1W is usually the quality-driven alliance.. but what can they do since the other two major Chinese airlines already have made commitement to the other alliances.. so the remaining airline is at the same time the worst of these three major Chinese airlines..
...you mean surely the one that has a 20% cross shareholding with CX and was and perhaps still negotiating a buyout of AZ, so they can get enough European traffic without need to codeshare with, you know, a certain large European yellow carrier whose name is synonimous with quality and sophistication, especially in Y class...
...and the one that is almost three years singing the same tune "we're joining! we're joining!" and at the same time setting a hub for codeshare with their intended friends in...Chengdu?...