SkyTeam
Airline alliance
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| April 30 2025 | Transition period for ITA Airways' exit from SkyTeam ended. |
| February 3 2025 | ITA Airways announced its departure from SkyTeam following acquisition by Lufthansa Group. |
| October 26 2024 | Czech Airlines left SkyTeam and ceased operations. |
| September 1 2024 | Scandinavian Airlines joined SkyTeam after leaving Star Alliance. |
| March 2 2023 | Virgin Atlantic joined SkyTeam, becoming the 19th member and the first UK airline in the alliance. |
| April 27 2022 | SkyTeam suspended Aeroflot's membership through an agreement. |
| February 2022 | Delta and KLM announced suspension of codesharing agreements with Aeroflot due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| October 29 2021 | ITA Airways joined SkyTeam, succeeding Alitalia. |
| October 15 2021 | Alitalia CityLiner's operations taken over by ITA Airways. |
| October 15 2021 | Alitalia ceased operations and departed from SkyTeam alliance. |
| November 4 2019 | International Airlines Group (IAG) announced an agreement to purchase Air Europa, which would lead to the airline leaving SkyTeam if the deal succeeded. |
| April 15 2019 | Saudia Cargo officially joined the SkyTeam Cargo alliance, expanding the cargo division to include the Saudi Arabian carrier. |
| December 31 2018 | China Southern Airlines left the SkyTeam alliance. |
| March 5 2014 | Garuda Indonesia became the 20th member of the alliance, completing a joining process that took longer than initially expected. |
| November 2013 | Aerolíneas Argentinas joins SkyTeam Cargo, adding over 30 Latin American destinations to the global network. |
| November 21 2012 | Xiamen Airlines became the fourth member from Mainland China, raising the alliance's total membership to 19. |
| August 29 2012 | Aerolíneas Argentinas became the first South American and second Latin American airline to join the alliance, bringing membership to 18. |
| June 28 2012 | Middle East Airlines became the 17th member of the alliance. |
| May 29 2012 | Saudi Arabian Airlines became the first carrier to join the alliance in 2012 and the first from the Middle East, bringing total members to 16. |
| March 3 2012 | Continental Airlines merged with United Airlines. |
| September 28 2011 | China Airlines joined the SkyTeam alliance. |
| June 21 2011 | China Eastern Airlines joined the alliance along with its subsidiary, Shanghai Airlines, becoming the 14th member. |
| January 10 2011 | Saudi Arabian Airlines signed an agreement to join SkyTeam in 2012. |
| November 2010 | China Southern Airlines joins the SkyTeam Cargo alliance, expanding the network's global reach. |
| November 1 2010 | Shanghai Airlines exited Star Alliance to join SkyTeam under its parent company China Eastern Airlines, strengthening SkyTeam's presence in China. |
| June 22 2010 | SkyTeam celebrated its 10th anniversary with CEOs and chairmen of 13 member airlines gathering in New York. The alliance renewed memberships for Air Europa, Kenya Airways, and TAROM, upgrading them to full members. |
| June 10 2010 | Vietnam Airlines became a full SkyTeam member in a ceremony held in Hanoi, becoming the first SkyTeam carrier from Southeast Asia and adding 20 unique destinations to the alliance's route map. |
| April 16 2010 | China Eastern Airlines announced its intention to join SkyTeam, shortly after merging with Shanghai Airlines. |
| January 31 2010 | Northwest Airlines merged with Delta Air Lines. |
| January 1 2010 | Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines officially combined their operating certificates. |
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