SkyTeam

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SkyTeam is one of the world’s three major airline alliances. Founded in June 2000, SkyTeam was the last of the three alliances to be formed, the first two being Star Alliance and Oneworld, respectively. Its annual passenger count is 630 million (2019), the second largest of the three major alliances.

Launch date22 June 2000; 21 years ago
Full members19
Destination airports1,150+
Destination countries175
Annual passengers (M)630
Fleet size3,054
HeadquartersAmsterdam Airport Schiphol
Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands
Alliance sloganCaring more about you
Websitewww.skyteam.com

At November 2018, the following airlines are members of SkyTeam:

Member airlineJoined
  Aeroflot14 April 2006
  Aerolíneas Argentinas29 August 2012
  Aeroméxico22 June 2000
  Air Europa4 September 2007
  Air France22 June 2000
  Alitalia27 July 2001
  China Airlines28 September 2011
  China Eastern Airlines21 June 2011
  Czech Airlines25 March 2001
  Delta Air Lines22 June 2000
  Garuda Indonesia5 March 2014
  Kenya Airways4 September 2007
  KLM13 September 2004
  Korean Air22 June 2000
  Middle East Airlines28 June 2012
  Saudia29 May 2012
  TAROM25 June 2010
  Vietnam Airlines10 June 2010
  XiamenAir21 November 2012

SkyTeam launched a special livery in 2009, coinciding with the alliance’s 10th anniversary, with Delta Air Lines being the first airline to paint one of its aircraft with these colours. The livery consisted of an all-metallic silver fuselage and a dark blue empennage with SkyTeam’s logo on it. The alliance emblem is painted on both sides of the fuselage. As of August 2016, the SkyTeam livery is worn by 52 aircraft.

Photos Rob Vogelaar and Marjoleine van der Zijde