What will happen to AirTran distribution on online travel agency websites once its merger and integration with Southwest Airlines gets under way in earnest?
Distribution questions loom following US approval of Southwest-AirTran merger
April 27, 2011 By 1 Comment
Expedia is back in Kayak flight search results
March 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Several weeks after executing a disappearing act, Expedia is back in Kayak’s core flight search results in some U.S. markets.
Outside view on American Airlines-GDS war: Brand loyalty and differentiation
January 31, 2011 By 21 Comments
I’ve been involved in the travel industry for about a year, so don’t have the evolution of airlines, GDSs and travel intermediaries that others have running through their veins.
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TLabs Showcase – Hotelmine
January 31, 2011 By 2 Comments
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based hotel distribution system Hotelmine.
United Continental: Working with GDSs, but they need to keep up
January 28, 2011 By 4 Comments
Like US Airways and in contrast to American Airlines, the merged United Continental appears to be taking a conciliatory approach in its dealings with global distribution system partners.
Analyst: Other airlines to join American Airlines in distribution fight
January 18, 2011 By 3 Comments
American Airlines may be standing up to the GDSs by itself for now, but other airlines will eventually join the push for lower distribution costs.
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Judge denies Travelport request for American Airlines injunction
December 21, 2010 By 17 Comments
Travelport said a judge in Chicago denied its request for a preliminary injunction against American Airlines, which sought to remove its inventory from Orbitz.com.
Travelport poised to bias American Airlines flights as airline surcharge begins
December 17, 2010 By 4 Comments
Travelport is poised to begin biasing certain American Airlines’ flights by including an airline surcharge to travel agencies in fare displays, fare quotes and shopping displays beginning Dec. 20.
Travelport, Orbitz, Farelogix in patent dispute over American Airlines Direct Connect
November 13, 2010 By 4 Comments
American Airlines is trying to get travel agents to hook up to AA Direct Connect and bypass global distribution systems, but Travelport is sending signals that the technology may infringe on an Orbitz patent.
Direct connect dispute — American Airlines to pull flights off Orbitz Dec. 1
November 4, 2010 By 9 Comments
American Airlines apparently has expanded its direct-connect drive beyond the GDSs and taken it to the online travel agencies, specifically Orbitz.
