The world's largest global airline alliances in which United is a founding member was founded when?
Star Alliance Star Alliance is one of the world's largest global airline alliances. Founded on 14 May 1997, its current CEO is Jeffrey Goh and its headquarters is located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. s of November 2016 , Star Alliance is the largest global alliance by passenger count with 689.98 million, ahead of SkyTeam (665.4 million) and Oneworld (557.4 million). Its slogan is "The Way The Earth Connects".
Air Afrique destinations Air Afrique came into being in 1961 (1961) as a joint venture between Air France, Union Aéromaritime de Transport (UAT), and eleven former French-speaking colonies in Western and Central Africa, namely Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Dahomey, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Upper Volta. Initially, the company inaugurated its services flying routes within those countries, and linking them as well. On none }} , the carrier inaugurated its first intercontinental flights with Boeing 707s leased from Air France serving the Paris–Dakar–Abidjan and Paris–Douala–Brazzaville routes.