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Star Alliance

Deutsche Bahn confirms Star Alliance intermodal partner membership

5 July 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A Deutsche Bahn ICE train wearing the Star Alliance livery. Image via Deutsche Bahn AG / Oliver Lang

Deutsche Bahn will make its intercity train network available to airlines in the Star Alliance network from 1 August 2022.

This story is about: alliances, Deutsche Bahn, loyalty, Lufthansa, Star Alliance, trains Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, Loyalty

Star Alliance credit card coming this fall

12 May 2022 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

Why would an airline alliance launch a loyalty credit card? The obvious answer is money. Co-brand credit cards are massive drivers of revenue for airlines. But historically that has applied at the airline level, not at the alliance level. Star Alliance will change that later this year when the group launches its own card.

This story is about: co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, loyalty, rewards, Star Alliance Filed Under: Loyalty

Accessible Lavs and more wifi flying: The Weekly Wrap–10 July 2020

10 July 2020 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Improved wifi offerings from multiple vendors leads this edition of the Weekly Wrap, while an option for more accessible lav access is our feature interview. Plus lots more!

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, ATG4, BizAv, business aviation, China, China Satcom, ChinaSat-16, FTS, Gilat, gogo, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Ka, Ka-band, lavatory, OneWeb, oneworld, PaxEx, Qingdao Airlines, SkyTeam, Star Alliance, ViaSat, video, Weekly Wrap, wifi Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, IFEC, PaxEx Update, Seats & Cabin

Thai Smile to join Star Alliance as connecting partner

2 June 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Chalk up another partner for the Star Alliance program as Thai Smile signs on. Can this move help push other Star LCC affiliates into the fold?

This story is about: elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IATAAGM, IATAAGM19, loyalty, Star Alliance, Thai Airways, Thai Smile Filed Under: Loyalty

Star Alliance pulls back on Diamond tier plans

1 June 2019 By Seth Miller 8 Comments

A year ago Star Alliance CEO Jeffrey Goh told passengers to “keep their eyes peeled” for a new Star Alliance top elite tier. In an update at the IATA Annual General Meeting in Seoul this weekend Goh indicated that no such development is expected soon.

This story is about: elite status, IATAAGM, IATAAGM19, loyalty, Star Alliance Filed Under: Loyalty

Solving the Codeshare Conundrum: Travelport, Routehappy, alliances weigh in

4 March 2019 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Codeshare flights: Great for airlines and confusing for passengers. Multiple groups across the industry are looking to clear up that confusion, exposing better data to travelers and smoothing the marketing message.

This story is about: Air Canada, Austrian Airlines, Cathay Pacific, codeshare, distribution, GDS, IATA, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Group, oneworld, Qatar Airways, Routehappy, Singapore Airlines, SkyTeam, Star Alliance, Swiss, Travelport, United Airlines Filed Under: Distribution

Aimia set to sell Aeroplan back to Air Canada, banks

21 August 2018 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

In the end the difference was a couple hundred million or so. That’s the sweetener added by Air Canada and its banking partners to buy Aeroplan back from Aimia and boost the “new” in-house loyalty program at the carrier

This story is about: Aeroplan, Aimia, Air Canada, Air Transat, credit cards, Flair, frequent flier, frequent flyer, loyalty, oneworld, points, Porter Air, Star Alliance, VIPorter Filed Under: Loyalty

Porter Air signs on to join Aeroplan in 2020, oneworld in the wings

3 August 2018 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

Aeroplan will still have a Canadian airline partner when Air Canada’s participation in the program ends in 2020. Toronto-based Porter Air will convert its VIPorter loyalty program into the Aeroplan scheme at that time. Ongoing conversations with the oneworld alliance could further extend the loyalty program’s reach as its Star Alliance link disappears.

This story is about: Aeroplan, Aimia, Air Canada, alliances, frequent flier, frequent flyer, oneworld, Porter Air, Star Alliance, VIPorter Filed Under: Loyalty

Hawaiian, JAL go all-in on joint venture application

14 June 2018 By Seth Miller 4 Comments

Can a joint venture truly deliver passenger benefits in the form of better connections and reduced fares? The proposal from JAL and Hawaiian Airlines might be the best chance we’ve seen yet to deliver on such promises.

This story is about: A380, AirAsiaX, ANA, Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, JAL, Japan, Japan Airlines, joint venture, oneworld, PaxEx, routes, Scoot, SkyTeam, Star Alliance Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports

SkyTeam grows a Digital Spine

7 June 2018 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

How can global alliances increase their relevance to member airlines? Better data sharing is good but enabling ancillary sales on top of that is great. SkyTeam’s SkyLink Digital Spine delivers that new connectivity and sales opportunity.

This story is about: ancillary fees, fees, IATA, IATAAGM, IATAAGM18, revenue, SkyTeam, Star Alliance Filed Under: Distribution, Loyalty

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