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Old Nov 2, 2013 | 12:30 am
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Originally Posted by EWR764
It was alphabetical, and US carriers mostly went first. 002 was BN, 005 was CO, 006 is DL, 007 was EA, 010 was NA, 012 was NW, 016 is UA, 026 was PA, etc.
Bingo.


Originally Posted by SFOAAFlyer
The reservation system now known as SABRE was developed for American Airlines by IBM in the 1960-70s. Sabre was later spun off as a separate company servicing multiple airlines. Since AA was the first, it was given 001.
Not this.
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