:Oneworld

Oneworld announced the formation of a central alliance team, the Oneworld Management Company (OMC), in February 2000, to mark the alliance's first anniversary. The OMC was established May 2000 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (see § Headquarters below). It acts as the alliance's central secretariat, with responsibility for driving future growth and the launch of new customer services and benefits.

The OMC was first led by managing partner Peter Buecking, previously director of sales and marketing at Cathay Pacific; followed by John McCulloch, previously the alliance's vice-president for marketing. Bruce Ashby, who previously held roles of CEO of Saudi Arabia's SAMA Airlines, CEO of India's IndiGo, and executive vice-president for US Airways, became CEO in December 2011. Rob Gurney succeeded Ashby as CEO in October 2016.{{cite web|title= oneworld CEO Rob Gurney |url=https://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworld-fact-sheets/oneworld-ceo-rob-gurney |website=Oneworld |access-date=25 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025181233/https://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworld-fact-sheets/oneworld-ceo-rob-gurney |archive-date=25 October 2016 }}

Reporting to the CEO are vice-presidents for commercial; membership and customer experience; and corporate communications, a chief financial officer and an IT director.{{cite press release|title=Oneworld marks first anniversary by establishing central alliance team |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1276 |website=Oneworld |date=1 February 2000 |access-date=8 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719121215/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1276 |archive-date=19 July 2011 }}{{cite web|title=An introduction to Oneworld – The alliance that revolves around you|website=Oneworld|url=http://www.oneworld.com/documents/10180/23479/2013-06-24+intro+to+oneworld+LONG/f65eaec7-75da-439b-b03f-495f0e384ac1|date=June 2014|access-date=2 July 2015|archive-date=7 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707063439/https://www.oneworld.com/documents/10180/23479/2013-06-24+intro+to+oneworld+LONG/f65eaec7-75da-439b-b03f-495f0e384ac1}}{{cite web|title=Privacy Policy |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/privacy-policy |website=Oneworld |access-date=8 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113073624/https://www.oneworld.com/ow/privacy-policy |archive-date=13 November 2008 }}

The CEO reports to the Oneworld Governing Board, which is made up of the chief executives of each of the member airlines. The Governing Board meets regularly to set strategic direction and review progress. Chairmanship of the board rotates among the alliance members' chief executives. Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker succeeded Qantas CEO as chairman in May 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneworld.com/news/2021-05-20-oneworld-names-Qatar-Airways-Group-Chief-Executive-His-Excellency-Mr-Akbar-Al-Baker-as-Governing-Board-Chairman#:~:text=The%20Governing%20Board%20of%20the,the%20role%20since%20September%202018.|title=oneworld names Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive His Excellency Mr Akbar Al Baker as Governing Board Chairman|date=2021-05-21|website=Oneworld|language=en-US|access-date=2021-05-24|archive-date=21 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521162116/https://www.oneworld.com/news/2021-05-20-oneworld-names-Qatar-Airways-Group-Chief-Executive-His-Excellency-Mr-Akbar-Al-Baker-as-Governing-Board-Chairman#:~:text=The%20Governing%20Board%20of%20the,the%20role%20since%20September%202018.|url-status=live}}

In 2011, the alliance headquarters relocated from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Park Avenue in New York City, New York, United States, sharing premises with the local offices of a number of Oneworld member airlines including American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Japan Airlines and Qantas.Reed, Ted. "[https://www.thestreet.com/story/10944330/1/veteran-airline-exec-to-lead-oneworld.html Veteran Airline Exec to Lead OneWorld] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709030848/https://www.thestreet.com/story/10944330/1/veteran-airline-exec-to-lead-oneworld.html |date=9 July 2017 }}." The Street. 10 December 2010. Retrieved on 11 December 2010.

The headquarters of the Oneworld alliance moved to Fort Worth, Texas, US, where American Airlines—one of its member airlines—is headquartered, in December 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.oneworld.com/news/2022-10-12-oneworld-global-headquarters-to-relocate-to-fort-worth-texas |title=oneworld global headquarters to relocate to Fort Worth, Texas |date=2022-10-12 |website=Oneworld |access-date=2022-10-12}}

File:B-KQI@HKG (20190406110831).jpg is one of the alliance's founding members.]]

Oneworld was unveiled by its founding members, American Airlines, British Airways, Canadian Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Qantas at a press conference in London, United Kingdom, on 21 September 1998. Oneworld was officially launched and became operational on 1 February 1999.

The alliance outlined its services and benefits as including:

• Smoother transfers for passengers travelling across all member airlines
• Greater support to passengers regardless of which member airline they are travelling with
• Greater range of round-the-world products
• Enhanced co‑operation in the member airlines' frequent-flyer programmes to provide more rewards
• Wider recognition and access to more airport lounges.
• More codeshare agreements and connecting flights between member airlines

Ahead of the official launch, the alliance embarked on an extensive employee communications and training programme, involving virtually all of the 220,000 staff employed by the five-member airlines, to ensure they could deliver what the alliance brand promised.

At its launch in 1999, Oneworld's member airlines and their affiliates served 648 destinations in 139 countries and carried 181 million passengers with a fleet of 1,577 aircraft.{{cite press release|title=Five leading airlines to launch oneworld global alliance |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1271 |website=Oneworld |date=21 September 1998 |access-date=5 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715002430/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1271 |archive-date=15 July 2011 }}{{cite press release|title=Key facts and figures about Oneworld|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1554|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131052425/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1554|archive-date=31 January 2013|website=Oneworld|date=21 September 1998|access-date=5 August 2009}}{{cite press release|title=oneworld: The alliance to serve the world takes off on February 1 |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1273 |website=Oneworld |date=25 January 1999 |access-date=5 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831041218/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1273 |archive-date=31 August 2007 }}

File:Finnair, Airbus A350-900 OH-LWB 'One World' NRT (35926228120).jpg became Oneworld's first recruit following the alliance's foundation.]]

Finnair, Finland's largest airline and flag carrier, was the alliance's first new recruit on 9 December 1998.{{cite press release|title=Finnair to fly on board oneworld|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1552|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130223321/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1552|archive-date=30 January 2013|website=Oneworld|date=9 December 1998|access-date=6 August 2009}} The alliance welcomed Iberia, Spain's flag carrier, as its second recruit on 15 February 1999.{{cite press release|title=oneworld welcomes Iberia on board|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1272|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130184037/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1272|archive-date=30 January 2013|website=Oneworld|date=15 February 1999|access-date=6 August 2009}} Both airlines, together with Iberia's franchisee, Iberia Regional Air Nostrum, joined the alliance on 1 September 1999, adding more than 50 destinations to the Oneworld network.{{cite press release|title=Finnair and Iberia board oneworld|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1556|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131021653/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1556|archive-date=31 January 2013|website=Oneworld|date=31 August 1999|access-date=6 August 2009}}

On 19 May 1999, LAN Chile became a member-elect, the alliance's first representative from Latin America. LanChile's two subsidiaries, LAN Express and LAN Perú, would also join the alliance.{{cite press release|title=LanChile welcomed as newest member of oneworld|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1274|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131012831/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1274|archive-date=31 January 2013|website=Oneworld|date=19 May 1999|access-date=6 August 2009}} Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus was formally elected on board and confirmed as the ninth member of the alliance on 2 December 1999.{{cite press release|title=AerLingus to join oneworld|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1275|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131020556/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1275|archive-date=31 January 2013|website=Oneworld|date=2 December 1999|access-date=6 August 2009}} As LanChile and Aer Lingus joined on 1 June 2000, Canadian Airlines left the alliance, following the airline's purchase by Air Canada, a member of the rival Star Alliance.{{cite press release|title=LanChile and Aer Lingus board the "alliance that revolves around you"|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1561|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130180805/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1561|archive-date=30 January 2013|website=Oneworld|date=31 May 2000|access-date=6 August 2009}}

Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) accepted an invitation to join Oneworld in September 2003, after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 23 September 2003 to establish a wide-ranging commercial agreement with British Airways.{{cite press release|title=Swiss International to join oneworld airline alliance|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1282|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908074428/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1282|archive-date=8 September 2012|website=Oneworld|date=23 September 2003|access-date=7 August 2009}}{{cite press release|title=BA and Swiss Agree Commercial Pact|url=http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/about_swiss/media/press_releases/2003/Pages/pr_20030923.aspx|website=Swiss International Air Lines|date=23 September 2003|access-date=7 August 2009|archive-date=25 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725102310/http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/about_swiss/media/press_releases/2003/Pages/pr_20030923.aspx|url-status=live}} However, Swiss later decided not to proceed with key elements of its agreement with British Airways and was therefore released from its commitment to join Oneworld;{{cite press release|title=Swiss Elects Not to Join oneworld|url=http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/about_swiss/media/press_releases/2004/Pages/pr_20040603.aspx|website=Swiss International Air Lines|date=3 June 2004|access-date=7 August 2009|archive-date=24 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024214511/http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/about_swiss/media/press_releases/2004/Pages/pr_20040603.aspx|url-status=live}}{{cite press release|title=oneworld releases Swiss International Air Lines from its commitment to join the global alliance|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=2066|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131053438/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=2066|archive-date=31 January 2013|website=Oneworld|date=3 June 2004|access-date=7 August 2009}} it was taken over by Lufthansa in 2005 and joined Star Alliance in 2006.

File:Royal Jordanian Airlines Airbus A319; JY-AYP@ZRH;07.04.2010 570eq (4500715784).jpg Airbus A319 in Oneworld livery]]

The mid 2000s saw Oneworld undertake one of the biggest expansions in its history. Hungarian flag carrier Malév signed an MOU in May 2005 as a precursor to a formal invitation to join, extended in November 2005.{{cite press release|title=Malév invited to join oneworld alliance|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=6289|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131002433/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=6289|archive-date=31 January 2013|website=Oneworld|date=22 November 2005|access-date=7 August 2009}} On 17 October 2005, the alliance signed as a member-elect Royal Jordanian, the first airline from the Middle East to accept an invitation to join any global airline alliance.{{cite press release|title=Royal Jordanian to join oneworld airline alliance|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=6017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130185200/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=6017|archive-date=30 January 2013|website=Oneworld|date=17 October 2005|access-date=7 August 2009}}

Japan Airlines, then Asia's largest airline group, applied to join the alliance on 25 October 2005.{{cite press release|title=JAL Decision to Seek oneworld Membership|url=http://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/200510/000611.html|website=Japan Airlines|date=25 October 2005|access-date=7 August 2009|archive-date=22 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722130155/http://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/200510/000611.html|url-status=live}} JAL and Oneworld exchanged an MOU on 8 February 2006, setting out a framework for the remaining steps to be taken before the airline could be formally invited to join. On 5 June 2006, JAL accepted a formal letter of invitation to join the alliance, along with five members of the JAL Group as affiliate members, including J-Air, JAL Express, JALways, Japan Asia Airways and Japan Transocean Air.{{cite press release|title=Japan Airlines completes first step to oneworld membership|url=http://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/200602/000521.html|website=Japan Airlines|date=8 February 2006|access-date=7 August 2009|archive-date=22 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822093839/http://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/200602/000521.html|url-status=live}}{{cite press release|title=Japan Airlines to join oneworld alliance early next year|url=http://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/200606/000555.html|website=Japan Airlines|date=5 June 2006|access-date=7 August 2009|archive-date=12 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212105949/http://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/200606/000555.html|url-status=live}}

File:JAPAN AIRLINES JA15XJ JA732J HND 28-JUN-2023.jpg Airbus A350-900 and a Boeing 777-300ER in Oneworld livery]]

All three of these airline groups — Japan Airlines, Malév and Royal Jordanian — joined as full members and started offering the alliance's full range of services and benefits on 1 April 2007, along with, as Oneworld affiliate members, Japan Airlines' subsidiaries J‑Air, JAL Express, JALways, Japan Asia Airways and Japan Transocean Air, and LAN's subsidiaries LAN Argentina and LAN Ecuador. They expanded the Oneworld network to almost 700 airports in nearly 150 countries served by 9,000 daily departures, carrying around 315 million passengers per year with a fleet of almost 2,500 aircraft, with top-tier frequent flyers able to access 400 airport lounges worldwide.{{cite press release|title=oneworld becomes ten of the world's biggest and best airlines as Japan Airlines, Malév and Royal Jordanian board |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=9869 |website=Oneworld |date=1 April 2007 |access-date=7 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829102158/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=9869 |archive-date=29 August 2007 }}

On the same day, Aer Lingus voluntarily exited the alliance due to a fundamental change to its business strategy. The Irish carrier was repositioning itself as a low fares point-to-point carrier, while Oneworld's focus was on the multisector, premium, frequent international travellers' market. Although no longer a Oneworld member, Aer Lingus maintained frequent-flyer programme partnerships with some of the alliance members and continued to participate in the alliance's Global Explorer round-the-world fare product.{{cite press release|title=Aer Lingus plans to leave oneworld |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=7471 |website=Oneworld |date=30 May 2006 |access-date=7 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209043258/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=7471 |archive-date=9 February 2007 }}{{cite press release|title=Aer Lingus' withdrawal date set as 1 April 2007 |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=8613 |website=Oneworld |date=29 September 2006 |access-date=7 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209043750/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=8613 |archive-date=9 February 2007 }}

In February 2012, Malév suspended all services indefinitely, citing financial difficulties.{{cite web|author=Leitner, Atilla|url=http://www.sofiaecho.com/2012/03/19/1790936_terminal-condition|website=The Sofia Echo|title=Terminal condition|date=19 March 2012|access-date=20 March 2012|archive-date=22 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322074009/http://sofiaecho.com/2012/03/19/1790936_terminal-condition|url-status=live}} Its participation in Oneworld ended when the airline was wound up in the following weeks.

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File:Boeing 777-223ER 'N796AN' American Airlines (14067564169).jpg Boeing 777-200ER in the new standard Oneworld livery]]

In February 2009, Oneworld celebrated its tenth anniversary with its ten member airlines—American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia Airlines, Japan Airlines, LAN, Malév, Qantas, and Royal Jordanian.

In the past decade, membership had doubled from an initial five members to ten members; its member airlines carried a total of 2.5 billion passengers and generated almost $500 billion, €450 million in revenue from passenger activities. Alliance fares and sales products generated $5 billion, €2.5 billion in revenue alone, with two-thirds or almost $3 billion, €1.5 billion would not have been generated if the alliance did not exist.{{cite press release |title=Oneworld airlines renew their commitment to build on the value the alliance offers customers worldwide – including a standard Oneworld livery |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=16589 |website=Oneworld |date=3 February 2009 |access-date=7 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719120457/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=16589 |archive-date=19 July 2011}}{{cite press release |title=Oneworld airlines benefit by US$5 billion from alliance fares and sales activities alone in its first ten years |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=16588 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905054508/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=16588 |archive-date=5 September 2012 |website=Oneworld |date=3 February 2009 |access-date=8 August 2009}} As part of the celebration and to increase awareness of the 10‑member alliance, all the alliance member airlines decorated a proportion of their aircraft fleets in a new standard Oneworld livery—around 40 aircraft in total, mainly types that fly on international routes. The alliance also unveiled a special version of its logo, featuring the text "10 years" printed behind the word Oneworld as a watermark on its purple orb.

File:S7 Airlines, VQ-BKW, Boeing 737-8ZS (38579312375) (2).jpg (Globus Airlines) Boeing 737-800 in Oneworld livery]]

On 26 May 2009, Russian airline S7 Airlines was unanimously elected to the alliance. It became a full member on 15 November 2010, adding to Oneworld one of the most extensive networks covering Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). It expanded the Oneworld network to another 54 cities, 35 of them in Russia. The airline's subsidiary Globus Airlines joined Oneworld at the same time as an affiliate member.{{cite press release|title=Russia's S7 Airlines to join oneworld alliance |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=18020 |website=Oneworld |date=26 May 2009 |access-date=7 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007235038/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=18020 |archive-date=7 October 2009 }}

On 10 November 2009, Oneworld welcomed Mexicana and its subsidiaries, MexicanaClick and MexicanaLink, after the airline accepted a formal invitation to join the alliance on 9 April 2008. Mexicana and its affiliates added 26 destinations to the alliance map.{{cite press release|title=Mexicana to become part of oneworld on 10 November |url=http://www.mexicana.com/cs/Satellite?Level=1&pagename=MexicanaG5_US_EN%2FPage%2FPrincipalPageComposition_US_EN&assetId=1143494208252&URLTemplate=/cs/Satellite?pagename=MexicanaG5/MexContainer_C/LandingBank_News&idContainer=1151322276667&ChannelID=1201111972289&siteID=1143494205438&IdNews=1243462626078 |website=Mexicana |date=21 September 2009 |access-date=8 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001112752/http://www.mexicana.com/cs/Satellite?Level=1&pagename=MexicanaG5_US_EN%2FPage%2FPrincipalPageComposition_US_EN&assetId=1143494208252&URLTemplate=%2Fcs%2FSatellite%3Fpagename%3DMexicanaG5%2FMexContainer_C%2FLandingBank_News&idContainer=1151322276667&ChannelID=1201111972289&siteID=1143494205438&IdNews=1243462626078 |archive-date= 1 October 2009 }} Mexicana was a former member of Star Alliance, leaving the group in March 2004 when it terminated its codeshare agreement with United Airlines and opted for bilateral agreements with Oneworld members American Airlines and Iberia.{{cite press release|title=Star Alliance and Mexicana Airlines agree to termination of membership |url=http://www.staralliance.com/en/press/press_releases/2003/20031114_MexicanaAirlines_agree_termination.html |website=Star Alliance |date=14 November 2003 |access-date=7 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122034312/http://www.staralliance.com/en/press/press_releases/2003/20031114_MexicanaAirlines_agree_termination.html |archive-date=22 November 2008 }}{{cite news|title=Mexicana airline leaves Star Alliance|url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2003-11-14-mexicana_x.htm|agency=Associated Press|date=14 November 2003|access-date=7 August 2009|work=USA Today|archive-date=13 June 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060613202424/http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2003-11-14-mexicana_x.htm}} On 2 August 2010, Mexicana filed for insolvency proceedings in Mexico and bankruptcy protection in the United States with its financial situation deteriorating. The airline suspended all operations from 28 August 2010.{{cite press release|title=CMA files for Chapter 15|url=http://mexicanainforma.com/press-releases/2010/8/3/press-release-04-cma-files-for-chapter-15.html|website=Mexicana|date=3 August 2010|access-date=31 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126141452/http://mexicanainforma.com/press-releases/2010/8/3/press-release-04-cma-files-for-chapter-15.html|archive-date=26 November 2010|df=dmy-all}}{{cite press release|title=Mexicana group suspends operations|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=22709|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130181805/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=22709|archive-date=30 January 2013|website=Oneworld|date=31 August 2010|access-date=31 October 2010}} With the group under Mexican court protection, it has remained an inactive member of Oneworld since then.

File:Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330-300 (9M-MTE) at KLIA.jpg Airbus A330 in Oneworld livery]]

On 23 February 2010, India's Kingfisher Airlines took its first step to joining Oneworld with its chairman Vijay Mallya and chief executives from the alliance's existing member airlines signing a memorandum of understanding, subject to Indian regulatory approval. The airline gained approval to join the alliance from the India's Ministry of Civil Aviation and started participating in the alliance's Global Explorer round-the-world fare product. However, on 3 February 2012, just a week before it was due to join the alliance, Kingfisher Airlines' entry was put on hold to give it more time to strengthen its financial position.{{cite press release|title=Kingfisher Airlines' oneworld implementation put on hold|url=http://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/details/?objectID=28312|website=Oneworld|date=3 February 2012|access-date=3 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030615/http://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/details/?objectID=28312|archive-date=21 March 2012|df=dmy-all}} Kingfisher Airlines suspended operations on 20 October 2012 and finally ceased operations in February 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/kingfisher-airlines-flying-slots-withdrawn-govt/1079459 |title=Kingfisher Airlines flying slots withdrawn: Govt |date=26 February 2013 |website=Financialexpress.com |access-date=22 May 2013 |archive-date=6 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306144542/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/kingfisher-airlines-flying-slots-withdrawn-govt/1079459 |url-status=live }}

On 26 July 2010, Air Berlin, at that time Germany's second-largest airline, accepted an invitation to join Oneworld{{cite press release|title=Air Berlin accepts invitation to join oneworld |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=22473 |website=Oneworld |date=26 July 2010 |access-date=26 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824031012/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=22473 |archive-date=24 August 2010 }} and joined the alliance on 20 March 2012.{{cite press release|title=airberlin set to join oneworld tomorrow|url=http://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/details/?objectID=28745|website=Oneworld|date=19 March 2012|access-date=20 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030639/http://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/details/?objectID=28745|archive-date=21 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}

On 6 June 2011, Malaysia Airlines became a new member designate on the sidelines of the IATA World Air Transport Summit in Singapore.{{cite press release|title=Malaysia Airlines to join oneworld alliance |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=25793 |website=Oneworld |date=6 June 2011 |access-date=6 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610110420/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=25793 |archive-date=10 June 2011 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/awx/2011/06/05/awx_06_05_2011_p0-331850.xml&headline=Malaysian%20To%20Join%20Oneworld&channel=comm|title=Malaysian To Join Oneworld|website=Aviationweek.com|access-date=7 November 2021}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Malaysia Airlines became a part of Oneworld on 1 February 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/06/06/357585/iata-malaysia-airlines-to-join-oneworld.html |title=IATA: Malaysia Airlines to join oneworld |website=Flightglobal.com |date=6 June 2011 |access-date=22 May 2013 |archive-date=9 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609040833/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/06/06/357585/iata-malaysia-airlines-to-join-oneworld.html |url-status=live }}

File:4R-ABO SriLankan Airlines Airbus A320-214. (40880691151).jpg Airbus A320-214 in Oneworld livery]]

On 11 June 2012, SriLankan Airlines became Oneworld's latest member-elect, on the sidelines of the IATA World Air Transport Summit in Beijing. Cathay Pacific was SriLankan Airlines' sponsor through its alliance implementation programme.{{cite web |url=http://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/details/?objectID=29625 |title=SriLankan Airlines to join oneworld alliance |website=Oneworld |date=11 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115123220/http://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/details/?objectID=29625 |archive-date=15 November 2012 |df=dmy-all }} Its membership implementation was expected to take around 18 months. On 1 May 2014, SriLankan Airlines became a full member of the alliance, making it the first airline in the Indian subcontinent to join any alliance.

File:Qatar Airways Boeing 777 (A7-BAF) arrives London Heathrow Airport 21September2014 arp.jpg of Qatar Airways in 2014 – the first among the "Big Three" carriers in the Persian Gulf to sign for any global airline alliance]]

On 8 October 2012, Qatar Airways became a member-elect of Oneworld. Qatar Airways was one of the fastest growing airlines worldwide—adding 15 destinations in 2012 alone—and one of the most highly regarded, having been named Airline of the Year by the Skytrax independent airline quality ratings agency in both 2011 and 2012. The agreement to join was widely reported in the media as a coup for Oneworld, with Qatar Airways the first among the "Big Three" carriers in the Persian Gulf to sign for any global airline alliance.{{cite news|last=Gulliver|title=New oneworld order|url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2012/10/airline-alliances|newspaper=The Economist|date=10 October 2012|access-date=13 July 2017|archive-date=1 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701161430/http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2012/10/airline-alliances|url-status=live}} The airline joined the alliance on 30 October 2013.

On 14 February 2013, American Airlines began plans to merge with US Airways.{{cite web |url=http://www.aa.com/arriving |title=Home |website=Aa.com |access-date=22 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528201110/http://www.aa.com/arriving/ |archive-date=28 May 2013 |df=dmy-all }} Following U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approval, the merger was completed on 9 December 2013. US Airways left Star Alliance on 30 March 2014, and joined Oneworld as an affiliate member the following day.{{cite web |author=with Ben Mutzabaugh |url=http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2012/07/us-airways-would-exit-star-alliance-if-it-merges-with-american/806454/1 |title=US Airways to exit Star Alliance if it merges with American |newspaper=USA Today |date=18 July 2012 |access-date=22 May 2013 |archive-date=25 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125162235/http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2012/07/us-airways-would-exit-star-alliance-if-it-merges-with-american/806454/1 |url-status=live }}

On 7 March 2013, LATAM Airlines Group chose Oneworld as its alliance and announced that LAN subsidiary LAN Colombia plus TAM Airlines and its subsidiary TAM Paraguay would join Oneworld.{{cite web |url=http://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/details/?objectID=54228 |title=News |website=Oneworld |date=7 March 2013 |access-date=22 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511212444/http://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/details/?objectID=54228 |archive-date=11 May 2013 |df=dmy-all }} LAN Colombia joined the alliance on 1 October 2013.

On 31 March 2014, TAM Airlines and US Airways joined Oneworld after leaving Star Alliance on 30 March 2014.{{cite press release | url=https://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/-/asset_publisher/QtTQ7EuCzxhd/content/tam-and-us-airways-join-oneworld/maximized?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oneworld.com%2Fnews-information%2Foneworldnews%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_QtTQ7EuCzxhd%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_pos%3D2%26p_p_col_count%3D5%26p_r_p_564233524_keywords%3Dtam | title=TAM and US Airways join oneworld | website=Oneworld | date=31 March 2014 | access-date=22 October 2015 | archive-date=5 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105170321/https://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/-/asset_publisher/QtTQ7EuCzxhd/content/tam-and-us-airways-join-oneworld/maximized?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oneworld.com%2Fnews-information%2Foneworldnews%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_QtTQ7EuCzxhd%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_pos%3D2%26p_p_col_count%3D5%26p_r_p_564233524_keywords%3Dtam }}

On 15 August 2017, Air Berlin filed for insolvency after Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways stopped funding the airline. Air Berlin subsequently left Oneworld upon entering administration and ceasing operations on 28 October 2017.

On 1 June 2018, Oneworld introduced Oneworld Connect, a membership platform similar to Star Alliance's "Connecting Partners", with Fiji Airways as the first member effective from 5 December onwards.{{Cite web | url=https://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/-/asset_publisher/QtTQ7EuCzxhd/content/introducing-oneworld-connect-a-new-way-for-airlines-to-link-to-the-world-s-premier-alliance/maximized?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oneworld.com%2Fnews-information%2Foneworldnews%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_QtTQ7EuCzxhd%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_pos%3D4%26p_p_col_count%3D7 | title=Details | oneworld | access-date=6 July 2018 | archive-date=6 July 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706075305/https://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/-/asset_publisher/QtTQ7EuCzxhd/content/introducing-oneworld-connect-a-new-way-for-airlines-to-link-to-the-world-s-premier-alliance/maximized?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oneworld.com%2Fnews-information%2Foneworldnews%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_QtTQ7EuCzxhd%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_pos%3D4%26p_p_col_count%3D7 | url-status=live }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.oneworld-connect.com/ | title=Oneworld connect | access-date=6 July 2018 | archive-date=15 July 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715232010/https://www.oneworld-connect.com/ | url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/-/asset_publisher/QtTQ7EuCzxhd/content/fiji-airways-flies-as-first-oneworld-connect-partner-from-today/maximized?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oneworld.com%2Fnews-information%2Foneworldnews%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_QtTQ7EuCzxhd%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_pos%3D4%26p_p_col_count%3D7 |title=Fiji Airways flies as first oneworld connect partner from today – oneworld news |access-date=6 December 2018 |archive-date=6 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206145309/https://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/-/asset_publisher/QtTQ7EuCzxhd/content/fiji-airways-flies-as-first-oneworld-connect-partner-from-today/maximized?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oneworld.com%2Fnews-information%2Foneworldnews%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_QtTQ7EuCzxhd%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_pos%3D4%26p_p_col_count%3D7 }} The airline's membership eventually upgraded to full membership from 1 April 2025.

On 5 December 2018, Oneworld announced Royal Air Maroc as a member-elect, and the airline joined the alliance on 1 April 2020, extending the alliance's network into Africa.{{Cite web| url=https://skift.com/2018/12/05/royal-air-maroc-joins-oneworld-alliance-to-bolster-africa-reach/| title=Royal Air Maroc Joins Oneworld Alliance to Bolster Africa Reach| date=6 December 2018| access-date=6 December 2018| archive-date=6 December 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206010146/https://skift.com/2018/12/05/royal-air-maroc-joins-oneworld-alliance-to-bolster-africa-reach/| url-status=live}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/-/asset_publisher/QtTQ7EuCzxhd/content/royal-air-maroc-to-join-oneworld/maximized?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oneworld.com%2Fnews-information%2Foneworldnews%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_QtTQ7EuCzxhd%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_pos%3D4%26p_p_col_count%3D7 | title=Details | oneworld | access-date=6 December 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206102510/https://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/-/asset_publisher/QtTQ7EuCzxhd/content/royal-air-maroc-to-join-oneworld/maximized?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oneworld.com%2Fnews-information%2Foneworldnews%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_QtTQ7EuCzxhd%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_pos%3D4%26p_p_col_count%3D7 | archive-date=6 December 2018 }}

On 26 September 2019, SkyTeam member Delta Air Lines announced its plans to buy 20% of LATAM for US$1.9 billion. On 1 January 2024, it was announced that Delta's acquisition of its 20% stake in LATAM was completed. LATAM Airlines Group announced that it would leave Oneworld on 1 May 2020, but the fate of Qatar Airways' 10% stake in LATAM is currently unannounced.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/latam-airlines-ma-delta-air-idUSL2N26H1U3|title=Delta to buy 20% of LATAM for $1.9 billion in regional shake-up|date=26 September 2019|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-09-27|language=en|archive-date=26 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926225538/https://www.reuters.com/article/latam-airlines-ma-delta-air-idUSL2N26H1U3|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/26/delta-is-buying-20percent-of-latam-latin-americas-largest-airline.html|title=Delta is buying 20% of LATAM, Latin America's largest airline|last1=LeBeau|first1=Phil|last2=Josephs|first2=Leslie|date=26 September 2019|website=CNBC|language=en|access-date=2019-09-27|archive-date=26 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926222431/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/26/delta-is-buying-20percent-of-latam-latin-americas-largest-airline.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneworld.com/news/2019-09-26-oneworld-statement-on-LATAM|title=Details |website=Oneworld|access-date=2019-09-27|archive-date=27 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927035607/https://www.oneworld.com/news/2019-09-26-oneworld-statement-on-LATAM|url-status=live}}

File:N486AS JFK Landing 13L AS B737 990 ER One World Small.png Boeing 737-900 in Oneworld livery]]

On 31 March 2021, Alaska Airlines and its affiliates Alaska Horizon and Alaska SkyWest joined the alliance as member and member affiliates, respectively.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericrosen/2021/03/31/alaska-airlines-officially-joins-oneworld-alliance-today/|title=Alaska Airlines Officially Joins Oneworld Alliance Today|date=2021-03-31|website=Forbes|language=en-US|access-date=2021-03-31|archive-date=1 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401184344/https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericrosen/2021/03/31/alaska-airlines-officially-joins-oneworld-alliance-today/|url-status=live}}

On April 2022, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, S7 Airlines was suspended from Oneworld.{{Cite web |date=22 April 2022 |title=Oneworld suspends S7 Airlines' membership |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/114868-oneworld-suspends-s7-airlines-membership |website=ch-aviation}}

On 20 June 2022, Oman Air and Oneworld signed the MOU for Oman Air to join the alliance during IATA General Meeting in Doha. Qatar Airways will act as their sponsor.{{Cite web |title=Oman Air To Join oneworld |url=https://www.oneworld.com/news/2022-06-20-oman-air-to-join-oneworld |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=www.oneworld.com |language=en}}

In September 2022, RwandAir's intentions in joining Oneworld, with a sponsorship from Qatar Airways, were announced.{{cite web|url=https://liveandletsfly.com/rwandair-oneworld/|title=RwandAir Will Join Oneworld Alliance |newspaper=Live and let's Fly|date=15 September 2022}} This would make RwandAir the third airline to enter an airline alliance in East Africa, after Ethiopian Airlines (Star Alliance) and Kenya Airways (SkyTeam), and second African airline after Royal Air Maroc to join Oneworld.

In August 2023, the CEO of MIAT Mongolian Airlines Munkhtamir Batbayar revealed in an interview the airline's intent to join as a Oneworld Connect member, the second after Fiji Airways.{{cite web | url=https://news.mn/en/799697/ | title=MIAT pursuing Oneworld Alliance as connect member | date=17 August 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2023/08/18/exp-miat-airlines-usa-travel-tourism-batbayar-intv-081803pseg1-cnni-business.cnn | title=Pushing Mongolian aviation to a new era | CNN Business | website=CNN | date=18 August 2023 }} It already has extensive codesharing with some Oneworld members, for example, Cathay Pacific since 2017{{Cite web |title=MIAT Mongolian Airlines |url=https://www.miat.com/pagecontent.php?pageId=40&lang=en#:~:text=MIAT%20and%20Cathay%20Pacific%20code%20share%20cooperation%20established |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=www.miat.com}}{{cite web | url=https://news.cathaypacific.com/cathay-pacific-announces-new-codeshare-agreement-with-miat-mongolian-airlines | title=Cathay Pacific announces new codeshare agreement with MIAT Mongolian Airlines }} and JAL since 2020.https://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/202002/005474.html https://www.miat.com/news.php%3Fnewsid%3D245%26lang%3Den

On 3 December 2023, the Alaska Air Group announced it planned to acquire Hawaiian Airlines for US$1.9 billion. The deal, which closed on 18 September 2024, retains both Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines as separate brands. Under the deal, Hawaiian Airlines will become a Oneworld member and the two airlines will operate a combined frequent flyer program.{{Cite press release |title=Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines to Combine, Expanding Benefits and Choice for Travelers Throughout Hawaiʻi and the West Coast |date=December 3, 2023 |url=https://newsroom.hawaiianairlines.com/releases/alaska-airlines-and-hawaiian-airlines-to-combine-expanding-benefits-and-choice-for-travelers-throughout-hawaii-and-the-west-coast |access-date=December 3, 2023 |website=Hawaiian Airlines |language=en}}{{cite news|first1=Akanksha|last1=Khushi|access-date=December 3, 2023|title=Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion|url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/alaska-air-buy-hawaiian-airlines-19-bln-2023-12-03/|newspaper=Reuters|date=December 3, 2023}}

On 16 September 2024, Starlux Airlines announced that it plans to apply to join the Oneworld alliance by the end of 2025.{{Cite news |title= Starlux Airlines to apply to join Oneworld alliance.|date=September 18, 2024 |url= https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/09/18/2003823969 |access-date=September 19, 2024|website=Taipei Times|language=en}}

Besides its full member airlines, Oneworld has affiliate member of regional airlines, that are either owned by or have strong commercial links with the alliance's full members. For customers, they further extend the network the alliance can offer. In governance terms, these affiliates are represented in Oneworld affairs by their parent airline.

Air Liberté ceased to be an affiliate member of Oneworld when the French airline was sold by British Airways to French investment group Taitbout with the UK carrier explaining that it had been unable to receive adequate returns on its investment in the business.{{Cite news|title=BA sells Air Liberte|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/736703.stm|website=BBC|date=5 May 2000|access-date=7 August 2009|archive-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018003504/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/736703.stm|url-status=live}} Kenya-based Regional Air joined the alliance on 1 July 2001, following its franchising agreement with British Airways.{{cite press release|title=oneworld extends its international lead with addition of new African affiliate|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1572|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911200140/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1572|archive-date=11 September 2012|website=Oneworld|date=8 June 2001|access-date=7 August 2009}} British Airways terminated its franchise agreement with Regional Air when the African carrier suspended flights in mid April 2005, ending its affiliate membership of Oneworld.{{cite press release|title=Regional Air no longer a oneworld affiliate as BA terminates its franchise agreement|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=4782|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905105745/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=4782|archive-date=5 September 2012|website=Oneworld|date=19 April 2005|access-date=7 August 2009}} TWA's regional carriers, which operated under the Trans World Express brand, became Oneworld affiliate members, as their name changed to AmericanConnection on 2 December 2001, following TWA's acquisition by American Airlines. Three airlines operated under the AmericanConnection brand at that time: Chautauqua Airlines, Corporate Airlines, and Trans States Airlines.{{cite press release|title=TWA network joins oneworld|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1575|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907004420/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=1575|archive-date=7 September 2012|website=Oneworld|date=4 December 2001|access-date=7 August 2009}}

The alliance further strengthened its network in Latin America when LAN's two subsidiaries, LAN Argentina and LAN Ecuador, became the alliance's newest affiliate members. LAN Argentina launched passenger and cargo services in June 2005 from its home base in Buenos Aires, while LAN Ecuador launched its services in April 2003 from its home base in Guayaquil. Both airlines officially joined their sister airlines and offer alliance's services and benefits on 1 April 2007.{{cite press release|title=LAN Argentina and LAN Ecuador to join Oneworld |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=8856 |website=Oneworld |date=31 October 2006 |access-date=7 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928020444/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=8856 |archive-date=28 September 2007 }}{{cite press release|title=LAN Argentina and LAN Ecuador to join Oneworld on 1 April |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=9728 |website=Oneworld |date=1 March 2007 |access-date=7 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829103739/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=9728 |archive-date=29 August 2007 }}

Conversely, on 5 March 2007, the alliance ended its relationship with affiliate member and British Airways subsidiary, BA Connect. BA Connect's UK regional operations were sold to Flybe on 3 November 2006, in return for a 15% stake in the latter. Approximately 50 UK regional routes are affected by the sale; however, Belfast and Southampton would remain linked to the alliance network through other British Airways and alliance members. BA Connect's operations from London City Airport and between Manchester and New York were retained and operated by another British Airways subsidiary, BA CityFlyer, and the airline itself, respectively.{{cite press release|title=Proposed sale of BA Connect to Flybe|url=http://bapress.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/bapress.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=7274&p_created=1162537804&p_sid=2K8boMEj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=7392&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9Nyw3JnBfcHJvZHM9JnBfY2F0cz0wJnBfcHY9JnBfY3Y9JnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9Rmx5YmU*&p_li=&p_topview=1|website=British Airways|date=3 November 2006|access-date=7 August 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite press release|title=BA Connect UK regional network no longer part of Oneworld |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=9782 |website=Oneworld |date=5 March 2007 |access-date=7 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316083431/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=9782 |archive-date=16 March 2007 }}

The alliance ended its relationship with affiliate member and British Airways franchisee BMED on 27 October 2007, following the purchase of the airline by one of British Airways' UK rivals, BMI.{{Cite news|last=McWhirter|first=Alex|title=Bmi takes over Bmed|url=http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/bmi-takes-over-bmed|website=Business Traveller|date=2 February 2007|access-date=7 August 2009|archive-date=7 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007202448/http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/bmi-takes-over-bmed|url-status=live}}{{cite press release|title=BMED to cease being Oneworld affiliate|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=9936|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130174420/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=9936|archive-date=30 January 2013|website=Oneworld|date=26 March 2007|access-date=7 August 2009}} Four days later, Oneworld welcomed its latest affiliate member and Cathay Pacific wholly-owned subsidiary Dragonair to the alliance on 1 November 2007 – rebranded Cathay Dragon in 2016, it was consolidated into Cathay Pacific on 21 October 2020. Dragonair had the biggest network into mainland China for a non-mainland based carrier, with about 400 departures a week.{{cite press release|title=China's best airline Dragonair now part of Oneworld alliance |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=11166 |website=Oneworld |date=1 November 2007 |access-date=7 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012181346/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=11166 |archive-date=12 October 2007 }}

In 2008, the alliance lost another two affiliate members as British Airways continued the strategy of reducing its UK franchises. The first franchisee, GB Airways, exited the alliance on 30 March 2008, following its purchase by EasyJet. British Airways intended to start services from London Heathrow to Faro, Portugal, and Málaga, Spain, and from London Gatwick to Faro, Gibraltar, Ibiza, Málaga, Palma, and Tunis, which were operated under the franchise.{{cite press release|title=British Airways ends UK franchises|url=http://bapress.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/bapress.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=7392&p_created=1193293370&p_sid=5IljPdBj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MiwyJnBfcHJvZHM9JnBfY2F0cz0mcF9wdj0mcF9jdj0mcF9wYWdlPTEmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD1CTUVE&p_li=&p_topview=1|website=British Airways|date=25 October 2007|access-date=7 August 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite press release|title=GB Airways and Loganair to cease being Oneworld affiliates|url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=11853|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201043138/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=11853|archive-date=1 February 2013|website=Oneworld|date=25 October 2007|access-date=7 August 2007}} The alliance bid farewell to one of its affiliate member Japan Asia Airways on 31 March 2008, following the airline's consolidation into its parent, Japan Airlines.{{Cite news|script-title=ja:日本アジア航空から日本航空、エアーニッポンから全日空へバトンタッチ |url=http://www.taiwanembassy.org/JP/ct.asp?xItem=54009&ctNode=3522&mp=202&nowPage=7&pagesize=50 |language=ja |website=Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office |date=1 April 2008 |access-date=13 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018003503/http://www.taiwanembassy.org/JP/ct.asp?xItem=54009&ctNode=3522&mp=202&nowPage=7&pagesize=50 |archive-date=18 October 2015 }} The second British Airways franchisee, Loganair, left the alliance on 25 October 2008, following the ending of its franchise agreement with the airline. A separate agreement for codesharing on some Loganair services replaced the previous franchise, for British Airways passengers connecting through Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow.{{cite press release|title=Changes To Loganair – British Airways Partnership|url=http://www.loganair.co.uk/loganair/press-office/9/changes-to-loganair---british-airways-partnership|website=Loganair|date=25 October 2007|access-date=7 August 2009|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310192212/http://loganair.co.uk/loganair/press-office/9/changes-to-loganair---british-airways-partnership}}{{clear}}

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{{note label|Founder|A|A}}Founding member.

{{note label|Alaska SkyWest|B|B}}On routes operated on behalf of Alaska Airlines as Alaska SkyWest only.

{{note label|American Eagle|C|C}}American Eagle flights are operated by Envoy Air, Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines, Republic Airways and SkyWest Airlines.

{{note label|BA Franchise|D|D}}Independently operated franchise carriers using the British Airways name, livery and flight code.

{{note label|Finnair|E|E}}On routes operated on behalf of Finnair only.

{{note label|Iberia Regional|F|F}}Iberia Regional flights are operated by Air Nostrum.

{{note label|Jetconnect|G|G}}Pilots and cabin crew operate services for Qantas.

{{note label|QantasLink|H|H}}QantasLink flights are operated by Alliance Airlines, Eastern Australia Airlines, National Jet Systems, Network Aviation and Sunstate Airlines.

{{note label|BA|A|A}}Founding member affiliate

{{note label|AmericanConnection|B|B}} AmericanConnection flights were operated by Chautauqua Airlines, RegionsAir and Trans States Airlines

{{note label|Cathay Dragon|C|C}}Merged with Cathay Pacific on 21 October 2020

{{note label|SriLankan Airlines|D|D}}Merged with SriLankan Airlines on 31 October 2016

{{note label|US Airways|E|E}} Merged with American Airlines on 17 October 2015

{{note label|US Airways Express|F|F}} US Airways Express flights were operated by Air Wisconsin, Mesa Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines, Republic Airways and SkyWest Airlines

The Oneworld alliance has been home to numerous conflicts between member airlines.

As of 2024, all cases of tension between Oneworld airlines have involved Qatar Airways as one of the parties in the dispute.

Hostilities between American Airlines and Qatar Airways stemmed from allegations by American and other U.S. carriers that Qatar Airways, along with other Middle Eastern airlines, received excessive government subsidies, creating unfair competition.{{Cite web |last=Zhang |first=Benjamin |title=American Airlines CEO reveals why a small Italian airline is the focus of the nastiest feud in the airline industry |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/american-airlines-ceo-air-italy-qatar-airways-violate-openskies-2019-5 |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}

These claims, part of a broader dispute known as the "Gulf Carrier Dispute", centered on accusations that subsidies allowed Qatar Airways to expand aggressively into U.S. markets, threatening domestic airlines.

Tensions escalated in 2017 when American Airlines announced it would end its codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways, citing these unfair practices.

American Airlines criticised Qatar Airways' purchase of a 49% stake in Air Italy and the subsequent commencement of Air Italy flights to the US, with then-American Airlines CEO Doug Parker labelling the Air Italy services as a "violation" and referred to Qatar Airways as "the greatest threat to commercial aviation and the United States."

In 2018, Qatar Airways threatened to leave the Oneworld alliance citing the behaviour of American Airlines, along with separate issues with Qantas.{{Cite web |title=Asian travelers hit by Qatar Airways threat to quit Oneworld |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Transportation/Asian-travelers-hit-by-Qatar-Airways-threat-to-quit-Oneworld#:~:text=Qatar%20Airways,%20the%20fast-growing,Qantas%20of%20hostile%20business%20practices. |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Nikkei Asia |language=en-GB}}

The dispute was largely resolved in 2020 through diplomatic negotiations between the U.S. and Qatari governments. Qatar Airways agreed to increase transparency in its financial reporting and limit certain flight routes to the U.S.

This agreement helped ease tensions, and the airlines have since improved relations, with American Airlines resuming codeshare agreements with Qatar Airways in 2020 to enhance their global network.{{Cite web |last=Reed |first=Ted |title=How American Airlines And Qatar Airways Swerved From Bitter Enemies To Best Friends |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/2021/07/30/how-american-airlines-and-qatar-airways-swerved-from-bitter-enemies-to-best-friends/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Forbes |language=en}}

American Airlines began services to Qatar Airways' Doha hub in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Schlappig |first=Ben |date=2021-12-12 |title=Full Details: American Airlines Launching New York To Doha Flight |url=https://onemileatatime.com/news/american-airlines-doha-flight/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=One Mile at a Time |language=en-US}}

In 2021, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker called Oneworld member British Airways a "low cost carrier" that would score "two out of ten",{{Cite web |last=Schlappig |first=Ben |date=2021-04-18 |title=Qatar Airways CEO Call British Airways "Two Out Of Ten" Low Cost Carrier |url=https://onemileatatime.com/qatar-airways-ceo-british-airways-low-cost-carrier/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=One Mile at a Time |language=en-US}} despite Qatar Airways owning 25% of British Airways' parent company, International Airlines Group.

Al Baker further stated that:

"British Airways will never again be the world's favourite airline, because that title belongs to Qatar Airways"

In late 2012, before Qatar Airways joined the Oneworld alliance, Australian flag carrier and Oneworld founding member Qantas entered into a comprehensive joint venture with Qatar Airways' rivals Emirates, and renewed it in 2017.

In 2018, the Coalition government rejected an Australian expansion plan by Qatar Airways which was opposed by Qantas, who argued that the state-owned Qatari airline was dumping capacity and being "uncommercial and anti-competitive" by "selling tickets below cost-price, distorting markets and threatening the sustainable operation of international carriers to Australia"{{Cite news |last=Hatch |first=Patrick |date=2018-11-18 |title=The Qantas and Qatar spat that could rupture the Oneworld alliance |url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/the-qantas-and-qatar-spat-that-could-rupture-the-oneworld-alliance-20181115-p50g5p.html |access-date=2024-10-07 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en-AU}}

Qantas referenced research by a US airline lobby group that revealed that Qatar Airways had received over US$17 billion in state aid and interest free loans from Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, as well as other support.

Qantas further stated that "we welcome healthy competition – however it must be fair."

This commentary from Qantas and the government rejection infuriated Qatar Airways and its CEO Akbar Al Baker, who publicly accused Qantas of failing to act "in the spirit" of the Oneworld alliance, and doubled down on this threat to leave the alliance after similar disputes with American Airlines.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, in what was widely seen in aviation and business circles as a long-running publicity stunt intended to garner support from the Australian public as well as appeasement from Qatar Airways towards the Australian Government, Qatar Airways continually flew near-empty aircraft to and from Australia, under the banner of "bringing Australians home."

Due to Australia's international border restrictions, which were amongst the strictest in the world, Qantas was unable to operate international flights as it was a commercial corporation rather than a sovereign state-backed entity like Qatar Airways, who could afford to run the routes at a deep loss and counterbalance this loss by accessing subsidies from Qatar's sovereign wealth fund.

Despite this, Qatar Airways accumulated a large degree of support from the Australian public who were not aware of all the circumstances surrounding this issue, and Qatar Airways made another application to the Australian Government to double its flights to Australia in 2022 citing this support and their services to Australia during the pandemic.{{Cite web |title=Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker hits back at Qantas who stands against proposal to increase Australian flights |url=https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/qatar-airways-ceo-akbar-al-baker-hits-back-at-qantas-who-stands-against-proposal-to-increase-australian-flights/news-story/788af33bfedcd53ec7dca6f477bd5148}}

In 2022, Qatar Airways allegedly tried to have founding member Qantas kicked out of the Oneworld alliance. Qantas reportedly took the threat "seriously" by working to shore up support from other alliance members.{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Matt |date=2024-12-15 |title=My Review of 'The Chairman's Lounge' by Joe Aston |url=https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/the-chairmans-lounge-joe-aston-book-review/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Australian Frequent Flyer |language=en-US}}

In late 2022, Qatar Airways also launched a comprehensive partnership with Qantas' main rival Virgin Australia,{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Matt |date=2022-09-05 |title=Virgin Australia Launches Partnership with Qatar Airways |url=https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/virgin-australia-partner-with-qatar-airways/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Australian Frequent Flyer |language=en-US}} and significantly reduced and devalued Oneworld benefits available for Qantas Frequent Flyer members,{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Matt |date=2023-02-20 |title=Qantas Flyers Lose Even More Qatar Airways Reward Seat Access |url=https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/qantas-flyers-lose-even-more-qatar-airways-reward-seat-access/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Australian Frequent Flyer |language=en-US}} further escalating tensions with Qantas.

Qatar Airways also started to discourage its customers from using Qantas lounges, while Qantas in the most part refused to recognise Doha as a destination available to book flights to and from on its website.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-09 |title=Qantas website not recognising Doha as destination?? |url=https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/qantas-website-not-recognising-doha-as-destination.113110/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Australian Frequent Flyer |language=en-US}}

Starting from late 2022 after the Virgin Australia partnership was launched, Qantas vehemently opposed Qatar's application, with similar reasons to its 2018 argument, and made several representations to the Government.

Qantas stated that Qatar Airways will be "distorting" the Australian travel market through its access to Qatar's sovereign wealth fund as well as pointing out that Qatar Airways may potentially be evading Australian law by engaging in tactics such as exploiting international flight landing agreements into smaller Australian cities.

Qantas also argued that Qatar Airways' additional flights would be severely detrimental to the Australian tourism industry as it would fly out more Australians who spend domestically than it would bring in people from overseas due to the "disproportionately high" number of Australian-based outbound passengers on Qatar Airways flights.{{Cite web |title=Qantas APH Submissions 2023 |url=https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?usesession=true}}

Al Baker, on a subsequent television interview, furiously insulted the Australian carrier for its commentary, criticising its absence in flying international flights during the pandemic, despite Qantas not being financially able to sustain international flights during this period.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-07 |title=Qatar Airways in public spat with Qantas over flights and ticket prices |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/qatar-airways-in-public-spat-with-qantas-over-flights-and-ticket-prices/384f7899-b6ce-47d3-a8b2-424504b09db6 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=www.9news.com.au}}

In July 2023, after successful lobbying from the Australian flag carrier, the Australian government, which switched to Labor in May 2022, rejected Qatar Airways' new request for additional flights into Australia's major ports, further inflaming Qatar Airways.

In October 2024, Qatar Airways announced plans to purchase a 25% stake in Virgin Australia,{{Cite web |date=2024-10-01 |title=Qatar Airways Group announces intention to acquire 25% minority stake in Virgin Australia |url=https://newsroom.virginaustralia.com/release/qatar-airways-group-announces-intention-acquire-25-minority-stake-virgin-australia |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Virgin Australia Newsroom |language=en}} a move widely seen as a workaround to the blocking of extra international flights from Doha{{Cite news |date=2023-10-03 |title='Time wasting': Transport minister rebuffs request to front airlines inquiry |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-03/transport-minister-rebuffs-request-to-front-airlines-inquiry/102930208 |access-date=2024-10-24 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}} and Qantas's role in that outcome.

The investment was approved by Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board and Competition & Consumer Commission in February 2025 allowing the flights to commence as planned in June 2025 between the capital cities and Doha.{{Cite news |date=2025-02-27 |title=Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways Partnership Takes Off |url=https://www.qatarairways.com/press-releases/en-WW/247368-virgin-australia-and-qatar-airways-partnership-takes-off |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250304163325/https://www.qatarairways.com/press-releases/en-WW/247368-virgin-australia-and-qatar-airways-partnership-takes-off |archive-date=2025-03-04 |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=Qatar Airways newsroom |language=en}} The partnership will increase code-share and collaboration between Virgin Australia and Qatar, further undermining the relationship with Qantas and considerably escalate already tense hostilities between the two Oneworld carriers.{{Cite news |last=Barrett |first=Jonathan |date=2024-09-30 |title=Qatar Airways plan to buy 25% stake in Virgin Australia could boost competition with Qantas |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/01/qatar-airways-bid-buy-virgin-stake-australia |access-date=2024-10-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

Qantas has stated that they welcome competition in Australian's aviation sector{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=James |date=2025-02-27 |title=Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson 'welcomes' competition from Qatar Airways-Virgin Australia deal after opposing capacity bid |url=https://www.skynews.com.au/business/markets/qantas-ceo-vanessa-hudson-welcomes-competition-from-qatar-airwaysvirgin-australia-deal-after-opposing-capacity-bid/news-story/37b31b558fae7d6ddeb1382192373b61 |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=SkyNews Australia}} but neither airline has commented how this latest change will impact their relationship and their interactions with the OneWorld Alliance.

Co-location provides alliance customers with smoother transfers between member airlines and better facilities than any of the member airlines could justify on their own. The alliance has combined ticket offices, check-in facilities and lounges at some 50 airports worldwide.

On 21 April 2005, Oneworld became the first airline alliance to enable its customers to fly throughout its members' network on electronic tickets (e-tickets) only, with the completion of interline e-ticketing (IET) links between all its member airlines.{{cite press release|title=Oneworld is first alliance to complete interline e-ticketing with links now in place between all partner airlines |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=4799 |website=Oneworld |date=21 April 2005 |access-date=9 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719121026/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=4799 |archive-date=19 July 2011 }}

All alliance members' aircraft bear a Oneworld logo, {{convert|30|cm|in}} in diameter, on the right of the first set of entry doors behind the cockpit.{{cite web|title=Dragonair joins oneworld |url=http://www.oneworld.com/content/library/ka%20ceo%20sticks%20on%20first%20oneworld%20decal.jpg |format=JPG |website=Oneworld |date=31 October 2007 |access-date=8 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719121332/http://www.oneworld.com/content/library/ka%20ceo%20sticks%20on%20first%20oneworld%20decal.jpg |archive-date=19 July 2011 }}

File:JA8941-oneworld-01.jpg Boeing 777-300 in special Oneworld livery in 2007]]

In 2007, Japan Airlines (JAL) painted two of its Boeing 777 aircraft, a Boeing 777-200ER (JA704J) and a Boeing 777-300 (JA8941), in a special Oneworld livery to mark its entrance into the alliance. The first aircraft (JA704J) took off from the airline's main international hub Tokyo Narita International Airport as Japan Airlines Flight 441 bound for Moscow on 16 April 2007. The design featured "a huge globe in the distinctive horizon blue of Oneworld, painted on the centre of the aircraft, with a stylised motif to symbolise the convenience, comfort, value and choice available to passengers throughout the alliance's comprehensive global network".{{cite press release|title=First JAL aircraft with special Oneworld livery makes debut flight |url=http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=10054 |website=Oneworld |date=16 April 2007 |access-date=8 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523103419/http://www.oneworld.com/ow/news/details?objectID=10054 |archive-date=23 May 2007 }}

File:N791AN (11861508574).jpg Boeing 777-200ER in Oneworld livery in 2014]]

The new (optional) standard Oneworld livery was introduced as part of the alliance's tenth anniversary celebration in February 2009. It features the alliance name in large letters that are almost {{convert|2|m|ft}} tall and the alliance logo along the side of their fuselage, against a white or a polished metal background. The name of the operating member airline will be placed in smaller lettering in a standard position at the front of the aircraft below the alliance name and logo. Each member airline will also retain its regular tailfin, winglets and engine design, any fuselage designs that do not conflict with the alliance logo can also be retained.

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