The oneworld® Alliance will relocate its global headquarters to Fort Worth, Texas from New York City, joining oneworld founding member American Airlines — a move that will also strengthen the Dallas-Fort Worth region as a centre of aviation excellence.
The oneworld global headquarters will move to Fort Worth effective December 2022, joining American on its 300-acre, state-of-the art Robert L. Crandall Campus adjacent to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).
oneworld has been based in New York City since 2011, following a move from Vancouver where the alliance's central management team was based after the launch of the alliance in 1999.
The alliance noted that co-locating with founding member American Airlines, the largest airline in the world, will further accelerate oneworld'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.
Boost to Dallas-Fort Worth Int'l Airport
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 also served by seven other oneworld members: Alaska Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Qatar Airways and Qantas.
oneworld said both Finnair and Iberia launched new service to DFW in the past year, leveraging the strength of American's network at its largest hub.
oneworld's new headquarters in Fort Worth will also enable the alliance to tap into the significant aviation talent pool in the Lone Star State with Texas ranked as the U.S. state with the most air transportation jobs, and is home to one of the largest aerospace and aviation labour forces in the country.
"It is a significant step to relocate our oneworld global headquarters to the state-of-the-art Robert L. Crandall Campus to be close to American Airlines, one of our founder members. Its home hub at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is one of the largest airports in our alliance and serviced by eight members, demonstrating its unrivalled connectivity and importance to travellers as a global hub," said oneworld chairman and Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker.
