So, why won't the GDSs simply connect to American's direct-connect to access these ancillary services for their travel agency subscribers?

那么，为什么GDS们不愿意与美国航空进行直连，然后为他们的代理商客户提供美国航空的这些辅助服务的预订呢？

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American Airlines apparently has expanded its direct-connect drive beyond the GDSs and taken it to the online travel agencies, specifically Orbitz.

很明显，美国航空已经把其直连策略扩大到GDS范围以外，并牵涉到在线旅行社，尤其是Or bitz。

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American licensed Farelogix technology to serve as the airline's direct-connect technology, and that may not sit well with all of the concerned parties.

美国航空授权Farelogix作为直连项目的技术供应商，但相关利益方也许对此并不满意。

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But for those unwilling to heed Sprint's many early warnings and make the switch to its CDMA-based Direct Connect plan before this coming January, there'll be an additional monthly penalty fee.

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"Sprint Direct Connect Now expands access to next-generation push-to-talk functionality, " said Michael Wallace, senior vice president and general manager of Qualcomm Internet Services.

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