STARLUX & American Airways Announce Interline Partnership Forward Of Phoenix Launch

STARLUX Airways and American Airways have entered into an interline settlement, providing higher connectivity between North America and Taiwan. The information comes forward of the route launch between Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport (PHX) and Taipei Taoyuan Worldwide Airport (TPE).

An interline settlement is a partnership between two or extra airways that permits passengers to e book a single ticket for journey on a number of airways, even when these airways haven’t got a proper codeshare settlement.

Elevated Comfort And Transpacific Connectivity

The brand new interline partnership with American Airways makes journey to Asia extra handy, providing single-ticket reserving and through-checked baggage between American’s in depth North American community and STARLUX’s transpacific and Asian routes. It additionally advantages STARLUX passengers by offering simple connections throughout American’s huge US route community.

This association advantages American Airways by increasing its passengers’ entry to Taipei and past with out requiring the airline to function its personal flights throughout the Pacific. Passengers can hook up with Taipei from quite a few American cities, together with New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Charlotte, Miami, Dallas/Fort Price, Mexico Metropolis, and extra. Commenting on the information, STARLUX CEO Glenn Chai, stated:

“We’re very honored to have the partnership with American Airways — one of many United States high airways. The partnership will significantly broaden STARLUX’s attain into the US, with prospects accessing American’s huge North American community. It is going to additionally enhance journey selections for American Airways prospects trying to journey to Taipei.”

New Nonstop Hyperlink Between Taipei And Phoenix

Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport (PHX) at present serves a number of worldwide locations in Canada, Europe, and South America, however has no nonstop flights to Asia. That can change when STARLUX launches nonstop service to Taipei’s Taoyuan Airport on January 15, 2026. Based on the Taiwanese provider, the brand new Taipei to Phoenix route will higher join the networks of STARLUX and American Airways. As a serious American Airways hub within the southwestern US, PHX affords sturdy strategic worth.

STARLUX Airways has timed its Phoenix flights to permit connections to American Airways flights heading to main US cities, together with New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Charlotte, Miami, Dallas, Las Vegas, El Paso, amongst different locations. Flight JX026 from Taipei is scheduled to land in Phoenix at 5:40 PM native time, giving vacationers entry to over 40 US locations by way of American Airways. The return flight, JX025, is scheduled to depart Phoenix for Taipei at 10:45 PM, permitting passengers from greater than 60 US cities to attach by means of Phoenix onto STARLUX’s service.

The route shall be operated by the provider’s Airbus A350 fleet. At current, the Taiwanese airline has ten Airbus A350-900 widebody plane, with a median age of 1.5 years, in line with ch-aviation knowledge. Every A350-900 accommodates 306 passengers in a four-class configuration: 4 in top quality, 26 in enterprise class, 36 in premium financial system, and 240 in financial system. Along with ten A350-900s, STARLUX boasts a fleet of 13 Airbus A321neos and 5 Airbus A330neos.

Rising Its Presence In The US

The airline has been increasing its presence in the USA. In early June 2025, STARLUX Airways launched a brand new service between Taipei, Taiwan, and Ontario, California.

The Taiwanese provider is utilizing its Airbus A350-900 fleet to function the route 4 instances per week, together with on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, by means of October 25, 2025. With the launch of the Taipei to Ontario route, STARLUX now affords a complete of 4 direct corridors to the US West Coast.

The present STARLUX Airways direct nonstop locations within the US embody Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX), San Francisco Worldwide Airport (SFO), and Seattle-Tacoma Worldwide Airport (SEA). Notably, the Ontario to Taipei route will surpass the LAX to TPE route because the provider’s longest US route, spanning 5,936 nautical miles (10,993 km).