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Airlines Are Getting Better at Selling Ancillaries. But Can Their Distribution Channels Keep Up?
Airlines have learned how to monetize the passenger beyond the ticket. According to the 2026 SeatMaps.com Yearbook of Ancillary Revenue, produced by IdeaWorksCompany, total ancillary revenue across 58 airlines tracked
FEATURED ANALYSIS
How Travel Management Companies Really Choose an NDC Aggregator
The pitch decks all look the same. Faster integration, broader content, cleaner servicing. What differs, once an aggregator
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NDC Was Built for Search. Saudia Is Now Taking It Into the AI Era
Europe’s Airlines Are Not Adopting NDC. Some of Them Are.
Who’s Actually Making Money Off the NDC Confusion?
Uganda Airlines Becomes First African Carrier to Deploy Amadeus SkyWORKS
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
AVIATION DISTRIBUTION
How airlines sell, distribute, price, and commercialize air travel
Europe’s Airlines Are Not Adopting NDC. Some of Them Are.
Uganda Airlines Becomes First African Carrier to Deploy Amadeus SkyWORKS
TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY
Technology shaping how travel is sold, managed, and delivered
Airlines Are Getting Better at Selling Ancillaries. But Can Their Distribution Channels Keep Up?
Airlines have learned how to monetize the passenger beyond the ticket. According to the 2026 SeatMaps.com Yearbook of
PAYMENTS & FINTECH
Payments and financial infrastructure powering travel commerce
Airlines Refund the Fare, Not the Loss
A “full refund” is a nominal claim. In currencies under pressure, it is not necessarily
MARKETPLACES & PLATFORMS
Platforms connecting travel supply, demand, and distribution
Wakanow Goes Live With Direct NDC Integration to Lufthansa Group
Wakanow announced this week that it has gone live with an NDC integration to Lufthansa
AFRICAN FOCUS
Travel distribution, technology, and commerce across Africa
IATA Cuts Africa’s 2026 Airline Margin Forecast to 40 Cents a Passenger
IATA’s outlook for African airline profitability has deteriorated sharply over the first half of 2026.
