Editing Oneworld (section)

====2021-present: The third major expansion====

On April 2022, following the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], [[S7&nbsp;Airlines]] was suspended from Oneworld.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref>

On 20 June 2022, [[Oman Air]] and Oneworld signed the [[Memorandum of understanding|MOU]] for Oman Air to join the alliance during IATA General Meeting in Doha. Qatar Airways will act as their sponsor.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

In September 2022, [[RwandAir]]'s intentions in joining Oneworld, with a sponsorship from [[Qatar Airways]], were announced.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://liveandletsfly.com/rwandair-oneworld/|title=RwandAir Will Join Oneworld Alliance |newspaper=Live and let's Fly|date=15 September 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.mn/en/799697/ | title=MIAT pursuing Oneworld Alliance as connect member | date=17 August 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{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 &#124; CNN Business | website=[[CNN]] | date=18 August 2023 }}</ref> It already has extensive codesharing with some Oneworld members, for example, Cathay Pacific since 2017<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref> and JAL since 2020.<ref>https://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/202002/005474.html https://www.miat.com/news.php%3Fnewsid%3D245%26lang%3Den</ref>

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.<ref name=hawaiianpressrelease>{{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}}</ref><ref name=alaskahawaiianreuters>{{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}}</ref>

On 16 September 2024, [[Starlux Airlines]] announced that it plans to apply to join the Oneworld alliance by the end of 2025.<ref>{{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}}</ref>