Articles tagged “airline distribution”

Online Travel

Yatra Continues Corporate Travel Push With NDC Booking System

The direct connection with airlines would help streamline the booking process, making it easier for businesses to plan trips without needing to jump between platforms.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 month ago

Yatra Continues Corporate Travel Push With NDC Booking System
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Airlines

Envisioning the Future of AI in Flight Search

Following years of stagnant innovation, flight search is on the cusp of becoming a richer experience. Through the use of AI, airlines and ticket sellers can close decades-old gaps between what travelers expect and what companies have been able to deliver.

PKFARE + Skift | 1 month ago

Envisioning the Future of AI in Flight Search

Airlines

Skift Power Rankings: Alex Dichter

He guided many carriers through the pandemic and positioned them for the future. Now, everyone wants his contrarian views on AI, the future of travel and sustainability.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 months ago

Skift Power Rankings: Alex Dichter

Airlines

American Airlines’ Distribution Disaster: IATA Chief Willie Walsh Weighs In

Speaking to Skift, the former British Airways CEO gave his informed perspective on the problems at American Airlines.

Gordon Smith | 5 months ago

American Airlines’ Distribution Disaster: IATA Chief Willie Walsh Weighs In

Airlines

American Airlines CEO Admits ‘We’ve Dug Ourselves a Hole’

Robert Isom had warm words for Vasu Raja, the airline’s outgoing chief commercial officer, but hinted that it was time for him to go.

Gordon Smith | 6 months ago

American Airlines CEO Admits ‘We’ve Dug Ourselves a Hole’

Travel Technology

American Airlines Taps Amadeus as Accounting System Partner

It appears that the investments Amadeus has been making in ancillary businesses are starting to pay off.

Justin Dawes | 9 months ago

American Airlines Taps Amadeus as Accounting System Partner

Travel Agents

Travel Agency Group Doubles Down on Dispute With American Airlines

In an exclusive, the leading group of U.S. travel advisors responds to claims by American Airlines that they're Luddites. The group says the carrier's effort to force them to adopt its preferred technology for booking flights is too fast and that, essentially, it's a bully.

Selene Brophy | 12 months ago

Travel Agency Group Doubles Down on Dispute With American Airlines

Airlines

American Airlines CEO Defends Direct Selling Push in Face of Travel Agent Complaints

American Airlines's top boss Robert Isom feels confident in the carrier's evolving distribution strategy, the most assertive of all the carriers in the Americas. But some travel agents still feel bullied.

Selene Brophy | 1 year ago

American Airlines CEO Defends Direct Selling Push in Face of Travel Agent Complaints

Airlines

Expedia and JetBlue See Airline Distribution Shift During Travel Boom

In the perpetual tug of war between airlines and online middlemen, a bit of turnabout is fair play.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Expedia and JetBlue See Airline Distribution Shift During Travel Boom

Airlines

Air France-KLM Hits Turbulence in Its Breakaway Distribution Effort

After years of hype, Air France-KLM finally plans to take stronger measures to prompt corporate travel agencies to adopt next-generation methods of processing bookings. Yet its serial delays underscore how hard it is to make industry changes.

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

Air France-KLM Hits Turbulence in Its Breakaway Distribution Effort