Oneworld Alliance Seeks to Bring China Southern Aboard

(Bloomberg) — Oneworld, a global airline alliance led by American Airlines Group Inc. and British Airways, is in discussions about bringing China Southern Airlines Co. into its ranks, according to people familiar with the matter.

China Southern is the nation’s largest airline with hubs in the capital Beijing and the southern city of Guangzhou, where it is headquartered. Bringing it into the oneworld Alliance could give other member airlines valuable access to a market that before the pandemic was one of the world’s fastest-growing, the people said, asking not to be identified because the details are private.