Category Archives: Airlines

May 7, 2013

Air traffic volumes confirm the Middle East as the next worldwide travel hub

by Vice President, MENA, Amadeus IT Group Middle East Air Traffic - infographic

I had the opportunity to share the latest Amadeus insight on this region with the press at the Arabian Travel Market, the leading trade show for this sector in this part of the world. Through one of our solutions – Amadeus Air Traffic Intelligence – we managed to extract and analyse crucial data regarding air traffic [...]

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May 6, 2013

Saudia now knows its flight revenue as soon as the plane door closes!

by Senior Airline IT Delivery Manager, Amadeus IT Group Saudia now knows its flight revenue as soon as the plane door closes!

Amadeus is delighted to announce that our passenger revenue accounting solution has just gone live with our launch partner Saudia. Amadeus Passenger Revenue Accounting is the latest addition to Amadeus’ portfolio of airline IT products and services, and can be fully integrated with the airlines’ passenger services systems. This revenue accounting solution is based on [...]

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May 2, 2013

The power of search

by Head of Marketing, Airline Distribution, Amadeus IT Group The power of search

How many times each day do you use a search engine? It’s a fact: the word “Google” has entered the Oxford English Dictionary as a verb. It means “To search for information (about a person or thing) using Google’s search engine”. This shows just how powerful and integral a part of society search has already [...]

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April 22, 2013

Strong growth potential in Asia for LCCs that look beyond super routes

by Commercial Marketing Senior Manager, Amadeus IT Group Saudia now knows its flight revenue as soon as the plane door closes!

We recently published research about global air travel trends, drawing on unique data from our Air Traffic Travel Intelligence solution.  With data about every flight via every channel (both direct and indirect) throughout 2012, we have been able to create the most complete picture of passenger movements available. In particular, the findings point to some [...]

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April 19, 2013

The Middle East’s steady route to becoming a global air travel hub

by Head of Global Corporate Communication, Amadeus IT Group Air Traffic Travel Intelligence solution

Our recent analysis 300 world super routes attract 20% of all travel reveals some fascinating trends in the Middle East. The region is becoming a strong connecting hub with its three main airports of Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai all showing high connecting traffic volumes. On average 50% of travellers using these airports connect to [...]

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April 17, 2013

Social check-in boosts online visibility for airlines and fun for passengers

by Product Manager, Altea Departure Control, Amadeus IT Group SocialCheckin

Social media is more relevant than ever for our customers – and this new social check-in service – which we developed in cooperation with Finnair – underlines the importance of incorporating social layers into our solutions and enabling direct social channel access to airline customers especially in times where special announcements are necessary. If you haven’t seen [...]

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March 22, 2013

Five of our favorite airline safety videos

by Social Media Consultant, Amadeus IT Group Five of our favorite airline safety videos

Every air traveler has seen them at one time or another – the sometimes yawn inducing airline safety video. However, airlines have upped their creative game with a new generation of safety videos that are informative and fun. Have a look at five of our favorite below. Virgin America Safety Video This animated video is [...]

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February 20, 2013

Top industry researchers stir debate at the Amadeus Airline Schedules conference

by Operations Research and Optimization, Amadeus IT Group Top industry researchers stir debate at the Amadeus Airline Schedules conference

As booking flights and checking in at airports has become a quicker and simpler experience, few of us understand that a very complex system focused around schedules and flight operations has been put in place for us to be able to leave on time. In fact, airline schedules are core to the financial performance of [...]

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February 13, 2013

We’d like to warmly welcome SriLankan Airlines to the Altéa community!

by SVP Airline IT, Amadeus IT Group Air Traffic Travel Intelligence

I’m proud to announce that SriLankan Airlines will become the first airline group in the Indian subcontinent to adopt our Altéa Suite. The deal, which is the first of its kind for Amadeus in the Indian subcontinent, will enable both SriLankan Airlines and its sister airline, Mihin Lanka, to adopt our next generation IT suite [...]

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