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  2. Sabre (travel reservation system) - Wikipedia

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    In the 1950s, American Airlines was facing a serious challenge in its ability to quickly handle airline reservations in an era that witnessed high growth in passenger volumes in the airline industry. Before the introduction of SABRE, the airline's system for booking flights was entirely manual, having developed from the techniques originally ...

  3. Airline reservations system - Wikipedia

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    American Airlines and Teleregister Company developed a number of automated airline booking systems known as Reservisor. it first version was an electromechanical version of the flight boards introduced for the "sell and report" system that was installed in American's Boston reservation office in February 1946.

  4. Record locator - Wikipedia

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    In airline reservation systems, a record locator is an alphanumeric code used to identify and access a specific record on an airline’s reservation system. An airline’s reservation system automatically generates a unique record locator whenever a customer makes a reservation or booking, commonly known in the industry as an itinerary.

  5. American Airlines - Wikipedia

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    American Airlines ordered 25 DC-10s in its first order. [16] [17] The DC-10 made its first flight on August 29, 1970, [18] and received its type certificate from the FAA on July 29, 1971. [19] On August 5, 1971, the DC-10 entered commercial service with American Airlines on a round-trip flight between Los Angeles and Chicago. [20]

  6. American Airlines is testing a huge flight boarding change ...

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    American Airlines is testing a new boarding technology that could affect travelers eager to get to their seats.. When it comes to boarding a flight, the process is typically seamless for any first ...

  7. Computer reservation system - Wikipedia

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    United Airlines and Trans World Airlines followed in 1971 with the Apollo Reservation System and Programmed Airline Reservation System (PARS), respectively. Soon, travel agents began pushing for a system that could automate their side of the process by accessing the various ARSes directly to make reservations.

  8. Reservisor - Wikipedia

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    The 1952 Magnetronic Reservisor on display at the American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum. Starting in 1946, American Airlines developed a number of automated airline booking systems known as Reservisor. Although somewhat successful, American's unhappiness with the Reservisor systems led them to develop the computerized Sabre system used to this day.

  9. American Airlines Grounded All U.S. Flights on ... - AOL

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    Federal Aviation Administration reported that American Airlines requested a “ground stop” for all flights which was lifted on Dec. 24, at 8 a.m. ET