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Do they use the same software as Ryanair? http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41298931 http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41298931
by mig39 9y ago
Do they use the same software as Ryanair?
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41298931 http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41298931
- cbhl 9y agoAmerican Airlines created their own computer system (SABRE) in the 60s. It spun off into its own company in the 2000s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabre_Corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabre_Corporation
- telesilla 9y agoI have a memory of accessing SABRE directly maybe in the late 90s to bypass travel agent websites, before services like Expedia etc exploded. Is that possible? Or am I remembering incorrectly.
- LeoPanthera 9y agoYes, it used to be accessible directly, and still is, at least with one level of indirection, via https://www.virtuallythere.com/ https://www.virtuallythere.com/ But this is also a red herring because I don't think sabre is used to manage pilots times off.
- soared 9y agoYou can find some interesting results by googling site:virtuallythere.com
- imroot 9y agoI think AA is still using SABRE internally for some components for crew scheduling; I did some SABRE work for them back in 2005/2006 as a contractor, and there were still bits and pieces of legacy code from the 90's in place when I was over there.
- js2 9y agoYou could access SABRE pre-1996 via online services such as The Source, CompuServe, GEnie and AOL. Sabre Holdings launched Travelocity in 1996.
- vermontdevil 9y agoI remember this too. Used to go in there to look around and play with all he variables (flight schedule, fares, etc). I think it was called EaasySabre
- tyingq 9y agoTrue, though that has little to do with crew scheduling and bidding software.
- jakub_g 9y agoRyanair's problems are due to the fact that they were obliged to change their holiday year to follow European regulations, and they postponed this change for too long (to milk as much money from lucrative summer period). This, plus the fact that now many pilots are/will be soon over their allowed Flight Time Limitations. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/ryanair-cancellations-flights-why-cancelled-truth-latest-a7953251.html https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/ryanair...
- pmontra 9y agoRyanair's problem is also that many pilots are leaving for companies with a better salary https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4512660/pilots-leave-ryanair-michael-oleary-treatment-claims/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4512660/pilots-leave-ryanair-m...
- rorykoehler 9y agoRyanair were lying. All their pilots left to fly for better airlines who are on hiring sprees like Norwegian Air.
- baby 9y agoThey also were forced because there were strikes in France. I got my flight cancelled because of that but got ~400$ in compensation. BTW the exact same thing happened to Easyjet. My gf’s flight from barcelona to London got cancelled and she had to find a place to stay for one more day and a different flight. Easyjet refuses to refund or compensate her, mentioning strikes in France. Same shit as Ryanair, different reactions. Anybody knows what are our recourse?