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Here is the list of former affiliates of Current members of Star Alliance.## Star Alliance is the world's largest global airline alliance. Established on 14 May 1997, its CEO is Jeffrey Goh and its headquarter is located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. As of April 2018, Star Alliance is the largest of the three global alliances with 762.27 million passengers, ahead of both SkyTeam (630 million) and Oneworld (528 million). Its slogan is "The Way the Earth Connects".## Check out the full list below.## List of former affiliates of Current members of Star Alliance Former affiliate Joined Left Affiliate of Notes Air BC 1997 2001 Air Canada Now known as Air Canada Express, a subsidiary of Air Canada. Air Canada Tango 2001 2004 Air Canada Now part of Air Canada. Air Nelson 1997 2019 Air New Zealand Now part of Air New Zealand. Air Nova 1997 2001 Air Canada Now known as Air Canada Express, a subsidiary of Air Canada. Air Next 2004 2010 All Nippon Airways Now part of ANA Wings, a subsidiary of ANA. Air Nippon 1999 2012 All Nippon Airways Merged with ANA Wings. Air Ontario 1997 2001 Air Canada Now known as Air Canada Express, a subsidiary of Air Canada. Alliance Air 2014 2022 Air India Formerly Air India Regional. From 15 April 2022, no longer a part of Air India after its divestment and will be run as an independent Business unit under the Government of India. Thus no longer a member of Star Alliance. Avianca Perú 2012 2020 Avianca Ceased operations when Avianca filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid COVID-19 pandemic. Blue1 2012 2015 Scandinavian Airlines Now part of Cityjet after ceasing operations. Centralwings 2004 2009 LOT Polish Airlines Now part of LOT Polish Airlines, ceased operations. Cyprus Turkish Airlines 2008 2010 Turkish Airlines Now part of Turkish Airlines after going bankrupt. EgyptAir Express 2006 2019 EgyptAir Merged with EgyptAir. Korongo Airlines 2009 2015 Brussels Airlines Now part of Brussels Airlines after not gaining enough traction. Lauda Air 2000 2013 Austrian Airlines Replaced by Austrian Airlines operations, now known as Austrian myHoliday. Lufthansa Italia 2009 2011 Lufthansa Now part of Lufthansa. Mount Cook Airlines 1999 2019 Air New Zealand Now part of Air New Zealand. United Shuttle 1997 2001 United Airlines Became part of United Airlines. South African Express 2006 2020 South African Airways Absorbed into South African Airways Swiss Global Air Lines 2007 2018 Swiss International Air Lines Operations now folded into Swiss International Air Lines after being dissolved Swiss Private Aviation 2007 2011 Swiss International Air Lines Absorbed into Swiss International Air Lines. Tigerair 2003 2017 Singapore Airlines Merged with Scoot under Scoot brand. Tyrolean Airways 2000 2015 Austrian Airlines Now part of Austrian Airlines. ZIP 2002 2004 Air Canada Absorbed into Air Canada. TED 2004 2009 United Airlines Became part of United Airlines. ## Stay Tuned...##

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Here is the list of former members of Star Alliance.## Star Alliance is the world's largest global airline alliance. Established on 14 May 1997, its CEO is Jeffrey Goh and its headquarter is located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. As of April 2018, Star Alliance is the largest of the three global alliances with 762.27 million passengers, ahead of both SkyTeam (630 million) and Oneworld (528 million). Its slogan is "The Way the Earth Connects".## Check out the full list below.## List of former members of Star Alliance Former member Joined Exited Affiliates Notes Adria Airways 18 November 2004 30 September 2019 Darwin Airline Ceased operations on 30 September 2019. Ansett Australia 3 May 1999 12 September 2001 Aeropelican Air Services Hazelton Airlines Kendell Airlines Skywest Airlines Left the alliance on 12 September 2001 after suffering financial collapse. Ansett resumed operations on 1 October 2001, but would permanently cease operations on 4 March 2002. In 2002, Hazelton and Kendell merged to become Regional Express Airlines. Avianca Brasil 22 July 2015 31 August 2019 — Ceased operations on 31 August 2019. Blue1 3 November 2004 1 November 2012 — Left the alliance on 1 November 2012 after SAS took over mainline operations, was a member affiliate of Scandinavian Airlines, and is now a part of CityJet. British Midland International 1 July 2000 20 April 2012 BMI Regional Bmibaby Merged into British Airways, an International Airlines Group division and a Oneworld member, on 20 April 2012. Continental Airlines 27 October 2009 3 March 2012 Continental Connection Continental Express Continental Micronesia Merged with United Airlines on 3 March 2012. Mexicana 1 July 2000 31 March 2004 Aerocaribe Left the alliance in 2004 after deciding not to renew a codeshare alliance with United Airlines, opting instead to codeshare with American Airlines. Ceased operations on 28 August 2010. Shanghai Airlines 12 December 2007 31 October 2010 China United Airlines Acquired by China Eastern Airlines, a SkyTeam member, on 31 October 2010. Spanair 1 May 2003 27 January 2012 AeBal Ceased operations on 27 January 2012. TACA Airlines 21 June 2012 27 May 2013 TACA Regional Merged with Avianca on 27 May 2013; renamed Avianca El Salvador. TAM Airlines 13 May 2010 30 March 2014 TAM Paraguay Merged with LAN Airlines, a Oneworld member, on 30 March 2014. US Airways 4 May 2004 30 March 2014 US Airways Express US Airways Shuttle Merged with American Airlines, a Oneworld member, on 30 March 2014. VARIG 22 October 1997 31 January 2007 Nordeste Rio Sul PLUNA Ceased operations on 20 July 2006. ## Stay Tuned...##

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Here is the list of members and affiliates of Star Alliance.## Star Alliance is the world's largest global airline alliance. Established on 14 May 1997, its CEO is Jeffrey Goh and its headquarter is located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. As of April 2018, Star Alliance is the largest of the three global alliances with 762.27 million passengers, ahead of both SkyTeam (630 million) and Oneworld (528 million). Its slogan is "The Way the Earth Connects".## Star Alliance's 26 member airlines operate a fleet of approximately 5,033 aircraft, serving more than 1,290 airports in 195 countries with more than 19,000 daily departures.## Check out the full list below.## List of members and affiliates of Star Alliance Member Joined Member Affiliates Aegean Airlines 30 June 2010 Olympic Air Air Canada 14 May 1997 Air Canada Express Air Canada Rouge Air China 12 December 2007 Air China Inner Mongolia Air India 11 July 2014 Air India Express Air New Zealand 3 May 1999 — All Nippon Airways 15 October 1999 ANA Wings Asiana Airlines 28 March 2003 — Austrian Airlines 26 March 2000 — Avianca 21 June 2012 Avianca Costa Rica Avianca Ecuador Avianca El Salvador Avianca Express Brussels Airlines 9 December 2009 — Copa Airlines 21 June 2012 Copa Airlines Colombia Croatia Airlines 18 November 2004 — Egyptair 11 July 2008 — Ethiopian Airlines 13 December 2011 — EVA Air 18 June 2013 UNI Air LOT Polish Airlines 26 October 2003 — Lufthansa 14 May 1997 Air Dolomiti Lufthansa CityLine Condor (airline) Scandinavian Airlines 14 May 1997 Scandinavian Airlines Connect Shenzhen Airlines 29 November 2012 — Singapore Airlines 1 April 2000 — South African Airways 10 April 2006 Mango Swiss International Air Lines 1 April 2006 Edelweiss Air TAP Air Portugal 14 March 2005 TAP Express Thai Airways International 14 May 1997 Thai Smile Turkish Airlines 1 April 2008 AnadoluJet United Airlines 14 May 1997 United Express ## Stay Tuned...##

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Here is the list of the richest people in America.## This is a list of wealthy Americans ranked by net worth. It is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets by Forbes and by data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.## Elon Musk is the richest person in America with a net worth of 263 billion dollars. Jeff Bezos is second on the list with a net worth of 195.9 billion dollars.## Check out the full list below.## List of the richest people in America Rank Name Net worth inbillion US$ Source of wealth Date of birth(age) 1 Elon Musk 263 Tesla, SpaceX (1971-06-28) June 28, 1971 (age51) 2 Jeff Bezos 195.9 Amazon (1964-01-12) January 12, 1964 (age58) 3 Bill Gates 135.8 Microsoft (1955-10-28) October 28, 1955 (age67) 4 Larry Ellison 119.5 Oracle (1944-08-17) August 17, 1944 (age78) 5 Mark Zuckerberg 117.5 Meta (1984-05-14) May 14, 1984 (age38) 6 Larry Page 117.3 Alphabet Inc. (1973-03-26) March 26, 1973 (age49) 7 Warren Buffett 115.6 Berkshire Hathaway (1930-08-30) August 30, 1930 (age92) 8 Sergey Brin 113.1 Alphabet Inc. (1973-08-21) August 21, 1973 (age49) 9 Steve Ballmer 99.9 Microsoft (1956-03-24) March 24, 1956 (age66) 10 Michael Bloomberg 69 Bloomberg L.P. (1942-02-14) February 14, 1942 (age80) 11 Jim Walton 67.2 Walmart (1948-06-07) June 7, 1948 (age74) 12 Alice Walton 66.3 Walmart (1949-10-07) October 7, 1949 (age73) 13 Rob Walton 66.0 Walmart (1944-10-28) October 28, 1944 (age78) 14 Michael Dell 59.0 Dell (1965-02-23) February 23, 1965 (age57) 15 Phil Knight 57.9 Nike (1938-02-24) February 24, 1938 (age84) 16 MacKenzie Scott 54.7 Amazon (1970-04-07) April 7, 1970 (age52) 17 Charles Koch 54.2 Koch Industries (1935-11-01) November 1, 1935 (age87) 18 Julia Koch 54.2 Koch Industries (1962-04-12) April 12, 1962 (age60) 19 Len Blavatnik 36.8 Access Industries (1957-06-14) June 14, 1957 (age65) 20 Stephen A. Schwarzman 34.5 Blackstone Group (1947-02-14) February 14, 1947 (age75) 21 John Franklyn Mars 33.9 Mars (1935-10-15) October 15, 1935 (age87) 22 Jacqueline Mars 33.9 Mars (1939-10-10) October 10, 1939 (age83) 23 Leonard Lauder 29.8 Estée Lauder Companies (1933-03-19) March 19, 1933 (age89) 24 Miriam Adelson 28.1 Las Vegas Sands (1945-10-10) October 10, 1945 (age77) 25 Dan Gilbert 26.6 Rocket Mortgage (1962-01-17) January 17, 1962 (age60) ## Stay Tunned...##

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Here is the list of the top 5 richest Indian women.## The list of richest Indians by net worth is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine. As of April 2022, Savitri Jindal is the richest woman in India with a net worth of 17.7 billion dollars.## Check out the full list below.## List of the top 5 richest Indian women Rank Name Net worth (USD) Company Sources of Wealth 1 Savitri Jindal 17.7 billion JSW Group, Jindal Steel & Power Steel, energy, cement and infrastructure 2 Falguni Nayar 4.5 billion Nykaa Retail 3 Leena Tewari 3.8 billion USV Private Limited Pharmaceuticals 4 Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw 3.3 billion Biocon Biopharmaceuticals 5 Smita Crishna-Godrej 2.5 billion Godrej Group Consumer goods, real estate ## Stay Tuned...##

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Here is the list of the richest people in India.## The list of richest Indians by net worth is based on an annual assessment of wealth and property compiled and published by Forbes magazine. As of April 2022, India has 166 billionaires which make the country the third largest in the world after the United States and China. Mukesh Ambani is the richest Indian for 13 consecutive years. According to Forbes, he is currently the 12th richest person in the world.## Check out the full list below.## List of the richest people in India Rank Name Wealth Change Net worth (USD) Company Sources of wealth 1 Gautam Adani 146.8 billion Adani Group Commodities, ports, power generation and transmission, real estate, defense, airport and data centre 2 Mukesh Ambani 94.3 billion Reliance Industries Petrochemicals, telecom, retail 3 Shiv Nadar 28.7 billion HCL Technologies IT services and consulting 4 Cyrus Poonawalla 24.3 billion Serum Institute of India Vaccines 5 Radhakishan Damani 20.0 billion Avenue Supermarts, DMart Investments, retail 6 Lakshmi Mittal 17.9 billion ArcelorMittal Steel 7 Savitri Jindal 17.7 billion JSW Group Jindal Steel & Power Steel, energy, cement and infrastructure 8 Kumar Mangalam Birla 16.5 billion Aditya Birla Group Textiles, telecom, cement 9 Dilip Shanghvi 15.6 billion Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals 10 Pallonji Mistry 15 billion Shapoorji Pallonji Group Construction, real estate 11 Uday Kotak 14.3 billion Kotak Mahindra Bank Banking 11 Sunil Mittal 13.9 billion Bharti Enterprises Telecom 12 Hinduja brothers 12.7 billion Hinduja Group Trucks, lubricants, banking, cable television, etc 13 Azim Premji 9.8 billion Wipro Group IT services and consulting 14 Kushal Pal Singh 8.8 billion DLF Real estate 15 Bajaj brothers 8.6 billion Bajaj Group Auto, finance, electrical, steel 16 Murali Divi & family 8.1 billion Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 17 Gopikishan Damani 7.8 billion Avenue Supermarts, DMart Investments, retail 18 Ashwin Dani 7.7 billion Asian Paints Paints 19 Hasmukh Chudgar & family 6.8 billion Intas Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 20 Benu Gopal Bangur 6.7 billion Shree Cement Cement 21 Mahendra Choksi & family 5.9 billion Asian Paints Paints 22 Rakesh Jhunjhunwala 5.8 billion Rare Enterprises Investments 23 M. A. Yusuff Ali 5.4 billion LuLu Group International Retail 24 Ravi Jaipuria 4.9 billion RJ Corp Fast food 25 Kapil & Rahul Bhatia 4.9 billion InterGlobe Enterprises Airlines ## Stay Tuned...##

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Here is the list of the top 10 cities with the most billionaires.## In 2022, Forbes listed New York City with the most billionaires with 107 people as the only city with more than 100 billionaires, with the Chinese city Beijing second with 83 billionaires, and Hong Kong third with 68.## Check out the full list below.## List of the top 10 cities with the most billionaires City Country Region Billionaires New York United States North America 107 Beijing China Asia 83 Hong Kong Hong Kong Asia 68 London United Kingdom Europe 66 Shanghai China Asia 61 Shenzhen China Asia 59 Moscow Russia Europe 53 Mumbai India Asia 51 San Francisco United States North America 44 Seoul South Korea Asia 38 ## Stay Tuned...##

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Here is the list of the airlines with the best airport services.## EVA Air is the best airline with the best airport services according to Skytrax, All Nippon Airways is second on the list, and Cathay Pacific is third on the list. Skytrax was last ranked in 2018.## Check out the full list below.## List of the airlines with the best airport services Year 1st 2nd 3rd 2013 All Nippon Airways Asiana Airlines Korean Air 2014 All Nippon Airways EVA Air Thai Airways 2015 All Nippon Airways EVA Air Garuda Indonesia 2016 All Nippon Airways EVA Air Thai Airways 2017 All Nippon Airways EVA Air Thai Airways 2018 EVA Air All Nippon Airways Cathay Pacific ## Stay Tuned...##

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Here is the list of the former 5-star airlines.## Seven airlines were certified with 5-star ratings by Skytrax which are currently not operating any flights.## Check out the full list below.## List of the former 5-star airlines Airline Alliance Period Ansett Australia Star Alliance 2001–2002 British Airways Oneworld 2001 Emirates none 2001 Etihad Airways none 2016–2019 Kingfisher Airlines none 2008–2010 Lufthansa Star Alliance 2017–2022 Malaysia Airlines Oneworld 2001, 2005–2013 ## Stay Tuned...##

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Here is the list of the world's 5-star airlines.## According to Skytrax, Skytrax currently only certifies its top 10-rated airlines with 5 stars. Four airlines are coming from Star Alliance, three from Oneworld, two from SkyTeam, and Hainan Airlines does not belong to any alliance.## Check out the full list below.## List of the world's 5-star airlines Airline Alliance Period All Nippon Airways Star Alliance 2013–present Asiana Airlines Star Alliance 2007–present Cathay Pacific Oneworld 2001–2002, 2004, 2006–present EVA Air Star Alliance 2016–present Garuda Indonesia SkyTeam 2014–present Hainan Airlines none 2010–present Japan Airlines Oneworld 2018–present Korean Air SkyTeam 2020–present Qatar Airways Oneworld 2006–present Singapore Airlines Star Alliance 2001–2002, 2004, 2006–present ## Stay Tuned...##

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Here is the list of the airport of the year awards.## According to Skytrax, Hamad International Airport of Qatar is the airport of the year in 2022 and is located in Doha Hamad International Airport was initially scheduled to open in 2008. Still, after a series of costly delays, the airport finally opened on 30 April 2014 with a ceremonial Qatar Airways flight landing from nearby Doha International.## Hamad International Airport became the first Middle Eastern airport to be awarded Skytrax's World Best Airport for 2021 in the 2021 World Airport Awards, ending the 7-year dominance of Singapore's Changi Airport.## Check out the full list below.## List of the airport of the year awards Year 1st 2nd 3rd 1999 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol None None 2000 Singapore Changi Airport None None 2001 Hong Kong International Airport Kuala Lumpur International Airport Singapore Changi Airport 2002 Hong Kong International Airport Singapore Changi Airport Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport 2003 Hong Kong International Airport Singapore Changi Airport Dubai International Airport 2004 Hong Kong International Airport Singapore Changi Airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 2005 Hong Kong International Airport Singapore Changi Airport Incheon International Airport 2006 Singapore Changi Airport Hong Kong International Airport Munich Airport 2007 Hong Kong International Airport Incheon International Airport Singapore Changi Airport 2008 Hong Kong International Airport Singapore Changi Airport Incheon International Airport 2009 Incheon International Airport Hong Kong International Airport Singapore Changi Airport 2010 Singapore Changi Airport Incheon International Airport Hong Kong International Airport 2011 Hong Kong International Airport Singapore Changi Airport Incheon International Airport 2012 Incheon International Airport Singapore Changi Airport Hong Kong International Airport 2013 Singapore Changi Airport Incheon International Airport Amsterdam Schiphol Airport 2014 Singapore Changi Airport Incheon International Airport Munich Airport 2015 Singapore Changi Airport Incheon International Airport Munich Airport 2016 Singapore Changi Airport Incheon International Airport Munich Airport 2017 Singapore Changi Airport Tokyo International Airport Incheon International Airport 2018 Singapore Changi Airport Incheon International Airport Tokyo International Airport 2019 Singapore Changi Airport Tokyo International Airport Incheon International Airport 2020 Singapore Changi Airport Tokyo International Airport Hamad International Airport 2021 Hamad International Airport Tokyo International Airport Singapore Changi Airport 2022 Hamad International Airport Tokyo International Airport Singapore Changi Airport ## Stay Tuned...##

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Here is the list of the airline of the year awards.## Qatar Airways won the Airline of the Year Award for 2022 and Qatar Airways has won 7 awards since 2001 which is the most in this period. In 2022, Singapore Airlines was in second place, and Emirates was in third place.## Check out the complete list below.## List of the airline of the year awards Year 1st 2nd 3rd 2001 Emirates Singapore Airlines Cathay Pacific 2002 Emirates Cathay Pacific Singapore Airlines 2003 Cathay Pacific Emirates Singapore Airlines 2004 Singapore Airlines Emirates Cathay Pacific 2005 Cathay Pacific Qantas Emirates 2006 British Airways Qantas Cathay Pacific 2007 Singapore Airlines Thai Airways Cathay Pacific 2008 Singapore Airlines Cathay Pacific Qantas 2009 Cathay Pacific Singapore Airlines Asiana Airlines 2010 Asiana Airlines Singapore Airlines Qatar Airways 2011 Qatar Airways Singapore Airlines Asiana Airlines 2012 Qatar Airways Asiana Airlines Singapore Airlines 2013 Emirates Qatar Airways Singapore Airlines 2014 Cathay Pacific Qatar Airways Singapore Airlines 2015 Qatar Airways Singapore Airlines Cathay Pacific 2016 Emirates Qatar Airways Singapore Airlines 2017 Qatar Airways Singapore Airlines All Nippon Airways 2018 Singapore Airlines Qatar Airways All Nippon Airways 2019 Qatar Airways Singapore Airlines All Nippon Airways 2021 Qatar Airways Singapore Airlines All Nippon Airways 2022 Qatar Airways Singapore Airlines Emirates ## Stay Tuned...##