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Old May 29, 2024 | 10:27 am
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Originally Posted by dw
With Vasu now out, I wonder if AA is really going to go ahead with this.

Gutting their corporate sales team and pushing everyone to book direct were big Vasu initiatives… and AA has already acknowledged they’ve missed out on some of the managed travel rebound that has been benefiting DL and UA.
Been pulled already. NDC is still in the works (good bye 1960s), but the hard date is no longer there.

Originally Posted by SkyTeam777
I guess this means there is no need to get the AA biz credit card anymore (I was considering) or is it still useful? It could be a fit for the new BizExtra program or whatever they called it, but I’m not putting travel spend on that card when there are better options.
Having never carried an AA card before, I got one a few months ago. It's useful for the AA business "double dip". That said, other travel goes on my Sapphire Reserve or Ink Business or Amex Plat for non-AA airfare and FHR hotels.
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