HP may or may not be mulling a plan to shed its PC business, but new agreements with US Airways and Dollar Thrifty highlight how IT services and transportation will remain a core business.
Forget PCs — HP signs applications services pacts with US Airways and Dollar Thrifty
October 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Southwest delays reservation system decision — Is there a method to the madness?
July 15, 2011 By 6 Comments
With an integration of recently acquired AirTran on the agenda, Southwest Airlines has decided to delay a decison on selecting a new reservation system provider.
United Airlines and Amadeus dissolve Altéa contract with $75M payment
May 9, 2011 By 4 Comments
United Airlines and Amadeus officially dissolved their long-stalled contract to migrate the airline’s internal reservations system to the Amadeus Altéa platform from Travelport’s Apollo system.
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Distribution questions loom following US approval of Southwest-AirTran merger
April 27, 2011 By 1 Comment
What will happen to AirTran distribution on online travel agency websites once its merger and integration with Southwest Airlines gets under way in earnest?
Virgin America signs reservations, GDS deals with Sabre
January 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Virgin America, in purusing its growth strategy, signed a reservations systems deal with Sabre Airlines Solutions, and the airline also renewed its Sabre Travel Network GDS contract.
United to leave Travelport reservations system and transition to HP
December 23, 2010 By 18 Comments
The big decision is in: United Airlines plans to wean itself off its decades-long reservations-system provider, Travelport’s Apollo, and to migrate its reservations to HP in 2012.
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Southwest considering Sabre or Amadeus for new reservations system
December 16, 2010 By 4 Comments
Southwest Airlines is actively considering a switch to a new internal reservations system and has narrowed its choices of vendors to Sabre and Amadeus.
Southwest to acquire AirTran and stick with free bags policy
September 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Southwest Airlines’ agreement to acquire AirTran Airways for $1.4 billion could have one reservations system provider and major online travel agencies feeling pinched.
American Airlines proceeds with plans for HP Jetstream reservations system
July 8, 2010 By 2 Comments
American Airlines is proceeding with plans to have HP build the airline a new internal reservations system, dubbed Jetstream.
Virgin Blue flights delayed as Navitaire reservations systems crashes
June 18, 2010 By 3 Comments
It sure gets sticky when airlines switch from one internal reservations system to another — even when both systems come from the same vendor. Just ask Virgin Blue and Navitaire.
