IT and Distribution News Archive

News from Travel Technology Update: After years of wooing potential IT customers in North America, Amadeus finally gained a foothold on the continent with its new contract with Southwest Airlines.

Inflight Productions was selected by TransAsia Airways to provide an inflight entertainment audio and movie offering for its Taipei-Singapore route. 

Panasonic Avionics inked an agreement with Airbus to line-fit its Global Communications Suite on one A380. The suite provides two-way broadband connectivity to an aircraft, supporting both broadband internet access through Wi-Fi, mobile phone services in collaboration with AeroMobile, and a global live television service.

Discover the World Marketing has expanded its partnership with Air New Zealand to represent the carrier with sales and marketing development in a ninth market, adding South Korea.

ITA Software’s airline reservation system has been launched by Cape Air.

Airvault was selected by Scandinavian Airlines to provide its cloud-based document management software, Airvault Mx Records Management Solution, for its fleet of 159 aircraft.

News from Travel Technology Update: For several years, airlines have yearned to adopt “merchandising,” a term that is applied indiscriminately to everything from fare families to checked-bag fees.