Air Canada Partners with ITA Software to Develop State-of-the-Art Airline Reservation Management System.MONTREAL and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Air Canada and ITA Software ITA Software, Inc. is a travel industry software company in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company was founded by computer scientists from the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in 1996. ITA's first product was an airfare search and pricing system called "QPX". today announced that they have signed an agreement to develop a new reservation management system for the airline. Air Canada's new airline reservation management system is being developed in collaboration with ITA Software, known for its creative use of modern technology to replace legacy systems with innovative solutions. Air Canada's next generation reservation system will include reservations, inventory control and seat availability, and check-in and airport operations modules. "Today's announcement is an important step towards providing our employees with new tools that deliver Air Canada's simplified, value-added products and services more efficiently for our customers," said Sean Menke, Air Canada's Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. "The power of this core management system will be a key instrument in Air Canada's strategy to maintain market leadership through product and customer service differentiation. Moreover, it will provide unprecedented flexibility and significant cost savings." The ITA Software reservation system will support Air Canada's innovative products, services and business process simplification, and will provide for improved customer experience. The complete solution will be deployed beginning in late 2007 across the entire Air Canada network, including reservation call centers and airport locations world wide. The reservation system will be delivered as an application hosted by ITA Software and will simultaneously support the airline's ongoing participation in the Star Alliance. "We are very excited by the opportunity to join with Air Canada in developing a modern airline reservation management system that meets the changing needs of the world's largest airlines There are several ways to measure the size of an airline, so several different lists of the world's largest airlines are available. World Scheduled passengers carried [1] Rank Airline 2006 1 American Airlines 99,038,000 ," said Jeremy Wertheimer, ITA ITA abbr. initial teaching alphabet ITA initial teaching alphabet: a partly phonetic alphabet used to teach reading ITA n abbr (BRIT) (= initial teaching alphabet) → Software's President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "This next generation reservation system will mark an end to airlines' reliance on legacy systems and processes and the merchandising limitations that result from these archaic technologies." About Air Canada Montreal-based Air Canada, a subsidiary of ACE Aviation Holdings ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. TSX: ACE.B is a Canadian holding company that provides commercial airline service and technical support and is the parent company of Air Canada. Inc., provides scheduled and charter air transportation for passengers and cargo to more than 150 destinations on five continents. Canada's flag carrier is the 14th largest commercial airline in the world and serves more than 30 million customers annually. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance providing the world's most comprehensive air transportation network. About ITA Software ITA Software (www.itasoftware.com) is a leading provider of innovative airline IT and services. The company provides airlines and travel distribution companies with comprehensive, reliable and cost-effective technology. ITA Software's customers include leading travel companies such as Air Canada, Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. , Alitalia, Continental Airlines, US Airways, Star Alliance, Galileo International, Kayak kayak (kī`ăk), Eskimo canoe, originally made of sealskin stretched over a framework of whalebone or driftwood. It is completely covered except for the opening in which the paddler sits. , Orbitz and others. The company is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts This article is about the city of Cambridge in Massachusetts. For the English university town, see Cambridge, England. For other places, see Cambridge (disambiguation). Cambridge, Massachusetts is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. with offices in Chicago and Singapore. ITA Software was founded by computer scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, . |
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