Ua & Star Alliance Updates?

USFlyer

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Aug 19, 2002
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Any word on when US officially joins the Star Alliance? Or is this on hold? Has the "Star Alliance" plane been scheduled for painting yet? And what model is being painted? I had heard March 31, but that date is rapidly approaching and as of yet we haven't seen much in the way of press releases and/or additional partners (e.g., redemption on LH is still not allowed).

Also, I see UA is adding codeshare flights like crazy -- lots of Express flights, for example, out of PHL, PIT, CLT, LGA, BOS, DCA, MCI, etc. have been added lately. But, US seems to have stopped adding UA-operated (or UA affilliate-operated) flights (unless I'm just not finding them). Also, why has the codeshare not yet been expanded to Canada? Or, is US waiting for an AC alliance?