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Corporate travel veteran Mark Walton has launched a new travel management company that is built on Spotnana's tech backbone.

U.K.-based business process outsourcing company Capita is targeting the anticipated sale of its remaining non-core businesses, including travel management company Agiito, by the midpoint of the year, CFO Tim Weller said during the company's full-year earnings call last week.

American Airlines' plan to go all-in on New Distribution Capability retailing next month is laced with risk for the airline, change management challenges for travel management companies and potential content access disruption for corporate clients. Travelfusion couldn't be more excited.

Amadeus announced a new program for agency subscribers that includes a content commitment for American Airlines and outlines its posture on agency fees and incentives, according to a memo this week that was obtained by The Beat.

Kurt Ekert will succeed Sean Menke as CEO of Sabre on April 27, Sabre announced Wednesday. Menke will remain executive chair of the board, while Ekert will maintain his president title in a dual role.

American Express Global Business Travel and BCD Travel have joined Corporate Travel Management in tacking on a client-paid surcharge for Qantas bookings at the Australian point of sale.

NDC transactions for Amadeus are at "very low volumes" and represent "a very small percentage of our bookings," CEO Luis Maroto said.

United Airlines has no plans to withhold from EDIFACT-connected channels content that can be sold through them, United vice president of sales strategy and effectiveness Glenn Hollister said in an interview. Yet, the airline's content strategy, which includes continuous pricing and corporate-negotiated perks, ancillaries and bundles, has stretched the bounds of the reliable but limited distribution data exchange.

Air France-KLM has postponed from March 31 to Dec. 31 the applicability of its global distribution system surcharge for travel management companies, the airline group alerted agencies on Wednesday.

You can look, but you can't book. That's the message American Airlines relayed to agencies this week as it disclosed new details on its plans, effective in April, to revoke "legacy" channel access to a sizable chunk of fares traditionally sold through EDIFACT-based connections. Fares unavailable through such channels still will be filed in ATPCO and visible in booking systems, but new fare rules will prevent ticketing of them, the carrier disclosed.