Articles tagged “star alliance”

Airlines

SAS Scandinavian Airlines Quits Star Alliance: 6 Key Questions Answered

The fallout from SAS leaving the Star Alliance group of airlines will be felt far beyond Scandinavia, with SkyTeam partners such as Delta's SkyMiles program due to be the biggest winners.

Gordon Smith | 1 week ago

SAS Scandinavian Airlines Quits Star Alliance: 6 Key Questions Answered

Airline Weekly

Air France-KLM’s SAS Takeover: Do Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm Hubs Stay?

One of the big questions surrounding Air France-KLM's deal for SAS is what it does with the Scandinavian airline's three hubs.

6 months ago
Air France-KLM’s SAS Takeover: Do Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm Hubs Stay?

Airlines

Star Alliance’s 26 Brands, Explained

We take a look at every member of the Star Alliance, the world’s first airline alliance.

Joey Tyson, Skift | 1 year ago

Star Alliance’s 26 Brands, Explained

News Blog

Germany’s Deutsche Bahn Sees Jump in Air-Rail Passenger Numbers

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn saw demand for connections between its trains and flights operated by Lufthansa increase 25 percent last year. The increase comes after the railroad and airline expanded their partnership, including more direct trains to the Frankfurt airport, in 2021. "Where aviation and rail cooperate, we record double-digit growth rates," said Michael…

Edward Russell | 1 year ago

Airlines

Star Alliance Calls for Half of Its Airline Members to Use Biometrics by 2025

Satisfying the growing demand for contactless travel will require more than airlines getting on board with biometrics because airports need to adopt the technology as well.

Allison Lampert, Reuters | 2 years ago

Star Alliance Calls for Half of Its Airline Members to Use Biometrics by 2025

Airline Weekly

New Star Alliance-Deutsche Bahn Partnership May Face Hurdles Shifting Flyers to Trains

The airline industry is increasingly looking at non-flight options to get travelers to their destination. But a new partnership between Star Alliance and Deutsche Bahn appears more lip service than a serious push to get flyers onto trains.

2 years ago
New Star Alliance-Deutsche Bahn Partnership May Face Hurdles Shifting Flyers to Trains

News Blog

Deutsche Bahn Is Star Alliance’s First Rail Partner

Travelers eager for easier flight-to-train connections are about to get their wish in Germany. The global airline partnership network Star Alliance and the German rail company Deutsche Bahn are set to unveil a "new intermodal partnership" on July 4. While details are scant, a media invite to the event said the partnership aims to make…

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

News Blog

Star Alliance to Add European Intermodal Partner

The 26-member Star Alliance airline group is planning to add its first non-airline member, CEO Jeffrey Goh said on May 12. Goh did not want to get ahead of a formal announcement expected in the next several weeks, but he said the partner would be in Europe and would most likely be a railroad. "I…

Madhu Unnikrishnan | 2 years ago

Airlines

Add 4.5 Million Air India Passengers to Massive Airlines Data Breach From March

A bunch of Star Alliance airlines earlier this year disclosed passenger information had been compromised. It was't clear then if other airlines had fallen victim, too. Now we know — with Air India this weekend disclosing a huge breach.

Tanvi Mehta and Arunima Kuma, Reuters | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Amadeus Streamlines the Travel Check-In by Verifying Digital Health Passports Ahead of Time

A growing number of digital health passports could be a risk by overcomplicating things, but folding them into an established digital ID platform should address that.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Amadeus Streamlines the Travel Check-In by Verifying Digital Health Passports Ahead of Time