Fiji Airways
Code: FJ
Country/Base: Fiji
Key Facts / Highlights: Connects the South Pacific with the US and Australia; oneworld connect partner; great for island–Pacific legs.
Air Tahiti Nui
Code: TN
Country/Base: French Polynesia
Key Facts / Highlights: Based in Papeete; operates between Tahiti, LA, Paris, Tokyo, Auckland; partner of oneworld carriers.
United Airlines
Code: UA
Country/Base: USA
Key Facts / Highlights: Star Alliance founding member; huge transpacific and transatlantic reach.
American Airlines
Code: AA
Country/Base: USA
Key Facts / Highlights: oneworld founding member; extensive North American and South American network.
Alaska Airlines
Code: AS
Country/Base: USA
Key Facts / Highlights: Joined oneworld (2021); strong West Coast connectivity; great redemption partner.
Aegean Airlines
Code: A3
Country/Base: Greece
Key Facts / Highlights: Star Alliance member; highly rated for service; strong European and Eastern Mediterranean network.
ITA Airways (formerly Alitalia)
Code: AZ
Country/Base: Italy
Key Facts / Highlights: SkyTeam member; Italy’s national carrier; new fleet and branding post-Alitalia.
Air Canada
Code: AC
Country/Base: Canada
Key Facts / Highlights: Star Alliance member; global network via Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver; top North American premium service.
SWISS International Air Lines
Code: LX
Country/Base: Switzerland
Key Facts / Highlights: Star Alliance member; part of Lufthansa Group; highly regarded for precision and premium quality.
Brussels Airlines
Code: SN
Country/Base: Belgium
Key Facts / Highlights: Star Alliance member; connects Europe and Africa; part of Lufthansa Group.
Finnair
Code: AY
Country/Base: Finland
Key Facts / Highlights: oneworld member; efficient Europe–Asia hub via Helsinki; sleek Nordic design and service.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)
Code: SK
Country/Base: Denmark / Norway / Sweden
Key Facts / Highlights: Transitioning from Star Alliance to SkyTeam (post-2024 acquisition by Air France–KLM).
Croatia Airlines
Code: OU
Country/Base: Croatia
Key Facts / Highlights: Star Alliance member; connects Balkans and Central Europe.
Malaysia Airlines
Code: MH
Country/Base: Malaysia
Key Facts / Highlights: oneworld member; good Southeast Asia–Australia routing; rebuilding post-2014 losses.
Flydubai
Code: FZ
Country/Base: United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
Key Facts / Highlights: Emirates’ sister airline; low-cost but premium codeshare connectivity through DXB.
Aeroméxico
Code: AM
Country/Base: Mexico
Key Facts / Highlights: SkyTeam member; main Mexico–US–South America operator.
Copa Airlines
Code: CM
Country/Base: Panama
Key Facts / Highlights: Star Alliance member; “Hub of the Americas” in Panama City; efficient intra-Americas connector.
LATAM Airlines
Code: LA
Country/Base: Chile (Group includes Peru, Brazil, etc.)
Key Facts / Highlights: Ex-oneworld; now partnered with Delta; largest South American carrier.
Aerolíneas Argentinas
Code: AR
Country/Base: Argentina
Key Facts / Highlights: SkyTeam member; key for South American internal routes.
Sky Airline
Code: H2
Country/Base: Chile
Key Facts / Highlights: Low-cost South American carrier; growing network in Chile and Peru.
JetSMART Airlines
Code: JA
Country/Base: Chile / Argentina
Key Facts / Highlights: ULCC (ultra low-cost carrier); Indigo Partners group (same as Wizz Air and Frontier).
MIAT Mongolian Airlines
Code: OM
Country/Base: Mongolia
Key Facts / Highlights: Small but growing; connects Ulaanbaatar with Asia and Europe; codeshares with oneworld partners.
Bangkok Airways
Code: PG
Country/Base: Thailand
Key Facts / Highlights: Boutique regional carrier; “Asia’s Boutique Airline”; codeshares with major alliances and partners.
oneworld
Airlines Here: AA, AS, AY, MH, FJ (connect), TN (partner)
Star Alliance
Airlines Here: UA, AC, A3, LX, SN, OU, CM
SkyTeam
Airlines Here: AZ, AM, AR, (SK – transitioning in)
Independent / Partners
Airlines Here: FZ, LA, H2, JA, OM, PG
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