ITA Airways has officially received approval to begin its integration into Star Alliance, following a decision by the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board (CEB).

Italian airline ITA Airways is a new member of the Lufthansa Group after the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and Europe’s leading aviation group jointly completed the transaction.

SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) has revealed plans to split from the Star Alliance global aviation group, switching across to rival SkyTeam later this year.

Star Alliance has opened a second lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and seventh globally. Available to First and Business Class passengers and Star Alliance Gold status customers on member airline flights, the lounge welcomes guests departing from gates 10 to 38 in Terminal 1. Eligible United Club and Air Canada Maple Leaf Club members may also access the lounge.

Air Canada has opened its brand-new Maple Leaf Lounge at San Francisco International Airport, the airline’s 28th lounge worldwide, and its third Maple Leaf Lounge in the USA.

Austrian Airlines is bolstering its Premium Economy capacity on its long-haul Boeing 777 aircraft, revealing it will increase seat-count in the cabin by two-thirds in 2023.

Star Alliance has signaled its intent to align with environmentally-friendly travel industry solutions, welcoming Deutsche Bahn as its first Intermodal Partner effective 1 August 2022.

Starting this June, United will be the only US carrier to offer nonstop service between Melbourne and the United States.

Turkish Airlines passengers transiting through Istanbul with lengthy transfer times are once again being offered a stopover service in the Star Alliance member’s primary hub.

Air Canada is bulking up its South Pacific network to near pre-COVID levels, announcing the return of daily flights between Vancouver and Sydney, coupled with a resumption of services to Brisbane and Auckland.

Air Canada is preparing to reinstate 34 international routes from March 2022 across the Atlantic and Pacific, concurrently restoring dozens of transborder point-to-points over the US border.

Air Canada has confirmed its intention to recommence its Australian operation from mid-December 2021, initially only on the Sydney-Vancouver route. Seats can now be booked through all booking channels including aircanada.com and via travel agencies.