oneworld Alliance
Officials with the oneworld® Alliance announced on Wednesday that it will relocate its global headquarters from New York City to Fort Worth, joining founding member American Airlines at its campus.
The move will take place in December, according to a press release. Oneworld will join American on its 300-acre Robert L. Crandall Campus adjacent to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
American’s campus, “Skyview,” is home to the airline’s Flight Academy, DFW Reservations Center, Robert W. Baker Integrated Operations Center, Training and Conference Center, and CR Smith Museum, as well as an office complex that houses the airline’s leadership and support staff.
Oneworld is one of three major airline alliances that allows international airlines to partner with one another. Through alliances, customers can book tickets across companies and redeem miles.
“Oneworld will be a wonderful addition to Fort Worth,” says Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker in a statement. “The robust air service that American and other oneworld carriers provide connects our region to the world, and that connectivity is part of what makes Fort Worth such an attractive place for businesses to invest and grow. I’m excited about what the future holds with American and oneworld sharing a home in Fort Worth.”
Oneworld’s new headquarters in Fort Worth will also enable the alliance to tap into the aviation talent pool in Texas. Ranked as the U.S. state with the most air transportation jobs, Texas is home to one of the largest aerospace and aviation labor forces in the country. American has more than 30,000 employees in North Texas as well as host to employees from several other oneworld carriers based at its Fort Worth campus.
Oneworld has been based in New York since 2011, following a move from Vancouver where the alliance’s central management team was based after the launch of the alliance in 1999. Co-locating with American Airlines, the largest airline in the world, will further accelerate the alliance’s drive to deliver greater value for its member airlines and customers.
The oneworld central management team will continue to be led by Rob Gurney, who was appointed as CEO in 2016.
Says Gurney: “As our industry recovers from COVID-19, alliances and partnerships have continued to deepen. With our new home in Fort Worth, we anticipate even closer collaboration with American and our member airlines as we work side by side to further grow and strengthen oneworld.”
Dallas-Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing hubs in the oneworld network, offering nearly 900 daily flights to more than 260 destinations. In addition to being American’s largest hub, DFW is served by seven other oneworld members: Alaska Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Qatar Airways and Qantas. Both Finnair and Iberia launched new service to DFW in the past year, leveraging the strength of American’s network at its largest hub.
“We are thrilled to welcome the oneworld team to our Skyview campus in Fort Worth,” says American Airlines CEO Robert Isom. “American is committed to building and delivering the very best global network and oneworld is an important part of that mission. The American and oneworld teams working more closely together will be tremendously beneficial to oneworld’s member airlines and customers around the world.”