Posted by admin on January 13th, 2011
AMR Corp. rose, leading gains amongsome U.S. carriers, after its American Airlines said it woulduse ITA Software inc. technology to more efficiently marketfares customized to include select services and products.
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Posted by admin on January 13th, 2011
CHICAGO — A feud between American Airlines and several companies that sell its tickets shows new determination by airlines to lower costs and could spell new business challenges for online travel agents.
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Posted by admin on January 11th, 2011
American Airlines and Japan Airlines plan to launch a new joint venture for trans-Pacific flying this spring, coordinating schedules to make it easier for travelers to catch international flights in Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles.
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Posted by admin on January 9th, 2011
An ongoing battle between American Airlines and online travel agents Orbitz and Expedia has played out for weeks with more fervor, unlikely alliances and backstabbing than the last season of The Apprentice. When American and Orbitz failed to reach terms on a new distribution agreement, the airline ordered its schedule dropped from the popular travel website on Dec. 21. just a few days later, pre-empting its own distribution dispute, Expedia hid American’s listings from its search results, making it difficult but not impossible to book an AA flight on the website. Then, once Expedia’s agreement with American ended Dec. 31, it dropped the carrier from the site, calling the airline’s strategy “anti-consumer and anti-choice.”
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Posted by admin on January 9th, 2011
SOUTHLAKE, Texas — American Airlines was already in a fight with two relatively small online ticket sellers when on Wednesday it found itself in the ring with an 800-pound gorilla.
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Posted by admin on January 6th, 2011
American Airlines was already in a fight with two relatively small online ticket sellers when on Wednesday it found itself in the ring with an 800-pound gorilla.
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Posted by admin on January 5th, 2011
The simmering dispute between American Airlines and travel research and booking websites is heating up. Expedia stopped selling tickets on American’s flights over the weekend.
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Posted by admin on January 4th, 2011
Expedia said it had been unable to reach an agreement with American and blasted the Texas-based carrier’s new ticketing strategy as “anti-consumer and anti-choice.” Added the world’s largest travel company: “We remain open to doing business with American Airlines on terms that are satisfactory to Expedia and do not compromise our ability to provide consumers with the products and services they need.”
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Posted by admin on December 30th, 2010
Higher airfares loom as higher oil kicks in
DELTA Air Lines, American Airlines and other large US carriers may be poised to increase their fares with fuel surcharges as crude oil moves closer to $100 a barrel.
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Posted by admin on December 28th, 2010
American Airlines pulled its flights from the Orbitz travel website on Tuesday in a dispute that could eventually affect the way travelers buy airplane tickets online.
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