Introduction
Airline alliances have grown from the co-operation between just two airlines to massive, ambitious projects between many airlines that traverse the globe. Moreover, airline alliances have experienced changes whereby some firms have joined, and others exited them. The majority of airline companies nowadays have it hard when selecting the best carrier to join amongst the three major airline alliances today: Oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance. The three alliances are compared below by differentiating their membership, the location of their headquarters, their primary regions of service and their operations and management details. Furthermore, their comparison is guided by economic data ...