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Data Firm Cerebri Claims New Carbon Calculator Is Within 1 Percent Accurate

Big data company Cerebri created a carbon calculator and examined the variance between pre-trip predictions and actual flight emissions. Its model produced overall results that fell within 1 percent of actuals, though for any given flight, the swing was plus or minus 10 percent, according to co-founder and CEO Jean Belanger. Launched in 2016, Cerebri…

Amex GBT Considers Aggregators

American Express Global Business Travel engaged airline tech consultancy T2RL to gather information about non-GDS airline content aggregators.  “It’s important for GBT to stay informed of all industry innovators and tech developers, and we often work with people who look at the industry differently,” said Martin Ferguson, the company’s VP for global communications, public affairs…

Aggregator Aeronology Gears Up For Full NDC Servicing On American Airlines

Industry agitators including the outspoken Johnny Thorsen of Spotnana assailed American Express Global Business Travel’s list of 162 NDC requirements as a barrier to innovation. Not Aeronology CEO Russell Carstensen. The Australia-based travel management veteran welcomed GBT’s prerequisites for full NDC support.  He claimed his company’s Taero agent booking platform has checked off 155 of…

Is Airline Service A Difference-Maker? Not Really, Say Corporate Travel Folks

In its opposition to proposed U.S. federal protections for air travelers, IATA last month said passengers could “take their loyalty to other carriers if they are not satisfied with service levels.” In corporate travel, this is more theory than practice. While compensation for inconvenience would be nice, individual business travelers with options tend to favor…

In NDC, ‘When?’ Takes Back Seat To ‘How Much?’

One challenge for the New Distribution Capability in corporate travel is that its protocols emphasize offers over schedules. This flips on its head the typical way travel counselors find flight options for business travelers. Sabre is trying to get airlines to adjust the NDC protocol to facilitate schedule-led search out of the box. In the…

Ninety-Nine (NDC) Problems And The Tweaks Aren’t Done

Airline officials and other proponents of the New Distribution Capability have described its servicing challenges as “edge cases,” but travel management companies are finding more than that. Limitations on exchanges and unused ticket tracking are the most crucial on growing lists of issues. It’s no wonder that, by most accounts, corporate adoption of American’s NDC…

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