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DOT fines US Airways for fare disclosure violation

Tuesday March 9, 2010

US Airways was fined $40,000 by the US Dept. of Transportation "for violating rules that require airline price advertisements to disclose the full price consumers must pay for air transportation." DOT said its Aviation Enforcement Office found that US listed fares on its website "that did not include additional applicable taxes and fees, or any notice on that page that these additional charges would be required," on certain lists generated by customer searches for one-way flights. The agency reiterated that either the entire fare must be indicated on the first page listing price quotes or "the existence of additional government-imposed per-passenger charges must be prominently disclosed along with a hyperlink that takes consumers to a page that describes the additional charges."

Monday March 8, 2010

Boeing said British Airways selected its Airplane Health Management system to cover 777s, 747-400s and future 787s.

Monday March 8, 2010

Amadeus signed an MOU with Asiana Airlines to commence an evaluation of its Altea Customer Management System. Asiana "will set the timelines for their assessment and planning for the future implementation of Altea," Amadeus said. Thirteen Star Alliance members currently use the full system.

Datalex reached agreement with Copa Airlines to provide its Travel Distribution Platform supporting the carrier's website.

Friday March 5, 2010

Boeing announced that Air China and Air China Cargo will expand their use of the Airplane Health Management system for inflight monitoring of 777s and 747-400s. New contract adds 42 in-service and on-order aircraft to the 117 737s already covered. CA currently operates 10 777-200s and 10 747-400s while CA Cargo flies seven 747-400Fs. CA was Boeing's first Chinese AHM customer.

Friday March 5, 2010

TRAX USA said Gulf Air has signed up for the e3 version of its TRAX Maintenance software.

Orbitz's new travel agent program signals a shift to distribution side of its business

Wednesday March 3, 2010

News from Travel Technology Update: Orbitz Worldwide launched Orbitz for Agents, a program that provides access to Orbitz' global hotel inventory and discounted rates and pays commissions to travel agents for hotel and customized travel package bookings. [more]

Friday February 26, 2010

GuestLogix reached a multiyear agreement with Republic Airways to deploy its retail transaction platform and OnTouch, its branded onboard store design.

Thursday February 25, 2010

Amadeus reached a multiyear global distribution agreement with WestJet giving worldwide Amadeus agents access to the airline's content and real-time data.

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