Navitaire https://dev.traveldailymedia.com/tag/navitaire/ Informing, connecting and developing the world’s travel industry professionals. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 05:21:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 flyadeal and Navitaire renew partnership https://dev.traveldailymedia.com/flyadeal-and-navitaire-renew-partnership/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 05:08:17 +0000 https://www.traveldailymedia.com/?p=766366 The post flyadeal and Navitaire renew partnership appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD.

flyadeal, Saudi Arabia’s newest low-fares airline, has renewed its agreement with Navitaire for the Navitaire Airline Platform, including the New Skies® digital retailing system, to help facilitate its growth plans and digital transformation.

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flyadeal, Saudi Arabia’s newest low-fares airline, has renewed its agreement with Navitaire for the Navitaire Airline Platform, including the New Skies® digital retailing system, to help facilitate its growth plans and digital transformation.

A subsidiary of Saudia, flyadeal has grown significantly in size and network since its launch in 2017. The airline now serves 26 destinations in six countries and operates a fleet of 27 modern aircraft. With more aircraft on order, the carrier looks to the Navitaire Airline Platform to help facilitate and empower its goals to open new markets.

flyadeal’s accelerated growth is the result of rising travel interest across the region and its successful market approach. flyadeal offers its customers good value via unbundled fares that let customers choose what they want. The airline is especially popular with young, tech-oriented travelers that prefer a digital-first approach that makes low-fare travel easy to book and offers convenience throughout their journey. The Navitaire Airline Platform provides flyadeal with a flexible, customer-centric reservations and ancillary sales system to help deliver this experience to its customers.

Our growth plans rely on connecting with today’s digital-first traveller,” said Con Korfiatis, CEO flyadeal.The Navitaire platform gave us the agility and fast time to market to deliver faster initiatives along with personalized offers, and better serve the new customer fueled by data intelligence.”

flyadeal also has the distinction of being the first airline to use Navitaire’s latest cloud-enabled solutions architected as a platform-as-a-service (PaaS). Navitaire’s systems have been operating in Azure beginning in January 2022, and the latest cloud-native PaaS-based version in use by flyadeal expands the performance advantages that the cloud can offer. Navitaire PaaS solutions leverage a broad suite of cloud-native tools for improved operational support that span development, platform, security, and infrastructure. These investments can enable key cloud benefits such as faster time to market through quicker deployments, greater resiliency, and richer telemetry data.

We have seen the evolution of Navitaire’s platform through the years. Having such a robust platform for flyadeal reinforces our commitment to grow and deliver more digital solutions to our passengers with high quality and reliability for better customer satisfaction and seamless journey,” stated by Mohannad Alsalmi, CIO. “Navitaire’s partnership has always been beneficial and futuristic to flyadeal, the latest onboarding of latest cloud-based PaaS version of the system is a testament of confidence in Navitaire and how flyadeal can lead the industry with its extra-large ambition to innovate and grow,” says Surya  Kuchibotla, Head of eCommerce and Distribution.

“Navitaire is pleased to support flyadeal’s continuing growth plans as a leading digital-first airline in the region with our cloud-first platform that is open, digital, connected and powered by data,” said David P. Evans, Navitaire CEO. “We’re equally thrilled to have flyadeal as our launch partner for our latest cloud-native platform that is poised and ready to help flyadeal reach new heights as it delivers even more value to customers.”

Navitaire is one of the first technology providers to operate its entire airline platform solution in the cloud, offering its carriers dynamic scalability to keep pace with growth and access to leading-edge technology that supports modern offer and order retailing concepts. Its extensive API suite and proven retailing and distribution capabilities gives airlines flexible options to offer bundled or a la carte ancillary services throughout a customer’s journey. Navitaire’s dynamic distribution, including its cloud-based NDC-enabled and digital channels, enables connections with industry and business partners, ranging from online travel agencies and airlines to travel commerce companies, all using modern technology.

 

 

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HR, red flags and why ‘eating strategy for breakfast’ doesn’t go far enough https://dev.traveldailymedia.com/hr-red-flags-and-why-eating-strategy-for-breakfast-doesnt-go-far-enough/ Wed, 13 Nov 2019 10:45:40 +0000 https://www.traveldailymedia.com/?p=527819 The post HR, red flags and why ‘eating strategy for breakfast’ doesn’t go far enough appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD.

On a whistle-stop of Asia, Amadeus' people & culture chief officer, Sabine Hansen Peck finds time to speak to TD about the everchanging world of modern HR.

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Responsible for a global workforce in excess of 16,000, strewn across 190 different countries, Sabine Hansen Peck is Amadeus’ people & culture chief officer who also finds time to head up the travel tech firm’s global communications department as well as serve on the Amadeus Executive committee.

In short, Hansen-Peck is a big cheese who — with 20 years of management experience across many different industries, including technology, financial services, private equity, aviation and travel — has acquired an extraordinary wealth of knowledge and a unique vantage point of how our working lives have changed since the rise of the internet and the inevitable replacement of the boomer generation by those incorrigible youngsters the Millennials — sorry GenX-ers, there just wasn’t enough of us…

Sabine Hansen Peck

TD: So, Sabine, you have been taking part in a whistle-stop tour of Singapore, Manila and Bangkok, that’s a busy itinerary, what have you been doing here in Asia?

Sabine Hansen Peck (SHP): Ostensibly to visit one of our main offices, and to check out a new one in Manila. Singapore is a key outpost for us and is also where Amadeus’ global head of online businesses is based. Running the whole online world is, obviously, a very important position, and as she’s based in SG I hadn’t yet had a chance to get to know her properly. It’s great to meet with all the talent, especially here in Asia. If I look at the talent of the future, it’s here.

TD: Why do you say that?

SHP: Here we have a highly millennial population and we also have very digitally savvy employees, they’re on mobile, they’re online all the time and they are innovation-driven. They are also very open, in search of a meaningful purpose [in their careers} and when I speak to Millennials they want to make a difference.

Don’t get me wrong, I know this is true of the rest of the world, but here you have Millenials in such concentration — I think 57% of our employees are millennials. 30% of hires are under 25 years old. So you’ve got a massive input from this age group in Asia. And that’s really fascinating and stimulating for us.

Integration diligence

Amadeus; Manila

TD: You’ve also been in Manila to integrate two offices, Amadeus and Navitaire, into one place. What challenges have you encountered, in getting these two different organisations to work together efficiently?

SHP: Well, we bought Navitaire a few years back. And so overall, in terms of integration, we are doing fine. We have already seen, during the due diligence phase, whether there’s a cultural fit. And if there had been an issue at that point, we probably would have not bought the company

We have done due diligence [in the past] And then said, no, the culture is so different from the Amadeus culture that integration will not work.

TD: Hold on, let me get this straight — Amadeus is getting into the nitty-gritty of a buyout, it’s all going smoothly and then you come in to take a look at the companies culture and if you think something doesn’t mesh, you say “hold on this isn’t going to work”, and you stop the purchase?

SHP: Absolutely. The finance guys, look at the financials; the product guys look at what products are developed and the commercial guys do their thing and I look at the leadership team.

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast, well I would add, for lunch and dinner too!”

I do site visits but even just through GlassDoor or social media, you can get a good feel for the culture of an organisation, and if the culture doesn’t fit, we will not do it.

There have been a couple of instances recently where we stopped in the pre-acquisition phase and said no, it doesn’t make sense. I think this is super important because the cultures can be so different. And further down the line, you might destroy a lot of value. Remember Peter Drucker [influential management consultant and author]? He was the guy who said, “culture eats strategy for breakfast”, well I would add, for lunch and dinner too!

SHP: As a company, we are very much thinking longterm. Part of which means, we are careful — but, when we do make an investment then we are fully committed. Also, we have 150 different nationalities working for us. So we have many, many different people from different walks of life. Something, incidentally, I find to be an enriching and positive environment to work in.

So if I walk into a potential acquisition target and I see it’s very short term. It’s only thinking on the numbers, with people being terrible with each other. Or maybe it’s just a monoculture — I think these all are red flags for us.

TD: Is this something where you’re actually physically in place and you’re absorbing what the feel is?

SHP: Yes you can definitely see it, some easily observable places to see the culture is in the reception cafeteria and washroom areas.

TD: You have a varied and well-storied career, how has HR developed as an industry in the last 10 years?

SHP: Hmm. I think it is, it has evolved quite a bit. I mean, in some areas, it is still personnel or payroll. But, mostly I think it has evolved to be about the actual human resource. After all, I think in the end, what makes a company successful is the people in the culture.

Today, you can copy everything in a split second, but what you can’t copy is people culture. I’m pretty sure you have a favourite coffee shop. And do you go there because of the coffee?

TD: Primarily coffee but I want it all Sabine, I want good coffee, interesting design and great staff with a friendly vibe.

SHP: Exactly. It’s the culture. There’s a product, another coffee shop could probably buy that same coffee, but it’s the people in the store which make us feel special. That’s what I believe is the key ingredient for companies also.

Special projects

TD: I hear that sustainability and the environment is rightly an issue that is important to you, how have you introduced this passion into Amadeus?

SHP: It started with the belief that a goal of plastic-free oceans can only be started with a plastic-free office, and that became a grassroots movement. Right?

So we had four different campaigns one month, the first focusing on how to be plastic-free — It was open to all our employees and over 6000 participated. The second was ‘Zero waste, then we had ‘Resource Wise’ and then ‘Green on Vacation.’

It was not just at work either, it also transported to our private lives, we had guys posting photos heading to the farmers market their kids with reusable cotton bags. We have run these campaigns over the last four months. Now, in September and October, we have given every employee one day off to volunteer. For example here in APAC, a lot of them concentrated on cleaning up beaches, cleaning up neighbourhoods.

TD: Do you have some people do this or people just like do you have to offer prizes or rewards?

SHP: No none all. Nor pressure from senior management. They’re [the staff] bringing so many ideas; it’s just amazing what is possible. We reduced plastic by a third in just the first couple of weeks.

TD: What’s the most rewarding part of your job?

SHP: Being able to make a difference in people’s lives, by creating a positive work atmosphere where people can grow and develop overall, I think that’s my job as a leader.

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Cebu Pacific renews with Navitaire through 2028 https://dev.traveldailymedia.com/cebu-pacific-renews-with-navitaire-through-2028/ Fri, 12 Jul 2019 00:57:16 +0000 https://www.traveldailymedia.com/?p=511450 The post Cebu Pacific renews with Navitaire through 2028 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD.

Cebu Pacific has renewed its agreement with Navitaire, an Amadeus company. Under the terms of the contract, the airline will use Navitaire’s advanced reservations, ancillary and revenue accounting platforms, including its diverse digital, merchandizing, and distribution capabilities, through 2028. The carrier will also use Navitaire’s digital services team for web and mobile development. The contract […]

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Cebu Pacific has renewed its agreement with Navitaire, an Amadeus company. Under the terms of the contract, the airline will use Navitaire’s advanced reservations, ancillary and revenue accounting platforms, including its diverse digital, merchandizing, and distribution capabilities, through 2028. The carrier will also use Navitaire’s digital services team for web and mobile development.

The contract renewal between Navitaire and Cebu Pacific builds on a decade-long partnership. During this period, Cebu Pacific has grown dramatically, carrying over 20 million annual passengers in 2018 and reaching the 150 million mark since its launch. The airline also has a remarkable 10-year track record of profitability and revenue growth, bolstered by its strong ancillary revenue generation results of 20%.

Candice Iyog, vice president for marketing and distribution of Cebu Pacific said: “Navitaire has been an integral partner in our growth over the past ten years, offering solutions that have helped us gain flexibility and agility with digital tools and ancillary services.”

David P. Evans, CEO of Navitaire added: “Our next generation digital, retailing, and optimisation capabilities provide a springboard to enable its inventive ideas and to tap opportunities that support Cebu Pacific’s growth plans. We look forward to our next decade of partnership.”

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Brain Waves: Virtual flight bookings, biometric baggage drops, and more… https://dev.traveldailymedia.com/brain-waves-virtual-flight-bookings-biometric-baggage-drops-and-more/ Tue, 16 May 2017 05:33:16 +0000 http://www.traveldailymedia.com/?p=250596 The post Brain Waves: Virtual flight bookings, biometric baggage drops, and more… appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD.

Amadeus creates virtual booking experience Navitaire, a subsidiary of Amadeus, has created a new solution that allows customers to complete their entire travel booking in Virtual Reality. With their VR headset on, users can spin the globe and see 3D images of each destination. If they like what they see, they can then go through […]

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VR booking appAmadeus creates virtual booking experience

Navitaire, a subsidiary of Amadeus, has created a new solution that allows customers to complete their entire travel booking in Virtual Reality. With their VR headset on, users can spin the globe and see 3D images of each destination. If they like what they see, they can then go through the entire booking process – including 3D tours of the aircraft cabin – right through to payment.

Delta is Testing Facial Recognition Technology, Plans First Biometric-Based Self-Service Bag Drop in U.S. (PRNewsfoto/Delta Air Lines)

Delta plans first biometric baggage drop

Delta Air Lines is introducing four self-service baggage drop machines at Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, one of which will be the first in the US to incorporate facial recognition technology. The baggage drop station will scan the passenger’s face and match it with their passport or ID card photo. The airline is investing US$600,000 in the four new machines.

SkyscannerSkyscanner integrates voice recognition

Skyscanner, the flight booking site, has integrated its search tools with Microsoft Cortana, allowing users to make spoken requests. Available on Windows 10 desktop and phone, Cortana for iOS and Android, the new tool uses artificial intelligence to handle voice queries. This includes questions about routes, pricing and flight status on any route, plus queries about the best time to book.

3D printingEtihad to 3D print aircraft parts

Etihad Airways Engineering has signed an agreement with Diehl Aerosystems to design, manufacture and install 3D-printed cabin parts on an aircraft for one of its customers. The project will see the two companies create an in-flight entertainment cover plate, to be installed in the economy seats on several aircraft. 3D printing is an increasingly cost- and time-effective way to develop aircraft parts.

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Amadeus completes US$830m Navitaire acquisition https://dev.traveldailymedia.com/amadeus-completes-us830m-navitaire-acquisition/ Wed, 27 Jan 2016 05:07:37 +0000 http://www.traveldailymedia.com/?p=232024 The post Amadeus completes US$830m Navitaire acquisition appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD.

Navitaire will become part of Amadeus' Airline IT unit

Amadeus has completed the US$830 million acquisition of Navitaire from Accenture. The deal, which was first announced in July 2015, represents a major step in Amadeus’ efforts to expand into the low-cost carrier market, in which Navitaire specialises. Minneapolis-based Navitaire currently has a customer base of more than 50 airlines, which is serves with a […]

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Navitaire will become part of Amadeus' Airline IT unit
Navitaire will become part of Amadeus' Airline IT unit
Navitaire will become part of Amadeus’ Airline IT unit

Amadeus has completed the US$830 million acquisition of Navitaire from Accenture.

The deal, which was first announced in July 2015, represents a major step in Amadeus’ efforts to expand into the low-cost carrier market, in which Navitaire specialises.

Minneapolis-based Navitaire currently has a customer base of more than 50 airlines, which is serves with a range of tech solutions in the areas of reservations, ancillary sales, loyalty, revenue management, revenue accounting and business intelligence.

“The addition of Navitaire is an important step for Amadeus, broadening our product portfolio and know-how in the aviation industry,” said Luis Maroto, president & CEO of Amadeus.

“The industry is increasingly complex, with different airlines serving distinctive passenger segments and an increasing cross-over between low-cost and full-service. The combination of the technology and expertise of Amadeus and Navitaire ensures we are better positioned to meet the needs of all our customers.”

Luis Maroto, president & CEO of Amadeus
Luis Maroto, president & CEO of Amadeus

Following the acquisition, Navitaire will become part of Amadeus’ Airline IT unit, with David P. Evans, the current CEO of Navitaire, retaining his position. Approximately 550 Navitaire employees, including the company’s senior management team, will now transfer to Amadeus with immediate effect. The Navitaire brand name will be retained.

“Navitaire is a great cultural fit for Amadeus as both companies have a product mindset and deep aviation experience at their core,” said Julia Sattel, Amadeus’ senior vice president of Airline IT. “But there are differences also and I think the two companies have a great deal to learn from each other and over time, as we get to know each other better, there will be synergies that will be to the benefit of our customers.”

The addition of Navitaire’s portfolio of products and solutions for LCCs will complement Amadeus’ Altéa Suite, which is mainly targeted at full-service carriers. Amadeus said this would enable it to “improve the connectivity between different carriers within the same airline group or alliance”.

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Amadeus targets LCCs with deal for Accenture’s Navitaire https://dev.traveldailymedia.com/amadeus-targets-lccs-with-deal-for-accentures-navitaire/ Thu, 02 Jul 2015 04:33:44 +0000 http://www.traveldailymedia.com/?p=223911 The post Amadeus targets LCCs with deal for Accenture’s Navitaire appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD.

Thedeal will give Amadeus access to Navitaire's solutions for the low-cost airline segment (photo by KY Tan)

Amadeus has agreed to acquire Navitaire, the Accenture subsidiary that provides technology and business solutions to the airline industry. The US$830 million deal will give Amadeus access to Navitaire’s solutions for the low-cost airline segment, complementing Amadeus’ Altéa suite for full-service carriers. Amadeus intends to market and sell the two product portfolios separately. “Bringing Navitaire’s […]

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Thedeal will give Amadeus access to Navitaire's solutions for the low-cost airline segment (photo by KY Tan)
Thedeal will give Amadeus access to Navitaire's solutions for the low-cost airline segment (photo by KY Tan)
Thedeal will give Amadeus access to Navitaire’s solutions for the low-cost airline segment (photo by KY Tan)

Amadeus has agreed to acquire Navitaire, the Accenture subsidiary that provides technology and business solutions to the airline industry.

The US$830 million deal will give Amadeus access to Navitaire’s solutions for the low-cost airline segment, complementing Amadeus’ Altéa suite for full-service carriers. Amadeus intends to market and sell the two product portfolios separately.

“Bringing Navitaire’s experience, industry know-how, client base and strong product portfolio is a significant step for Amadeus in the low-cost and hybrid-carrier segments,” said Luis Maroto, president & CEO of Amadeus.

“Airlines of all shapes and sizes face an increasingly competitive market for an increasingly demanding traveller, and this transaction will give us the ability to serve all airlines with technology that can enable them to drive new revenues and contain their costs.”

As part of the acquisition, approximately 550 Navitaire employees, including the company’s senior management team, are expected to transfer to Amadeus. The deal is scheduled to close in the fourth quarter of 2015, following regulatory approvals.

In a separate agreement, Accenture and Amadeus have agreed to form an alliance to help airlines navigate the digital transformation taking place in the industry, in the areas of technology, analytics, cloud solutions, mobility and operations. The companies said the intention of this alliance is to “provide a more seamless traveller experience from door to door”.

Under the agreement, Accenture will be designated as strategic partner of Amadeus’ Airline IT business.

Finally, a third agreement has been agreed, under which Accenture will provide Amadeus with infrastructure outsourcing, application and research and development services. Accenture will continue to provide hosting services for current Navitaire clients as well as Amadeus’s future clients that purchase the Navitaire solution.

“Today’s announcement marks a new chapter for Navitaire that will enable us to accelerate and deepen our industry offerings,” said David P. Evans, Navitaire’s CEO. “Our customers will benefit from greater access to Amadeus’ industry solutions to help support their growth and link with traditional industry partners.  At the same time, they will continue to benefit from Accenture’s expertise and capabilities as a result of the Accenture-Amadeus alliance.”

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