Editing Oneworld (section)

====2012–2021: The second big expansion====
[[File:4R-ABO SriLankan Airlines Airbus A320-214. (40880691151).jpg|thumb|A [[SriLankan Airlines]] [[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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oneworld.com/news-information/oneworldnews/details/?objectID=29625 |title=SriLankan Airlines to join '''one'''world 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 }}</ref> 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|thumb|A [[Boeing 777-300ER]] 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.<ref name="economist">{{cite news|last=Gulliver|title=New '''one'''world 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}}</ref> The airline joined the alliance on 30 October 2013.

On 14 February 2013, American Airlines began plans to merge with [[US Airways]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

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 Airlines (Paraguay)|TAM Paraguay]] would join Oneworld.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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 &#124; 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 }}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 &#124; 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 }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

[[File:N486AS JFK Landing 13L AS B737 990 ER One World Small.png|thumb|An [[Alaska Airlines]] [[Boeing 737 Next Generation#737-900|Boeing 737-900]] in Oneworld livery]]
On 31 March 2021, [[Alaska Airlines]] and its affiliates [[Horizon Air|Alaska Horizon]] and [[SkyWest Airlines|Alaska SkyWest]] joined the alliance as member and member affiliates, respectively.<ref>{{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}}</ref>