Tag Archives: airport

October 29, 2012

Helping find a cure for the perpetual weakness of airline profits

by President of the IdeaWorks Company and author of the Amadeus Yearbook of Ancillary Revenue

That’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 more
October 18, 2012

Ever wonder what it would take to fly from the Tierra del Fuego to the North Pole?

by Social Media Consultant, Amadeus IT Group

Curiosity got the best of us so we decided the test our interactive content map by exploring one of the most extreme air routes we could think up – a fictional mega journey from Ushuaia, Argentina to Longyearbyen, Norway. The capital of Provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia is widely regarded as the southernmost city [...]

Read more
October 11, 2012

EVA Airways joins the Altéa community as we look forward to many years of partnership

by Executive Vice President, Airline Group, Amadeus Asia Pacific

September 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 more
September 17, 2012

Open for business report on Open Source Software now available for download

by Professor Jim Norton FREng BEng CDir CITP CEng DEng LLD FIoD FBCS FIET FRSA

Open Source Software has been around for the last couple of decades and its presence is now being felt across many sectors. Despite early scepticism, particularly from some corporate technologists, today open systems are making significant inroads into enterprise and critical computing systems.

Read more
September 13, 2012

iOS 6 Passbook – Apple is ready … so are we!

by Head of Airline IT, Departure Control, Amadeus IT Group

Yesterday, Apple held an eagerly awaited press conference and the company unveiled the content of its new operating system, iOS 6. Among the many new features, the one that caught the attention of travellers was Passbook. Passbook is an electronic wallet that enables users to store mobile boarding passes (and other documents) on their iPhones.

Read more
August 16, 2012

Innovation, engagement, and collaboration will propel the new Airport Ecosystem

by Head of Airlines Operations Strategy, Airline IT, Amadeus IT Group

For all airport players, there are great opportunities to forge mutually beneficial partnerships, transforming the airport environment into a highly profitable, commercial destination. Highlighted in a recent Amadeus airline industry report Reinventing the Airport Ecosystem- innovation, passenger engagement and collaboration will be the key drivers that will propel this reinvention forward. Create a ‘sense of [...]

Read more
July 9, 2012

Introducing our interactive content map: global air travel brought to life

by Director, Travel Agency Marketing, Amadeus IT Group

Imagine if the great world explorers like Balboa were able to see a visual representation of modern air travel. They would be awestruck by the boundless possibilities for exploration. While it may be impossible to share the travel advancements of humankind with the very first world explorers – it is possible for you to see [...]

Read more
June 28, 2012

Has volatile airline profitability become the new normal?

by Head of Airlines Operations Strategy, Airline IT, Amadeus IT Group

Sustainability of airline profitability will remain a prime long-term concern for the entire airline ecosystem as it influences carrier strategies, tactics and priorities. Whilst other players in the travel value chain have maintained relatively consistent profitability levels, IATA (Figure 1) found that the airline industry as a whole has only generated a surplus of income [...]

Read more
June 20, 2012

We’d like to thank you for a successful joint webinar with Tnooz

by Executive Technology Consultant, North America, Amadeus IT Group

Posted by Brian Beard (Executive Technology Consultant, North America, Amadeus IT Group) and Patricia Simillon (Airlines Operations Strategy, Airline IT, Amadeus IT Group) We would like to send a big thank you out to everyone that attended our joint webinar with Tnooz, “Rethinking airports for future connected travelers” and to our panel of industry experts: [...]

Read more
June 6, 2012

Free webinar: Rethinking airports for future connected travelers

by Head of Airlines Operations Strategy, Airline IT, Amadeus IT Group

Posted by Patricia Simillon ( Airlines Operations Strategy, Airline IT, Amadeus IT Group) and Brian Beard (Executive Technology Consultant, North America, Amadeus IT Group) Join us on Tuesday 12 June 2012, when we team up with Tnooz to present a free webinar examining the technology shaping the needs and expectations of airport visitors. Building off [...]

Read more