Switching reservation systems is a crucial part of an airline merger, and a scary proposition. If it doesn't go as planned, it can be traumatic for the carriers and their customers. Delta Air Lines in 201o had some glitches when absorbing Northwest's reservations, but overall the migration wasn't too disruptive. It was a very different story at United two years later.

American Airlines now is targeting as early as October to switch US Airways from the HP Shares system to its Sabre . . .

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David Jonas in 2006 co-founded business media firm ProMedia.travel after ten years as a journalist with Business Travel News. David rejoined BTN in 2010 as executive editor when its parent company acquired ProMedia, and in 2014 co-created The Company Dime. David has a bachelor's degree in communications from Cornell University.