Alliance Vanille Carriers
Female Abroad
Different airlines have partnered up to created their own code share partners which allow passengers to collect / use points on different airlines, travel agents to issue tickets in one format, allow passengers to check their luggage all the way through to their destination, and more.
Star Alliance
The largest of these alliances is Star Alliance and they include:
JP - Adria Airways - Slovenia
A3 - Aegean Airlines - Greece • Olympic Air
AC - Air Canada - Canada
• Air Canada Express
• Air Canada Rouge
CA - Air China - China
• Dalian Airlines
AI - Air India - India
• Air India Regional
NZ - Air New Zealand - New Zealand
• Air New Zealand Link
NH - All Nippon Airways - Japan
OZ - Asiana Airlines - South Korea
OS - Austrian Airlines - Austria
AV - Avianca - Columbia
• Avianca Brazil
• Avianca Costa Rica
• Avianca Ecuador
• Avianca El Salvador
• Avianca Guatemala
• Avianca Honduras
• Avianca Nicaragua
• Avianca Peru
SN - Brussels Airlines - Brussels
CM - Compania "Copa" Airlines - Panama
• Copa Airlines Colombia
OU - Croatia Airlines - Croatia
MS - EgyptAir - Egypt
• EgyptAir Express
• Air Sinai
ET - Ethiopian Airlines - Ethiopia
BR - EVA Air - Taiwan
• Uni Air
LO - LOT Polish Airlines - Poland
LH - Lufthansa - Germany
• Air Dolomiti
• Lufthansa CityLine
• Lufthansa Regional
SK - SAS Scandinavian Airlines - Sweden
• Blue
ZH - Shenzhen Airlines - China
SQ - Singapore Airlines - Singapore
SA - South African Airways - South Africa
• Airlink
• Mango
• South African Express
LX - SWISS International Air Lines - Switzerland
• Edelweiss Air
• Swiss Global Air Lines
TP - TAP Portugal - Portugal
• PGA Express
• Portugalia
TG - Thai Airways International - Thailand
TK - Turkish Airlines - Turkey
• Anadolu Jet
• Turkey Sun Express
UA - United Airlines - USA
• United Express
One World
The second largest of these alliances is One World and they include:
AB - Air Berlin - Germany • Niki
AA - American Airlines - USA • American Eagle
BA - British Airways - England • BA CityFlyer • British Airways Limited • Comair • OpenSkies • Sun-Air
CX - Cathay Pacific - Hong Kong • Dragonair
AY - Finnair - Finland • Nordic Regional Airlines
IB - Iberia - Spain • Air Nostrum • Iberia Express • Iberia Regional
JL - Japan Airlines - Japan • J-Air • Japan Transocean Air
XL - LAN Airlines - Ecuador • LAN Argentina • LAN Ecuador • LAN Express • LAN Peru • LAN Colombia
MH - Malaysia Airlines - Malaysia
QF - Qantas - Australia • Jetconnect • QantasLink
QR - Qatar Airways - Qatar
RJ - Alia Royal Jordanian - Jordan
S7 - Siberia Airlines - Russia • Globus Airlines
UL - SriLankan Airlines - Sri Lanka
JJ - TAM Airlines - Brazil • TAM Paraguay
SkyTeam
The third largest of these alliances is SkyTeam and they include:
SU - Aeroflot - Russia
AR - Aerolíneas Argentinas - Argentina
• Austral Líneas Aéreas
AM - Aeromexico - Mexico
• Aeroméxico Connect
UX - Air Europa - Spain
AF - Air France - France
AZ - Alitalia - Italy
CI - China Airlines - China
• Mandarin Airlines
MU - China Eastern Airlines - China
• Shanghai Airlines
CZ - China Southern Airlines - China
OK - Czech Airlines - Czech Republic
DL - Delta Air Lines - USA
• Delta Connection
• Delta Shuttle
GA - Garuda Indonesia - Indonesia
KQ - Kenya Airways - Kenya
KL - KLM - Netherlands
• KLM Cityhopper
KE - Korean Air - Korea
ME - Middle East Airlines - Lebanon
SV - Saudi Arabian Airlines - Saudi Arabia
RO - TAROM - Romania
VN - Vietnam Airlines - Vietnam
MF - Xiamen Airlines - China
Alliance Vanille
The smallest of these alliances is Alliance Vanille and they include:
MD - Air Madagascar - Madagascar
UU - Air Austral - France
MK - Air Mauritius - Mauritius
HM - Air Seychelles - Seychelles
I7 - Int'Air Iles - Anjouan
Independent Carriers
Although the groups we have talked about above, of the four alliances there are a bunch of carriers that are independent. This allows them negotiating power and saves them money on fees. While the following airlines are not part of any alliance, some of them still have the same agreements for baggage and code sharing that they would if they were part of an alliance (ex. Westjet has a baggage agreement and code shares with Delta Airlines).
AS - Alaska Airlines - USA
HA - Hawaiian Airlines - Hawaii, USA
JM - Air Jamaica - Jamaica
LX - Swiss Air - Switzerland
LY - EL AL Israel Airlines - Israel
OA - Olympic Airways - Greece
PK - PIA Pakistan International - Pakistan
RG - Varig - Brazil
TP - TAP Air Portugal - Portugal
TS - Air Transat - Canada
WS - WestJet - Canada
EI - Aer Lingus - Ireland
TN - Air Tahiti Nui - French Polynesia
K8 - Interjet - Mexico
AT - Royal Air Maroc - Morocco
G3 - Gol Transportes Aéreos - Brazil
MR - Hunnu Air - Mongolia
HY - Uzbekistan Airways - Uzbekistan
VS - Virgin Atlantic - UK
FI - Icelandair - Iceland
VX - Virgin America - USA
VA - Virgin Australia - Australia