(DALLAS) — American Airlines and US Airways agreed Wednesday to a merger that will create the world

Zvi Bar submits:The cruising in alaska DOJ's antitrust division initiated a probe of airline fare distributors. Gina Talamona, a DOJ spokesperson, said the agency is investigating possible anticompetitive practices in the global-distribution system GDS industry.
(DALLAS) — American cruising in alaska Airlines and US Airways cruising in alaska agreed Wednesday to a merger that will create the world s biggest airline. The deal caps a turbulent period of bankruptcies and consolidation that leaves the U.S. airline industry dominated by four big carriers. The boards of American parent AMR Corp. and US Airways approved the deal late Wednesday, according to four people close to the situation. (MORE: Why an Airline cruising in alaska That Travelers Love Is Failing) The carrier cruising in alaska will keep the American Airlines name but will be run by US Airways CEO Doug Parker.
(DALLAS) — American Airlines and US Airways agreed Wednesday to a merger that will create the world s biggest airline. The deal caps a turbulent period of bankruptcies and consolidation that leaves the U.S. airline cruising in alaska industry dominated by four big carriers. The boards of American parent AMR Corp. and US Airways approved the deal late Wednesday, according to four people close to the situation. (MORE: Why an Airline That Travelers Love Is Failing) The carrier will keep the American Airlines name but will be run by US Airways CEO Doug Parker.
Jeffrey Breen submits:American (AMR) is threatening to pull its flights from Orbitz (OWW) at the end of the month. This threat constitutes a marked escalation in American's attempt to push its AA Direct Connect platform as the sole means to access its inventory.
The airline wants travel agents such as the website to get booking data directly, rather than from distribution companies that charge carriers a fee, a spokesman says.In a move intended to cut costs, American Airlines has notified online travel agency Orbitz Worldwide that it might stop offering cruising in alaska its tickets through the travel website, beginning Dec.
Under the hood of the dispute between American Airlines and Orbitz.com owner Travelport is a long running battle between airlines and the so-called GDS companies who provide the technological underpinning for both online travel sellers and traditional bricks-and-mortar travel agencies.