justinbrett
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Qatar is the largest shareholder of IAG (which includes British Airways amognst others) : International Airlines Group - Wikipedia
So VA wouldn't have to join OneWorld.
With the current strategy of VA being domestic / short international really the current model works fine.
Most likely if Qatar did become a shareholder really in my opinion shuts down any alliance talk. If Singapore Airlines come to the fold again, there could be a Star Alliance push and that's about it.
Largest, but not nearly majority (only 20%) - but that's off topic.
I don't think it's likely at all VA will join an alliance, but I don't think QR owning it or not changes that fact. I do agree if SQ (or even UA/NZ) were to buy it, star alliance is likely; but that proposition is quite unlikely.
I think the ship has sailed on an alliance for VA