American Airlines and Accelya last week turned on a way to exchange unused EDIFACT tickets for New Distribution Capability-based orders in the airline's distribution interface, the partners announced Monday. One of the few U.S.-based TMCs directly connected to American's NDC interface, AmTrav praised the effort but viewed the fix as "too limited" for its purposes.

Airline content aggregator AirGateway this week launched a Web browser extension that lets agents compare content in Amadeus' global distribution system with New Distribution Capability-piped offers that AirGateway pulls from more than 25 airlines, the company announced.

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About half of the airlines that list fares in Amadeus' global distribution system also make available some ancillary fee data, according to supplemental comments the travel distribution and IT company filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation last month. To Amadeus, it's a glass half-empty and a rallying cry for DOT intervention. To airlines, it's a sign of market progress and another reason DOT should scrap its federal rulemaking on ancillary disclosures.

Scandinavian Airlines this month fleshed out some elements of its newly revised distribution plans, having abandoned a proposed "wholesale model" amid its recently forged distribution and IT deal with Amadeus.

Ryanair last week returned to Amadeus after more than a five-year absence from the largest global distribution system operator and dominant player in the budget carrier's European turf.

Flight Centre Travel Group's customers in aggregate have been booking fewer tickets on American Airlines since April 1, when the airline's New Distribution Capability-based content differentiation actions began.