Oneworld is an airline alliance founded on 1 February 1999.
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19 Facts About Oneworld
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Oneworld announced formation of a central alliance team, the Oneworld Management Company, in February 2000, to mark the alliance's first anniversary.
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CEO reports to the Oneworld Governing Board, which is made up of the chief executives of each of the member airlines.
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Oneworld was unveiled by its founding members, American Airlines, British Airways, Canadian Airlines International, Cathay Pacific and Qantas at a press conference in London, United Kingdom, on 21 September 1998.
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Oneworld was officially launched and became operational on 1 February 1999.
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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; it was taken over by Lufthansa in 2005 and joined Star Alliance in 2006.
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Mid-2000s saw Oneworld undertake one of the biggest expansions in its history.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Air Berlin subsequently left Oneworld upon entering administration and ceasing operations on 28 October 2017.
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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.
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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.
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Four days later, Oneworld welcomed its latest affiliate member and Cathay Pacific wholly owned subsidiary Dragonair to the alliance on 1 November 2007.
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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, Malev, Qantas, and Royal Jordanian.
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On 21 April 2005, Oneworld became the first airline alliance to enable its customers to fly throughout its members' network on electronic tickets only, with the completion of interline e-ticketing links between all its member airlines.
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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".
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New standard Oneworld livery was introduced as part of the alliance's tenth anniversary celebration in February 2009.
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