Expedia Powers Sabre's Offer
Expedia and Sabre have entered into an agreement where Travelocity becomes the ultimate affiliate as part of a process to improve financials prior to a transaction.
24/08/2013
American Airlines CIO is confirmed as Maya Liebman
Doug Parker has confirmed the current CIO Maya Liebman as a safe pair of hands for information technology for American Airlines for the new executive leadership team.
10/06/2013
Amadeus goes live with Revenue Accounting at Saudia
Amadeus has gone into live production with their new revenue accounting service with Saudia.
06/05/2013
Amadeus Talks Turkish
The acquisition by Amadeus of a major product line from Turkish company Hitit marks a significant departure for both companies. And it may significantly influence the battle to supply PSS to Turkish Airlines.
15/04/2013
NDC will benefit the GDS and PSS Providers
IATA has adopted a standard for its New Distribution Capacity. This will allow airlines to market their services as effectively in indirect channels as they already do in their web sites and call centres. Always assuming that ill-informed controversy whipped up by the likes of the Business Travel Consortium is not allowed to derail a much needed modernisation.
15/04/2013
HP is announced as Travelsky's Partner for New Generation PSS "New Compass"
HP has announced an agreement with Travelsky to support the development of its new generation PSS, "Compass". Following the failure of AA's Jetstream project, HP appears to have been given a second chance at building a new generation system with Travelsky.
12/04/2013
Travelsky is investing in new generation systems, it's official.
Travelsky announced to its shareholders in the results for December 2012 that it has completed the design and plans for a new generation system to replace its current system(s). Interestingly it acknowledges that customer demand is driving some of the urgency.
04/04/2013
Ryanair fined in the Netherlands
Ryanair has been fined 370,000 Euros for breaching consumer protection legislation in the Netherlands.
21/03/2013
Sabre's Quiet Success
The first major PSS migration of the year has taken place and it went off apparently without a hitch. Etihad is now a user of the SabreSonic suite and the market for airline passenger services systems has been demonstrated to be a rational and competitive one.
13/03/2013
Sabre claims a carrier conspiracy against US Airways and others naming Farelogix
On 18 January Sabre filed a counterclaim against US Airways and others on anti-trust grounds. This followed the discovery phase of the US Airways litigation in an interesting twist after Sabre's settlement with American Airlines.
29/01/2013
Lufthansa selects IBS for Cargo Systems
IBS is developing its business in cargo systems to the point where it must be considered one of the market leaders. Although it has had its up and downs in the passenger services space, selection by Lufthansa indicates that its cargo products are in the first rank.
26/11/2012
Kayak Cashes Out
With Google not yet established in airline search the owners of Kayak have exploited an opportunity to maximise their returns.
22/11/2012
Accenture in the spotlight again for Navitaire datacentre outage.
Accenture's datacentre hosting their wholly owned Navitaire's OpenSkies application suite suffered a power outage creating havoc for Jetstar, Tiger Airways and Virgin Australia.
11/11/2012
Priceline buys Kayak
In the latest flurry of M&A Priceline has agreed to purchase Kayak for 1.8 Billion USD, a mix of cash and Priceline stock.
09/11/2012
Thomas, Son of Amadeus
The North American carriers will be hard pressed to find a commercial proposition from the market that meets their current low costs and rates for PSS. To sustain their economics they will have to look at new models and agreements. One of these models might resemble Air France, Lufthansa, SAS and Iberia's creation of Amadeus in 1986. Open Source may be another model for consideration. Whatever route they choose the prize might be more than maintaining PSS economics.
21/10/2012
IATA's PSC adopts NDC
IATA Passenger Services Conference (PSC) adopted a Resolution on a Foundation Standard for a New Distribution Capability (NDC), during a meeting at the World Passenger Symposium in Abu Dhabi on 18 October 2012.
19/10/2012
Amadeus Extends its Reach
Amadeus has introduced another new product line. Revenue Accounts is a natural extension to its existing PSS and Revenue Management applications. It is also the second most valuable application in most airlines' portfolio and as such offers long-term revenue opportunities.
07/09/2012
Knowing Me, Knowing You - AhHa?
British Airways and Starwood Hotels have both drawn criticism for their attempts to embellish customer data with research in non-related areas. Privacy and data security are among the hottest topics for debate in the online world of 2012. It is unlikely that BA and Starwood will be the last to attract controversy.
23/07/2012
Amadeus Suffers Another System Outage
Amadeus has suffered another global outage on the Altea System which affected a number of airlines around the World. Amadeus also suffered a significant outage in January 2012. Amadeus is by far the market leader for provision of passenger servicing systems (PSS) to airlines. Prospective and current customers will be concerned by the latest outage which appears to have been caused by the "leap second" adjustment.
12/07/2012
Singapore Airlines Migrate to Amadeus PSS on 8 July 2012
Singapore Airlines has announced the migration date to Amadeus' Altea PSS Solution as being the 8 July 2012.
03/07/2012
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