<P> Following this string of expansions, 2014 opened with two major departures through mergers . First, Brazilian carrier TAM Airlines merged with LAN Airlines to become LATAM Airlines Group, leaving the alliance without a presence in the world's fifth - largest country . Next, US Airways completed its merger with American Airlines and also left the alliance . Both parent companies stayed with Oneworld . On 24 June, though, the alliance finally approved Air India which joined on 11 July, leaving the alliance at 27 members, where it stands today . </P> <P> Future expansion centers around the addition of Connecting Partners, subsidiaries or partners of alliance members which will add connectivity to the alliance without becoming full members . Avianca Brazil joined in this way on 22 July 2015, bringing the alliance back into the Brazilian market partially filling the void left by TAM . South African Airways' low - cost subsidiary, Mango, was initially announced to join as a Connecting Partner in Q3 2016 but has since been delayed . Juneyao Airlines, which codeshares with Shenzhen Airlines, joined as a Connecting Partner on 23 May 2017 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Member </Th> <Th> Joined </Th> <Th> Fleet Size </Th> <Th> Affiliates </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Adria Airways </Td> <Td> 000000002004 - 11 - 18 - 0000 18 November 2004 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Adria Airways Switzerland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aegean Airlines </Td> <Td> 000000002010 - 06 - 30 - 0000 30 June 2010 </Td> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> Olympic Air </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Air Canada </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 05 - 14 - 0000 14 May 1997 </Td> <Td> 167 </Td> <Td> Air Canada Express Air Canada Rouge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Air China </Td> <Td> 000000002007 - 12 - 12 - 0000 12 December 2007 </Td> <Td> 381 </Td> <Td> Dalian Airlines </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Air India </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 07 - 11 - 0000 11 July 2014 </Td> <Td> 114 </Td> <Td> Alliance Air </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Air New Zealand </Td> <Td> 000000001999 - 05 - 03 - 0000 3 May 1999 </Td> <Td> 103 </Td> <Td> Air New Zealand Link </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> All Nippon Airways </Td> <Td> 000000001999 - 10 - 15 - 0000 15 October 1999 </Td> <Td> 217 </Td> <Td> Air Japan ANA Wings Vanilla Air </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Asiana Airlines </Td> <Td> 000000002003 - 03 - 28 - 0000 28 March 2003 </Td> <Td> 82 </Td> <Td> Air Seoul Air Busan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austrian Airlines </Td> <Td> 000000002000 - 03 - 26 - 0000 26 March 2000 </Td> <Td> 81 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Avianca </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 06 - 21 - 0000 21 June 2012 </Td> <Td> 102 </Td> <Td> Avianca Brazil Avianca Costa Rica Avianca Ecuador Avianca El Salvador Avianca Guatemala Avianca Honduras Avianca Nicaragua Avianca Peru </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brussels Airlines </Td> <Td> 000000002009 - 12 - 09 - 0000 9 December 2009 </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Copa Airlines </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 06 - 21 - 0000 21 June 2012 </Td> <Td> 89 </Td> <Td> Copa Airlines Colombia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia Airlines </Td> <Td> 000000002004 - 11 - 18 - 0000 18 November 2004 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> EgyptAir </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 07 - 11 - 0000 11 July 2008 </Td> <Td> 67 </Td> <Td> EgyptAir Express </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethiopian Airlines </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 12 - 13 - 0000 13 December 2011 </Td> <Td> 82 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> EVA Air </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 06 - 18 - 0000 18 June 2013 </Td> <Td> 70 </Td> <Td> UNI Air </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> LOT Polish Airlines </Td> <Td> 000000002003 - 10 - 26 - 0000 26 October 2003 </Td> <Td> 53 </Td> <Td> LOT Charters Nordica Airlines </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lufthansa </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 05 - 14 - 0000 14 May 1997 </Td> <Td> 269 </Td> <Td> Lufthansa Regional Lufthansa CityLine Air Dolomiti SunExpress Deutschland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scandinavian Airlines </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 05 - 14 - 0000 14 May 1997 </Td> <Td> 161 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Shenzhen Airlines </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 11 - 29 - 0000 29 November 2012 </Td> <Td> 172 </Td> <Td> Kunming Airlines </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Singapore Airlines </Td> <Td> 000000002000 - 04 - 01 - 0000 1 April 2000 </Td> <Td> 112 </Td> <Td> Silkair Scoot </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South African Airways </Td> <Td> 000000002006 - 04 - 10 - 0000 10 April 2006 </Td> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> Airlink South African Express Mango </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Swiss International Air Lines </Td> <Td> 000000002006 - 04 - 01 - 0000 1 April 2006 </Td> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> Swiss Global Air Lines Edelweiss Air </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> TAP Air Portugal </Td> <Td> 000000002005 - 03 - 14 - 0000 14 March 2005 </Td> <Td> 90 </Td> <Td> TAP Express </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thai Airways </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 05 - 14 - 0000 14 May 1997 </Td> <Td> 95 </Td> <Td> Thai Smile </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkish Airlines </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 04 - 01 - 0000 1 April 2008 </Td> <Td> 294 </Td> <Td> Anadolu Jet SunExpress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Airlines </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 05 - 14 - 0000 14 May 1997 </Td> <Td> 744 </Td> <Td> United Express </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Member </Th> <Th> Joined </Th> <Th> Fleet Size </Th> <Th> Affiliates </Th> </Tr>

Is air china part of the star alliance