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A look back at 2008: Fuel, fees and fear made it a year many would like to forget

Tuesday December 23, 2008

News from Travel Technology Update: There's no way to prettify it: 2008 has been an annus horribilis, probably the worst economic mess since the Great Depression of the 1930s. [more]

Friday December 19, 2008

Sabre Holdings acquired EB2 International, a London-based, supplier of "e-commerce enabling software products, solutions, infrastructure and services to global airlines." Price was not disclosed. Sabre said the acquisition will accelerate its technology plans for its recently launched SabreSonic Customer Sales and Service solution. EB2 and its products will become part of Sabre Airline Solutions.

Thursday December 18, 2008

US Air Transport Assn. announced the release of Spec 2000 Chapter 16, Electronic Product and Part Regulatory Documentation, which describes the electronic exchange of FAA's Authorized Release Certificate and has been approved as the method for exchanging From 8130-3 in electronic format.

Wednesday December 17, 2008

Southwest Airlines yesterday added a link to WestJet's booking portal to southwest.com, which SWA called "an important first step forward in the relationship" between the LCCs that will include the announcement of codeshare flight schedules by late next year (ATWOnline, July 9).

Thursday December 11, 2008

GE Aviation signed a contract with Singapore Airlines to launch its OnPoint solutions covering systems content and capabilities for 777s. Contract support is expected to begin in the first quarter of next year after final agreement details are complete. GE's Singapore facility will provide program management for the project.

Thursday December 11, 2008

Siemens PLM Software signed a deal with Safran Group's Snecma to provide its Teamcenter lifecycle management solution, which is expected to increase partner and supplier collaboration and improve product development practices. Deployment through three implementation phases will occur over the next three years.

Separately, Satair will continue to provide Siemens with product support and serve as its authorized distributor in the Asia/Pacific region under a renewal agreement.

Thursday December 11, 2008

PASSUR Aerospace said Orlando International selected its Pulse Proactive landing fee management technology featuring radar network intelligence, flight information validations, Web transparency and specialized activity filters.

Forrester sees plunge in brand loyalty among online leisure travelers in US

Tuesday December 9, 2008

News from Travel Technology Update: Brand loyalty among U.S. online leisure travelers is disappearing into the mists, according to the latest study from Forrester Research. [more]

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