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Airlines turn to Sabre Airline Solutions for proven products and services to solve problems and cut costs.
In a year when many of the world’s airlines were slashing spending and scaling back their operations, Sabre Airline Solutions won a significant amount of new business. The company signed more than 300 contracts across all three segments of its solutions portfolio – airline software applications, reservations and departure-control systems, and consulting services.
Airline Products and Services
Sabre Airline Solutions offers airlines and airports a broad range of decision-support tools to help them streamline and simplify their operations. Its portfolio includes solutions for revenue management, scheduling, airport and flight operations, pricing, marketing, crew systems and long-range planning.
In 2002, Sabre Airline Solutions won a multi-year, multi-million-dollar contract to assist the Unisys Corporation in scheduling the federal Transportation Security Administration’s passenger and baggage screening operations at airports across the United States. Sabre Airline Solutions grew its business in all regions of the world with airlines such as Air China, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, Gulf Air and Singapore Air.
In addition, 28 new airlines chose to access a variety of mission-critical Sabre Airline Solutions software products through Sabre® eMergo™, a Web-enabled application service provider (ASP) product line. eMergo eliminates the need for airlines to build and staff their own data center infrastructure, avoiding capital expense by using a monthly subscription pricing structure. Airlines also use eMergo to support important applications such as fare management, gate check-in and operations control.
Reservations and Departure Control
Sabre Airline Solutions is the industry’s leading provider of outsourced reservations technology – offering inventory control, departure control and similar systems that help airlines keep their operations running smoothly while also reducing overhead and operating costs. Sabre Airline Solutions technology powers the reservation capabilities for more than 70 airlines worldwide.
Sixteen carriers signed first-time contracts in 2002 to use the Sabre Airline Solutions reservations system, and many current customers renewed or extended their agreements. The year’s wins included deals with Southwest Airlines, Air Jamaica and Air Malta, among others. In total, reservations systems hosted by Sabre Airline Solutions board more than 300 million passengers annually – more than any other system in the world.
Consulting Services
Through the consulting business, Sabre Airline Solutions works with more than 100 clients around the world to provide expert advice on strategic, commercial and operational issues. In 2002, Sabre Airline Solutions began a number of new engagements – including an agreement with three airlines in Colombia (Avianca, Sam and Aces) to help the carriers improve operational efficiencies and increase revenues; and a contract with Air China to help the airline develop a long-term IT strategy.
Sabre Airline Solutions also took an important step to deepen its penetration of the small- to medium-sized airline market by acquiring the Kiehl Hendrickson Group, a privately held consulting firm specializing in airline planning and scheduling products and airport operations. |
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