Answer the following question: Information: - Air Nelson , a subsidiary of Air New Zealand is a regional airline based in Nelson , New Zealand . It operates services on provincial routes under the Air New Zealand Link brand . The airline operates one type of aircraft , the 50 seat Bombardier Q300 which provides an intensive regional air service that can not be sustained with regional jet types of this size . Until 2008 , Air Nelson operated the 33 - seat Saab 340 that took over provincial Fokker F27 services by Air New Zealand in 1990 . Air Nelson Q300s wear the Air New Zealand livery and operate from Kerikeri in the far north of the North Island to Invercargill in the far south of the South Island . - Air New Zealand Limited is the national airline of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 21 domestic and 31 international destinations in 19 countries around the Pacific rim and the United Kingdom. The airline has been a member of the Star Alliance since 1999. - Star Alliance is one of the world's largest global airline alliances. Founded on 14 May 1997, its current CEO is Mark Schwab and its headquarters is in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. , Star Alliance is the second largest global alliance by passenger count with 641.1million, after SkyTeam (665.4million) and ahead of Oneworld (557.4million). Its slogan is "The Way The Earth Connects". What entity does 'air nelson' has the relation 'airline alliance' with?
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star alliance