Travel & Travel Technology News.For more travel news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm Aug 28, 2006 Amadeus Amadeus requests arbitration on airline fees. Global distribution system Amadeus is asking for an injunction preventing Northwest Airlines and American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the from imposing fees on its travel agency customers in the U.S. and has requested arbitration on the issue. Only United Airlines has designated Amadeus as a preferred distribution channel. Aug 27, 2006 Amadeus Amadeus goes to court seeking injunction against airlines' 'discriminatory' programs. News from Travel Technology Update: Amadeus went to court to seek injunctive relief injunctive relief n. a court-ordered act or prohibition against an act or condition which has been requested, and sometimes granted, in a petition to the court for an injunction. from American Airlines and Northwest Airlines, saying the two carriers will breach the non-discrimination provisions of their Participating Carrier Agreements if they go ahead with their "preferred channel" programs on Sept. 1. Aug 22, 2006 Boeing, Connexion Connexion gives Boeing a lesson in diversification. Boeing's decision to shut down its Connexion high-speed wireless unit demonstrates how difficult it is to diversify operations, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Bill Virgin writes. Still, he says total reliance on a single core business has risks, and the failure of Connexion is not likely to deter Boeing from seeking new businesses. Aug 22, 2006 Boeing, Etihad, Lufthansa Boeing's decision to abandon its Connexion project is not going down well with the airlines. Etihad has followed Lufthansa in publicly getting annoyed with Boeing. "Our experience with Connexion is very good and our guests are keen to use it. We are talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to Boeing in terms of short and long-term solutions by looking at a number of options," said Ian Fergusson-Brown, spokesman for Etihad Airways Etihad Airways (Arabic: الإتحاد, ʼal-ʻitiħād) is the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates. Etihad is based in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE. . "The airline is keen to meet customer expectations and our goal is to put the system into the backs of the seats. This is important for our guests to access the Internet," Brown told Gulf News. Currently, Connexion by Boeing Connexion by Boeing (CBB) was an in-flight online connectivity service from Boeing. This service allowed travellers to access a high-speed internet connection while on board a plane in flight through a wired Ethernet or a wireless 802.11 Wi-Fi connection. is fitted on Etihad's Boeing 777 aircraft and plans are under way to introduce the system on the Airbus fleet. Other airlines, including Korean, are talking about compensation. Aug 26, 2006 OnAir, Airbus Airlines study restrictions on in-flight phone use. Airlines are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to limit phone conversations once technology is introduced to make it safe for passengers to use their cell phones mid-flight. OnAir, which is developing satellite technology for Airbus planes, says cabin crews would be able to disable phones' voice function. Some carriers say they may ban the service altogether. Aug 24, 2006 Sabre Airline Solutions Sabre Airline Solutions is a subsidiary of Sabre Holdings. The main product of Sabre Airline Solutions is the SabreSonic system. This provides departure control, reservations, and, inventory management. Sabre Airline Solutions signed a five-year contract with Russian airline KDAvia to upgrade the carrier's operational and decision-support technology. Aug 25, 2006 United Airlines United renews pact with Airline Reporting Corp.. United Airlines has renewed its market data services contract with Airline Reporting Corp., signing a multiyear agreement. United will receive the full marketplace version of the ARC Origin & Destination Sales Summary and ARC Itinerary Detail products. Aug 23, 2006 Worldspan Worldspan announced finalization of multiyear full-content distribution agreements with Air Moldova Air Moldova is an airline based in Chişinău, Moldova. It is the national airline of Moldova and operates scheduled services to destinations in Europe. Its main base is Chişinău International Airport[2]. , Aegean Airlines, AeroSvit Airlines CJSC "Aircompany "Aerosvit" (Ukrainian: ЗАТ «авіакомпанія «Аеросвіт»), operating as Aerosvit-Ukrainian Airlines , Air Burkina, Arkia Israel Airlines Arkia Israeli Airlines (Hebrew: ארקיע, I will soar), usually referred to as Arkia is an airline based in Tel Aviv, Israel. , Aurigny Air Services, dba, Eos Airlines, Transaero Airlines and VLM Airlines. Aug 22, 2006 |
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