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A judge agrees with AA but the fight is still on
The dispute between American and its distributors goes to court again. This will not be the last time.
Date:17/01/2011

United and Continental Converge on SHARES
The news is now official. The merged United Airlines will use the SHARES system from EDS (Hewlett-Packard) rather than Apollo. The decision has significant knock-on effects for the PSS market in North America and further afield.
Date:28/12/2010

American Airlines Beats Orbitz and Travelport, Amadeus Wins
The distribution landscape is changing rapidly. Winners and losers are not always obvious. Sometimes being out of the front line is the best tactic.
Date:24/12/2010

AISystems has landed
Airline planning is notoriously complex and time consuming. A new product from start-up company AISystems will provide dramatic improvements in the level and timeliness of analysis for those airlines that select it.
Date:07/12/2010

BA and Iberia Push the Frontier
A merger that creates a new European mega carrier could also be the trigger for radical thinking on IT systems.
Date:01/12/2010

Amadeus - One More Step Ahead
Its conference for OTAs revealed some of the structural advantages that Amadeus enjoys as airlines look to exploit the online channel in a more intelligent manner.
Date:28/11/2010

USAir and American – Different but the Same
The phoney distribution war is coming to an end and American is leading the charge. US Airways is buying itself an option. Other airlines, especially in North America, need to prepare their own positions.
Date:27/11/2010

HP takes the PSS game to a whole new level
Hewlett-Packard announces the name of its new products and a technology licence agreement to help build them.
Date:09/11/2010

IT(A) hits the fan !
A coalition of interested parties has created a campaign to prevent the Google acquisition of ITA Software. They probably have good reason to be concerned.
Date:03/11/2010

Navitaire and Travelport – The Best of Both Worlds
Navitaire joins other "low-cost" PSS suppliers in establishing a partnership with one of the old guard of traditional vendors. This should allow it to compete more strongly in the expanding hybrid airline sector.
Date:29/10/2010

Air France’s Timetable for Retirement
Air France has confirmed that its hosted Passenger Services Systems will soon be closed down. There are knock-on effects for other vendors, not least Amadeus and Unisys.
Date:07/10/2010

Sabre and Amadeus Extend their Influence in PSS
Further evidence that Sabre and Amadeus are becoming more dominant in their favoured market segments.
Date:27/09/2010

LAN / TAM Merger Will Dominate its Region
The proposed merger of LAN and TAM will create a regional giant with almost a third of all Latin American passengers. Amadeus and Sabre will be making great efforts to win the PSS business of the newly-merged airline.
Date:18/08/2010

Ryanair Court Wins May Have Far-Reaching Effects
Ryanair often finds itself in court but in a few recent cases it has been plaintiff rather than defendant. The fact that it has won cases against screen-scrapers may have long-lasting effects.
Date:09/08/2010

Google Loves IT(A). It’s Official!
The confirmation of Google's acquisition of ITA will have major repercussions for the whole industry.
Date:01/07/2010

Mercator Acquisition of TikAero Recalls Old Swissair Links
Mercator is acquiring a small PSS vendor that will add neither meaningful market share nor groundbreaking functionality. Is it just to tick a box?
Date:21/06/2010

Google Finally Makes a Move
Google's reported acquisition of ITA Software represents the search giant's first significant move into travel distribution. The implications are not yet clear but could be enormous.
Date:07/05/2010

Sabre Success in Mexico Points to Dominance in the Americas
Sabre and Aeromexico have announced that the Mexican airline will migrate to Sabre's SabreSonic passenger services system.
Date:22/04/2010

Sabre Acquires Deeper Capabilities in Revenue Integrity
The acquisition of Calidris by Sabre fills an important gap in Sabre's portfolio which will make it more competitive with arch-rival Amadeus.
Date:31/03/2010

SITA Continues to Advance in Tier 2
Press reports indicate that SITA will be the new IT provider for the merged Air India. If confirmed this will be vindication of SITA management's strategy to pursue tier two airlines and should open the door for further success in the Asian region.
Date:10/03/2010