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Not friends, but American Airlines wants Sabre status update

By Dennis Schaal | May 25, 2011

With a June 2 tipping point looming, American Airlines filed a request for a status conference with the Texas court handling its litigation with Sabre. Read More

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Travelport comes down hard on American Airlines over antitrust case

By Kevin May | May 25, 2011

Major broadside fired back at American Airlines today by Travelport as it finally reacts to the antitrust lawsuit filed against it and Orbitz last month. Read More

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The evolution of the GDS model

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | May 23, 2011

Many travellers - and perhaps many in the industry - must be confused and somewhat bemused by the current arcane disputes over distribution costs. Read More

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Technically speaking, are air fares fair?

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | May 18, 2011

As the world of travel distribution is being challenged by a large number of external pressures, the focus has been on the airlines versus their GDS partners. Read More

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Picture this: Sabre upgrades graphical features on agency desktops

By Dennis Schaal | May 18, 2011

Sabre debuted its new travel agency desktop last summer and now has upgraded its graphical capabilities. Read More

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British Airways moving into the spotlight over distribution model

By Kevin May | May 16, 2011

British Airways is under the microscope over its distribution strategy as GDS negotiations start to appear on the horizon and sister carrier American Airlines continues to push the direct-connect model. Read More

Travelport Q1 2011 results - bitesize summary

By Kevin May | May 13, 2011

Travelport released its first quarter 2011 results this morning. A quick overview is as follows: Read More

American Airlines visiting travel agents with direct-connect contract push

By Dennis Schaal | May 12, 2011

American Airlines employees have been visiting travel agents in several states over the last few weeks carrying several documents -- nondisclosure agreements about their discussions and direct-connect... Read More

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Sabre and American Airlines trade shots over system withdrawal

By Dennis Schaal | May 11, 2011

The battle for the hearts and minds of Sabre and American Airlines customers entered a new phase yesterday when Chris Kroeger, Sabre's senior vice president of marketing, penned an email to customers... Read More

Amadeus Q1 2011 results - bitesize summary

By Kevin May | May 9, 2011

Amadeus released its first quarter 2011 results this morning. A quick overview is as follows: Read More

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European rail promise as technology standards project begins

By Kevin May | May 9, 2011

Another stab at developing technology standards to make rail distribution easier in Europe has officially started, following approval by the European Commission in Brussels. Read More

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Looking at airline distribution as part of an overall travel industry strategy

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | May 2, 2011

While much of the battle in distribution has been commercially motivated, there is also the question of core development that needs to be addressed. Read More

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Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus briefs - April 2011

By PhocusWire | April 29, 2011

Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during April 2011 - all here in one easy read. Read More

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Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire aka The Travel Industry

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | April 28, 2011

Can the modern travel industry be compared to a classic 1950s movie starring Marlon Brando? Read More

US Airways cites Expedia deal, Sabre suit among accomplishments

By Dennis Schaal | April 26, 2011

If there were any doubt, US Airways made its stance on merchandising and partnerships very clear in its announcement today about its first quarter of 2011 financial results. Read More

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