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Re:All American Airlines Flights Grounded, Experiencing Nati... by futhey on Tuesday April 16, 2013 @05:34PM (#5561053)
SABRE is more of a platform than a hosting company. It even had it's own programming language at one point.
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Re:All American Airlines Flights Grounded, Experiencing Nati... by eddmc on Tuesday April 16, 2013 @05:52PM (#5561158)
Yes, you're right. Hosting has a different meaning in the software industry - the correct term is 'Airline reservations system' but the colloquial term used in the travel industry is 'airline hosting'.
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