OUR HISTORY
Founded in 1991, the Alliance Air Show was known as the Fort Worth International Air Show and was produced by the Aviation Heritage Association, a nonprofit organization. The Aviation Heritage Association was under contract with the City of Fort Worth to conduct the air show for the local North Texas Community. The mission of the Heritage Association was to dedicate funds to building
the Aviation Heritage Museum and Educational Training Center. The Fort Worth International Air Show, held at Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW), entertained thousands of people and was supported by numerous volunteers. During this time, staff members at Alliance Air Management, dba Alliance Air Services supported this event by coordinating static aircraft and ramp logistics. In December of 2005, the Aviation Heritage Association elected to get out of the air show business. The City of Fort Worth approached Alliance Air Services, the entity that manages the Fort Worth Alliance Airport under a multi-year contract with the City of Fort Worth, to continue the production of the air show for the North Texas community. In 2006, Alliance Air Services created a nonprofit organization called Alliance Air Productions, a Hillwood entity, to produce the Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show. Since the opening of Fort Worth Alliance Airport in December 1989, aircraft operations into AFW continue to flourish, and the surrounding airfield customer, including Amazon and FedEx, continue to expand their daily operations. cargo airport with a 45% increase in aircraft landed weight from 2020 to 2021. This increased cargo operations, including corporate, government and private activity, have made it challenging to continue an air show that includes all-day aerial demonstrations. In efforts to evolve with the change in growth and activity at Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Alliance Air Productions has chosen to rebrand the event to include a new name, new entertainment schedule and modified event features. In 2022, Alliance Air Productions introduced the AllianceTexas Aviation Expo.