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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Don’t miss the opportunity to join us on Wednesday 13th of February at 11:00am EST (16:00 GMT for those in Europe) when we team up with ATW to present a webinar on Open Source Software, and how it relates to commercial aviation. Picking up on the points raised in the recent white paper, Open for [...]
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A LinkedIn debate initiated some three months ago has sparked an interesting discussion, with over 30 contributors to date. Does the passenger really want more self-service? The Amadeus stance would be that this can only be a good thing for passengers, airlines and airports. We are almost there – but baggage check-in still holds us [...]
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Check-in is probably one of the most tedious airport processes we have to go through. Standing in long queues, clock-watching as precious time ticks by, greeted by over-stretched handling staff – and all that to get an assigned seat and a boarding card. Self-service check-in is evolving Thank goodness self-service check-in is becoming more the [...]
Read moreAmadeus will be at The ALTA Airlines Forum 2012 on 14 – 16 November – the largest commercial aviation industry event in the Latin America and Caribbean region. This year will be its ninth annual event and it will be hosted in the Hard Rock Hotel Panama Megalopolis, a venue that offers stunning views over [...]
Read moreFrom the Altéa Departure Control system to Amadeus Mobile Solutions – our YouTube video playlist covers all the ins and outs of the dynamic Airline IT solutions we have to offer. The playlist includes videos about our Altéa suite of solutions – Customer Management via Altéa Departure Control, Revenue Availability with Active Valuation, and Revenue [...]
Read morePosted by Holger Taubmann (SVP Distribution, Amadeus IT Group) Airlines are forecast to benefit from an 11.3% increase in ancillary revenue for 2012 worth more than $3.6 billion, according to the third annual Amadeus Worldwide Estimate of Ancillary Revenue. Research conducted by IdeaWorksCompany for the report indicates that the global revenue generated beyond flight sales [...]
Read moreThat’s my mission and it’s based upon a belief that ancillary revenue benefits consumers and the airlines that fly them. Since the Amadeus Worldwide Estimate of Ancillary Revenue was first issued in 2010, the numbers posted in regions all over the world have demonstrated convincing increases. I remember the folly of a prediction made by [...]
Read moreSeptember 24th was an exciting day. A day of firsts for Asia Pacific. It was a day when EVA Airways and its subsidiary, UNI Airways, joined a common IT platform (the Amadeus Altéa suite) used by 64% of Star Alliance members – ensuring seamless integration and access to a wide range of enhanced customer service [...]
Read moreIn a previous blog post, we looked at how deregulation evolved and how the growth of LCCs influenced revenue management in the aviation industry. We asked the increasingly difficult question, particularly for airlines that compete with LCCs in one or more of their markets, of how they can balance low yield demand with the ability [...]
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