Field guide
51 airlines from around the world, in alphabetical order, with the alliance each one belongs to and the joint ventures and partnerships that actually move passengers between them.
SU · Russia
Founded 1923
Suspended from SkyTeam in 2022 following sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
AM · Mexico
SkyTeam Founded 1934
AC · Canada
Founded 1937
CA · China
Founded 1988
AF · France
SkyTeam Founded 1933
AI · India
Founded 1932
Left Star Alliance in 2021 after the Tata Group takeover; merged with Vistara in 2024. Singapore Airlines took a minority stake as part of that merger.
NZ · New Zealand
Founded 1940
AS · United States
Founded 1932
Joined oneworld in 2021.
AA · United States
Founded 1930
NH · Japan
Founded 1952
OZ · South Korea
Founded 1988
Being absorbed into Korean Air following a merger completed in 2025.
OS · Austria
Founded 1957
BA · United Kingdom
Founded 1974
CX · Hong Kong
Founded 1946
MU · China
SkyTeam Founded 1988
CZ · China
Founded 1988
Left SkyTeam in 2019.
CM · Panama
Founded 1947
DL · United States
SkyTeam Founded 1924
U2 · United Kingdom
Founded 1995
Low-cost carrier; no alliance membership.
EK · United Arab Emirates
Founded 1985
ET · Ethiopia
Founded 1945
BR · Taiwan
Founded 1989
AY · Finland
Founded 1923
GA · Indonesia
SkyTeam Founded 1949
IB · Spain
Founded 1927
6E · India
Founded 2006
AZ · Italy
SkyTeam Founded 2021
Successor to Alitalia. Lufthansa Group acquired a 41% stake in 2025, with an option to take full control.
JL · Japan
Founded 1951
B6 · United States
Founded 1998
Its Northeast Alliance with American Airlines was unwound in 2023.
KL · Netherlands
SkyTeam Founded 1919
The world's oldest airline still flying under its original name.
KE · South Korea
SkyTeam Founded 1969
Completed its acquisition of Asiana Airlines in 2025.
LA · Chile
Founded 1929
Left oneworld in 2020. Delta Air Lines holds a minority equity stake.
LH · Germany
Founded 1953
MH · Malaysia
Founded 1947
QF · Australia
Founded 1920
QR · Qatar
Founded 1993
AT · Morocco
Founded 1957
FR · Ireland
Founded 1984
Europe's largest low-cost carrier; no alliance membership.
SK · Sweden / Norway / Denmark
SkyTeam Founded 1946
Moved from Star Alliance to SkyTeam in 2024 after Air France–KLM took an equity stake.
SV · Saudi Arabia
SkyTeam Founded 1945
SQ · Singapore
Founded 1947
SA · South Africa
Founded 1934
WN · United States
Founded 1967
No alliance membership; built around a point-to-point, single-fleet-type model.
LX · Switzerland
Founded 2002
TP · Portugal
Founded 1945
TG · Thailand
Founded 1960
TK · Türkiye
Founded 1933
UA · United States
Founded 1926
VN · Vietnam
SkyTeam Founded 1956
VS · United Kingdom
Founded 1984
Delta Air Lines holds a significant minority stake.
WS · Canada
Founded 1996