American Airlines-led Oneworld alliance moving HQ to Fort Worth

The Oneworld airline alliance, led by American Airlines, is moving its headquarters from New York to Fort Worth in December, American said Wednesday. Oneworld, which counts among its members British Airways, Japan Airlines, Qatar Airways, Qantas and Alaska Airlines, will move its operations from Manhattan to the American Airlines headquarters campus in Fort Worth. There are 15 airlines in the alliance after Seattle-based Alaska Airlines joined in 2020, a rare US-based carrier to join the group. Oneworld staff have been located in New York since 2011 after moving from Vancouver, Canada. Eight of the 15 airlines in the Oneworld network fly to DFW International Airport, making it a convenient stopping point for airline executives. “As our industry recovers from COVID-19, alliances and partnerships have continued to deepen,” Oneworld CEO Rob Gurney in a statement. “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.” Oneworld is one of the three major partnerships between international airlines that carriers use to sell tickets across the world and on one itinerary. Fort Worth-based American was one of the founding members of the Oneworld alliance along with British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Qantas and defunct Canadian Airlines International.<br/>