I put a reservation on hold this afternoon, and received the normal "AA.com Itinerary Summary On Hold" e-mail. Four hours later, I received an e-mail I've never seen before: "AA eTDS Itinerary Document":
JANET DOE
Date of Issue: 05DEC10
Record Locator: XXXXXX
Thank you for choosing American Airlines, American Eagle and American Connection, members of the oneworldŽ Alliance.
This is an itinerary summary only and does not constitute ticketing.
[formatted table showing my itinerary].
I'm curious - is this new type of e-mail, or is something strange about my hold? What is eTDS?