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oneworld Names Former Finnair Exec as Its Next CEO

by | Feb 25, 2026
A Swedish national, Ole Orvér recently served as chief commercial officer at oneworld member airline Finnair, where he led the transformation of the airline's commercial and network strategy and introduced significant new revenue and loyalty initiatives.  
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Fort Worth-Based oneworld alliance Launches $150M Sustainable Aviation Fuels Investment Fund
by | Sep 17, 2025
The fund, led by Alaska Airlines and Fort Worth-based American Airlines and managed by BIll Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures, seeks to accelerate the global development of long-term aviation fuel solutions that are cost effective, scalable, and have lower emissions than conventional fuels.
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The Last Word: On American Airlines and DFW Airport Committing $4B to New Terminal F
by | May 1, 2025
American Airlines and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport unveiled plans Thursday for the airport's sixth terminal—Terminal F—that will enable both to "continue growing together." American and DFW have increased the planned investment in Terminal F to around $4 billion—aiming to create what will be DFW’s "signature terminal experience," operated entirely by American Airlines.
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American Airlines Creates New CX Organization, Names SVP and Chief Customer Officer To Oversee It
by | Feb 13, 2025
American said that Heather Garboden's experience in revenue management and finance give her an understanding of what will be good for the health of the airline, as she oversees its newly created Customer Experience organization.
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Inaugural Board Announced for Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership

by | Aug 29, 2023
The organization said the board signifies a "robust and resolute commitment to attracting and recruiting businesses to Fort Worth," one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation.
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Longtime Former American Airlines CFO to Retire, Successor in Place
by | May 5, 2023
The airline said that Derek Kerr stepped down as CFO at the end of 2022 after 20 years in the role as part of a long-planned succession process. Devon May was named to succeed Kerr as CFO and assumed the role Jan. 1.
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The Last Word: American Airlines’ Robert Isom on Winning the Eco-Airline of the Year Award
Air Transport World announced today that American Airlines has been named the 2023 Eco-Airline of the Year. ATW lauded American’s work to run a more fuel-efficient operation with more fuel-efficient aircraft powered increasingly by low-carbon fuel and new technology.
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American Airlines Is the Only Passenger Airline Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 2nd Straight Year
Just months after investing in a hydrogen fuel distribution startup and striking a $2.75 billion deal to buy sustainable aviation fuel made from refined corn, Fort-Worth based American Airlines has made an important list. For the second year in a row, American is the only passenger airline to land on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index.
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The Last Word: American Airlines CEO Robert Isom on Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker’s Podcast

Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker is back with her Go Time podcast after a summer break—and her first fall episode is a chat with American Airlines CEO Robert Isom.  One of the things that came up: American's $350 million, 300-acre Fort Worth headquarters campus, which opened in 2019 after a project more than five years in the making.
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American Airlines CEO Doug Parker to Retire, President Robert Isom Named Successor
by | Dec 7, 2021
Parker is credited with helping to create one of the world's largest airlines.
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