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American Airlines customers donate more than $1 million to American Red Cross for Maui wildfires

American Airlines customers donate more than $1 million to American Red Cross for Maui wildfires

26 August 2023 Press Release Airline News Organisations & Operators

American Airlines continues to support evacuation and relief efforts following the devastating wildfires on Maui, Hawaii, earlier this month. In addition to providing lift off the island and flexibility to customers, American is supporting relief efforts by offering American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles to customers who donate to the American Red Cross.

Accelya and American Airlines look to boost NDC adoption with breakthrough ticket exchange solution

Accelya and American Airlines look to boost NDC adoption with breakthrough ticket exchange solution

A new initiative by Accelya and American Airlines enables TMCs to exchange legacy EDIFACT tickets for NDC tickets. Accelya plans to implement the first-of-its-kind functionality for any airline customer that wants to provide this capability to customers and can enable the retrieval of GDS-issued EDIFACT tickets from its system. This pioneering move addresses a challenge for travel retailers as they transition to using NDC.