Editing Oneworld (section)

=== Qatar Airways vs American Airlines (2017–2020) ===
Hostilities between American Airlines and Qatar Airways stemmed from allegations by American and other U.S. carriers that Qatar Airways, along with other Middle Eastern airlines, received excessive government [[Subsidy|subsidies]], creating unfair competition.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Zhang |first=Benjamin |title=American Airlines CEO reveals why a small Italian airline is the focus of the nastiest feud in the airline industry |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/american-airlines-ceo-air-italy-qatar-airways-violate-openskies-2019-5 |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> 

These claims, part of a broader dispute known as the "Gulf Carrier Dispute", centered on accusations that subsidies allowed Qatar Airways to expand aggressively into U.S. markets, threatening domestic airlines.<ref name=":0" />

Tensions escalated in 2017 when American Airlines announced it would end its codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways, citing these unfair practices. 

American Airlines criticised Qatar Airways' purchase of a 49% stake in [[Air Italy (2018–2020)|Air Italy]] and the subsequent commencement of Air Italy flights to the US, with then-American Airlines CEO [[Doug Parker]] labelling the Air Italy services as a "violation" and referred to Qatar Airways as<ref name=":0" /> "the greatest threat to commercial aviation and the United States." 

In 2018, Qatar Airways threatened to leave the Oneworld alliance citing the behaviour of American Airlines, along with separate issues with Qantas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian travelers hit by Qatar Airways threat to quit Oneworld |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Transportation/Asian-travelers-hit-by-Qatar-Airways-threat-to-quit-Oneworld#:~:text=Qatar%20Airways,%20the%20fast-growing,Qantas%20of%20hostile%20business%20practices. |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Nikkei Asia |language=en-GB}}</ref>

The dispute was largely resolved in 2020 through diplomatic negotiations between the U.S. and Qatari governments. Qatar Airways agreed to increase transparency in its financial reporting and limit certain flight routes to the U.S. 

This agreement helped ease tensions, and the airlines have since improved relations, with American Airlines resuming codeshare agreements with Qatar Airways in 2020 to enhance their global network.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reed |first=Ted |title=How American Airlines And Qatar Airways Swerved From Bitter Enemies To Best Friends |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/2021/07/30/how-american-airlines-and-qatar-airways-swerved-from-bitter-enemies-to-best-friends/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> 

American Airlines began services to Qatar Airways' Doha hub in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlappig |first=Ben |date=2021-12-12 |title=Full Details: American Airlines Launching New York To Doha Flight |url=https://onemileatatime.com/news/american-airlines-doha-flight/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=One Mile at a Time |language=en-US}}</ref>