2017 with an Airbus A321
An Air Canada Airbus A220-300
An Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8
The Air Canada Centre at Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport serves as the airline's headquarters.
An Embraer E175 in Air Canada Express livery. Operating regional feeder services, Air Canada Express is a subsidiary of Air Canada.
Air Canada Rouge is a low-cost airline and subsidiary of Air Canada.
Air Canada Jazz was a former subsidiary that operated as a regional airline. The subsidiary was spun off in 2006, although it continued to use the Air Canada brand until 2011.
Air Canada's check-in counter at Hong Kong International Airport
Premium Economy seats in an Air Canada Boeing 787
A personal video on demand unit found in the economy class of Air Canada Boeing 787
Economy seats on an Air Canada Boeing 737 Max
Chief steward of an Air Canada flight in 2015. The steward is pictured in the airline's former midnight blue uniform, used from 2004 to 2017.
The Maple Leaf Lounge at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The lounge is one of 23 operated by Air Canada.
Calin Rovinescu in 2015. Rovinescu served as the CEO of Air Canada from 2009 to 2021.
An Air Canada Airbus A220-300 at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, 2020.
A priority check-in queue open for members of "Air Canada Altitude", the airline's frequent flyers program.

It is a founding member of the Star Alliance.

Aegean Airlines

Egyptair

Turkish Airlines

Singapore Airlines

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Flag carrier airline of Singapore with its hub located at Singapore Changi Airport.

Flag carrier airline of Singapore with its hub located at Singapore Changi Airport.

Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER
Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800
A First Class seat on a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER.
A Business Class seat on board one of Singapore Airlines' Boeing 777-300ERs.
Economy Class seats on a Singapore Airlines A380.
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A Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 (registered as 9V-SPK) in the Tropical livery. This aircraft was involved in the Singapore Airlines Flight 006 accident.

Aegean Airlines

EgyptAir

Turkish Airlines

Besides the airlines in the Singapore Airlines Group, KrisFlyer members can earn miles when flying with any Star Alliance airline, Star Alliance Connecting Partner, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue, Olympic Air, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia and Vistara.

LOT Polish Airlines

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Flag carrier of Poland.

Flag carrier of Poland.

Passengers disembark a pre-war LOT Douglas DC-2 aircraft.
Original logo design from 1929, by Tadeusz Gronowski.
A LOT Ilyushin Il-18 landing at Rome Ciampino Airport (1977).
A LOT Tupolev Tu-134 on approach to Frankfurt in 1974.
A LOT Ilyushin Il-62 on stand at Cairo International Airport in 1978.
LOT's acquisition of long-range Boeing 767 airliners allowed it to reposition itself as a transit airline.
LOT became the eleventh full member of Star Alliance in 2003.
Economy class cabin of a LOT Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
LOT celebrated the 80th anniversary of its foundation in 2009. The event was marked by the application of a gold livery to one of the airline's Boeing 737s.
A LOT Boeing 767–300 departs Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, September 2010.
A LOT Boeing 787–8 Dreamliner arrives at London Heathrow Airport (2015).
In 2018, two new aircraft (this Boeing 787–9 Dreamliner on approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport, and a Boeing 737 MAX 8) were painted in liveries commemorating Poland's independence.
A LOT Embraer 190 at Leeds Bradford Airport in 2020
The head office of LOT.
A Li-2 in the 1960s livery.
SP-LSB, an Ilyushin IL-18V in the pre-1970s livery.
A LOT Embraer 170 in the 1970s livery.
A LOT Embraer 170 in the 2010s livery.
A LOT Ilyushin Il-62 at Heathrow Airport in 1984.

LOT has been a member of Star Alliance since 2003.

In July 2012 it was announced that a planned sale of a major stake in the airline to Turkish Airlines would not go ahead.

Aegean Airlines

EgyptAir

Scandinavian Airlines

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Flag carrier of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Flag carrier of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

The airline's original emblem, displaying each Scandinavian flag as coats of arms, with surmounting crowns
A privately preserved Douglas DC-3 wearing SAS' late 1940s-style markings
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in central Copenhagen, originally SAS Royal Hotel, designed by Arne Jacobsen and built in 1960
The company logo in the 1980s was made up of stripes in the colors of the flags of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
SAS operated flights to Greenland for more than 50 years until March 2003. The route reopened in spring 2007 until January 2009. Pictured: a Boeing 767-300ER at Kangerlussuaq Airport (2001).
The current head office, the SAS Frösundavik Office Building as seen in 2007
A SAS Airbus A320neo in 2017
SAS A320neo in the latest SAS livery
OY-KBO, named Christian Valdemar Viking, at Geneva Airport
A Scandinavian Airlines flight attendant serving passengers in the 1960s

In 1997, SAS was a founding member of one of the major airline alliances, Star Alliance.

Aegean Airlines

EgyptAir

Turkish Airlines

TAP Air Portugal

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State-owned flag carrier airline of Portugal, headquartered at Lisbon Airport which also serves as its hub.

State-owned flag carrier airline of Portugal, headquartered at Lisbon Airport which also serves as its hub.

Douglas DC-4 of TAP arriving at London Heathrow Airport from Lisbon in 1954
Sud Aviation Caravelle VI-R of TAP at London Heathrow Airport in 1966
Rossio Square, Lisbon, in June 1968, showing a TAP commercial in the background at night
TAP Boeing 747-200B in 1984
A TAP Air Portugal L-1011-500 at Lisbon Portela Airport in 1988
A TAP Air Portugal A340-300 in first livery in 1995
Former Fokker 100 of TAP Air Portugal subsidiary Portugália Airlines
TAP Air Portugal tail fins
Former TAP Air Portugal A340-300
David Neeleman, co-owner of TAP between privatisation in 2015 and renationalisation in 2020, also the founder of jetBlue, WestJet and Azul.
Miguel Antunes Frasquilho, Chairman of TAP since 2017
TAP head office in Lisbon
List of TAP Air Portugal destinations
TAP Express ATR 72-600 operated by White Airways
TAP Air Portugal A330neo interior mock-up

TAP – Transportes Aéreos Portugueses – has been a member of the Star Alliance since 2005 and operates on average 2,500 flights a week to 90 destinations in 34 countries worldwide.

Aegean Airlines

EgyptAir

Turkish Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines

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Flag carrier of Ethiopia, and is wholly owned by the country's government.

Flag carrier of Ethiopia, and is wholly owned by the country's government.

An Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 at Lalibela Airport in 1974.
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 720B on short final to London Heathrow Airport in 1982.
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-200ER on short final to Dubai International Airport in 2006.
An Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900 at Bole International Airport in 2020
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777F departing Bole International Airport in 2022
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 in 2014
Business Class seats onboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Economy Class cabin on board a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8

Ethiopian is a Star Alliance member, having joined in December 2011.

The carrier became a member of the alliance in December 2011, the third Africa-based carrier in doing so—following EgyptAir and South African Airways—and the 28th member worldwide.

Aegean Airlines

Turkish Airlines