American Airlines listings returned to Expedia as the
companies on Monday announced a memorandum of understanding in which Expedia
would use technology from a global distribution system to access the airline's
direct connection, including fares, schedules and "customized travel
products and services."
The companies for now are communicating inventory and fare
information via a traditional GDS connection, but indicated in a press
statement that the direct connect in the future would be accessed using "aggregation
technology provided by a GDS."
An AA spokesperson declined to address questions about which
GDS would be used, when the new integration would be built or whether it would
be governed by a new GDS contract.
Source: The Beat