Air France and Delta : it will be " Alliance "

The airlines Air France and Delta, joined by Aeromexico and Korean Air have found a name for the strategic partnership they will announce on June 22nd in New-York : it will be Alliance, a name that passengers will see at the Nice airport since the both airlines are represented. The name of birth which took a long time to be chosen can be understood both in French and in English. But, it seems to the name of one of the competitor groups : the " Star Alliance ", headed by Lufthansa, United Airlines, SAS, Air Canada, and some others...