Start of American Airlines-Sabre antitrust case extended two months

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With American Airlines bogged down in its reorganization efforts, a judge in a Texas state court has delayed the beginning of a jury trial in the airline’s antitrust suit against Sabre for a couple of months.

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What else? Web usage report, AMR delisted, ARC chairman, Cheapflights ticked off

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American Airlines parent de-listed, Agent web usage report shows mobile push, ARC names new chairman, Cheapflights ad complaint upheld… A round-up of other stories from across the industry.

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American closes in on Delta – Top US travel sites, December 24 2011

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Delta is just 1.5% market share ahead of American Airlines in list of leading airline websites in the US, although market leader Southwest still has double the traffic of its nearest rival.

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Sabre litigation, backed by 100 lawyers, could be resolved before American Airlines reorganizes

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How will the American Airlines bankruptcy filing impact the airline’s disputes with Sabre and Travelport?

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Between Alec Baldwin and New Jersey governor, not a great week for airline and hotel staff

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Between the ranting tweets of actor Alec Baldwin and the Occupy Wall Street-targeted New Jersey governor Chris Christie, it wasn’t a great week for airline flight attendants and hotel waiters and waitresses in the public airwaves.

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American Airlines parent company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

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AMR Corporation, parent of American Airlines, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, a move it says will allow the airline to reorganise its debt structure.

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Court: American Airlines antitrust claims against Orbitz dismissed

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A federal judge in Texas terminated Orbitz Worldwide as a defendant in an antitrust lawsuit brought by American Airlines and dismissed several claims against Travelport and Sabre, as well.

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Southwest, Delta, American secure half of audience – Top US travel sites, November 12 2011

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The top three airline websites in the US – Southwest, Delta and American Airlines – have are now capturing almost half of all traffic to carrier websites.

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With social media, everyone now knows when you are an idiot on a plane

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Nobody is safe from so-called citizen publishers – especially when bad behaviour results in the full force of Miami’s airport law enforcement becoming involved.

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Gilliland: Sabre thinking of IPO — eventually

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Sabre CEO Sam Gilliland is openly talking about the company “going out into the public markets eventually.”

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