Category Archives: SkyTeam

Aerolineas Argentinas to join SkyTeam in 2012

Aerolineas Argentinas (Buenos Aires) is planning to join the SkyTeam Alliance in 2012.

Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. Please click on photo for additional details.

TAROM joins the SkyTeam alliance today

TAROM-Romanian Air Transport (Bucharest) officially joined the SkyTeam global airline alliance at a ceremony held in Bucharest today (June 25). TAROM becomes the 13th carrier to join SkyTeam, which marked its 10th anniversary on June 22, 2010.

Copyright Photo: Gerd Beilfuss. Airbus A318-11 D-AUAC (msn 2552) at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) became YR-ASA on delivery.

SkyTeam celebrates 10 years

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SkyTeam yesterday (June 22) celebrated its 10th anniversary. The CEOs and Chairmen of SkyTeam gathered inย New Yorkย to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the alliance. Since its founding in 2000, SkyTeam has more than tripled its membership, doubled flights and nearly doubled destinations to offer customers easier connections across all continents.

From its founding in 2000 by AeroMexico, Air France, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air, SkyTeam has grown to 13 members in 2010, including the recent addition of Vietnam Airlines and this Friday’s planned addition of Romanian carrier TAROM. SkyTeam carriers today offer more than 13,000 daily flights to 898 destinations in 169 countries, up from 6,402 daily flights to 451 destinations in 98 countries at its inception.

Vietnam Airlines joins the SkyTeam Alliance

Vietnam Airlines (Hanoi) officially joined the SkyTeam global airline alliance today (June 10).

As part of the joining ceremony in Hanoi, attended by Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, senior government officials and representatives from SkyTeam member airlines, Vietnam Airlines unveiled its first aircraft in the SkyTeam livery to commemorate its membership in the alliance.

Copyright Photo: OSDU. Boeing 777-26K ER VN-A144 (msn 33505) lands at Moscow (Domodedovo).

China Eastern to join the SkyTeam Alliance

China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai) announced today (April 16) its intention to join the SkyTeam Alliance. During an official ceremony inย Shanghai, Chinaย Eastern President and Chief Executive Officer Ma Xulun joined the CEOs of SkyTeam member airlines to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) confirming China Eastern’s plans to join the SkyTeam Alliance by mid-2011.

Delta says SkyTeam could offer more for JAL

Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) stated the SkyTeam Alliance could offer more for JAL-Japan Airlines according to this published report.

News link:

finance.yahoo.com/news/Delta-says-SkyTeam-could-rb-914827086.html?x=0&.v=1

Delta Air Lines unveils the first 757 SkyTeam

Ex-TWA/American Boeing 757-231 N717TW (msn 28485) is now with Delta Air Lines and Blended Winglets.  N717TW climbs quickly at Zurich in the 2009 SkyTeam color scheme.  Copyright Photo: Adrian Arzenheimer.

Ex-TWA/American Boeing 757-231 N717TW (msn 28485) is now with Delta Air Lines and Blended Winglets. N717TW climbs quickly at Zurich in the 2009 SkyTeam color scheme. Copyright Photo: Adrian Arzenheimer.

Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) has unveiled the first Boeing 757 painted in the SkyTeam alliance color scheme.

Boeing delivers 777-306 ER PH-BVD to KLM

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Please click on photo for full view, information and other KLM photos.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam) has taken delivery of its latest Boeing 777-306 ER registered PH-BVD (msn 35979). The new acquisition is painted in the SkyTeam Alliance colors.

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finance.yahoo.com/news/Boeing-Delivers-KLM-777300ER-prnews-331042565.html?x=0&.v=1

SkyTeam selects Amsterdam for headquarters

News link:

finance.yahoo.com/news/SkyTeam-Marks-Major-prnews-2514964015.html?x=0&.v=1

Air France’s new 777-328 ER F-GZNE

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F-GZNE arrives at Singapore on probably its first revenue flight.  Copyright Photo: Kok Chwee (K.C.) Sim.

F-GZNE arrives at Singapore on probably its first revenue flight. Copyright Photo: Kok Chwee (K.C.) Sim.

Air France (Paris) took delivery of the SkyTeam decorated Boeing 777-328 ER F-GZNE (msn 37432) on June 10.