Star Alliance, the world's leading global airline alliance, announced today that select member airlines offer a frequent flyer programme "status match/challenge" in Scandinavia. Members of SAS EuroBonus who hold eligible frequent flyer status can request the equivalent status in a frequent flyer programme of any of the participating Star Alliance member airlines.

Star Alliance has been honoured with the title of World's Best Airline Alliance once again at this year's prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards. The Alliance's newly launched Paris Charles de Gaulle airport lounge has also won the World's Best Airline Alliance Lounge title in its first year. Star Alliance CEO Theo Panagiotoulias received the awards at a ceremony held at the iconic Fairmont Windsor Park, UK.

Together with its member airlines, Star Alliance is delighted to complete a decade of excellence at Terminal 2 - its home at Heathrow. The Queen's Terminal has served as the base for 23 Star Alliance member airlines, facilitating smooth transfers and operations for over 15 million passengers every year, representing nearly 20% of the available seat capacity from the airport.

Since its founding in 1997, Star Alliance and its member airlines have maintained a significant presence in Northern Europe. Loyal customers who travel to and from Sweden, Denmark, and Norway have come to appreciate the many benefits of the superior customer experience and loyalty reciprocation that Star Alliance member airlines proudly provide globally, and in Scandinavia.

Air China will launch a new nonstop route to Istanbul before the end of the year.

Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance, today inaugurated its second lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. Starting October 13, it will welcome First and Business Class passengers and Star Alliance Gold status customers on member airline flights departing from gates 10 to 38 in Terminal 1. Eligible United Club and Air Canada Maple Leaf Club members may also access the lounge.

The 6th Symposium on Aviation Maintenance and Engineering Management was ceremoniously convened from October 12th to 13th, 2023, in Yichang, Hubei, China, and has recently reached its fruitful culmination. Representing a paramount professional gathering within the realm of civil aviation maintenance in China, the symposium convened an assembly of over a hundred airlines and numerous industry luminaries, united in providing sagacious insights and dedicated contributions to the prospective development of aviation maintenance and engineering management.

Star Alliance's Los Angeles airport lounge has won the title of North America's Leading Airport Lounge for the fourth year running at the World Travel Awards 2023. The award was announced at the Caribbean & The Americas Gala Ceremony held on the picturesque island of Saint Lucia on August 26, 2023.

Star Alliance has once again won the title of World's Best Airline Alliance at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards this year. The Alliance's famed Los Angeles lounge has also maintained its position of World's Best Airline Alliance Lounge for the seventh year running. Star Alliance CEO Theo Panagiotoulias received the awards at a ceremony held at the Paris Air Show.

Star Alliance, the world's first and largest global airline alliance, is pleased to announce that Theo Panagiotoulias has been chosen to become its next CEO.