Travel & Travel Technology News.Aug 20, 2007 Executives form "aerotropolis," reaping benefits of living near hub. Many executives want the benefits of living near an airport and have formed an "aerotropolis" around Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Bedroom communities near the airport are enclaves for executives, accountants and IT experts who want easy access to travel. Meanwhile, many companies are moving to locations near well-run airports. Aug 15, 2007 Travel technology systems supplier for TMCs (travel management companies) and travel agents, Vertical Group, has integrated its reservations, back-office accounting and customer relations management tools into a single platform, Athena. Aug 13, 2007 ARINC ARINC Aeronautical Radio, Inc. ARINC Aircraft Radio Incorporated ARINC Aeronautical Research Incorporated ARINC delivered what it said are the first common-use airline passenger kiosks ever deployed in the Russian Federation Russian Federation: see Russia. . The nine SelfServ check-in kiosks are installed at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 of Moscow Sheremetyevo. Aug 13, 2007 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (HKSE: 0293 ) is an airline based in Hong Kong, operating scheduled passenger and cargo services to over 104 destinations worldwide. It is the flag carrier of Hong Kong with its main base at the Hong Kong International Airport. [1]. Airways, Amadeus Amadeus announced a 10-year deal with Cathay Pacific Airways under which Cathay and Dragonair will adopt the complete Altea Customer Management Solution to manage reservations, inventory and departure control. Aug 14, 2007 Continental Airlines Jeppesen and Continental Airlines finalized an agreement for Class 2 and 3 electronic flight bag Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) is an electronic information management device that helps flight crews perform flight management tasks more easily and efficiently with less paper. applications and data for the carrier's entire fleet of 368 aircraft. Aug 16, 2007 Elbit Systems Elbit Systems Ltd. NASDAQ: ESLT is one of Israel's largest defense electronics manufacturers and integrators. Established in 1967, and based in Haifa, Israel, Elbit has over 8,000 employees. Elbit Systems Reports 2Q Loss. Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems Ltd. said Tuesday it swung to a loss in its second quarter due to expenses from buying Tadiran Communications Ltd.For the period ended June 30, Elbit reported a loss of $691,000, or 2 cents per share Cents per share The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned. , compared with earnings of $15.1 million, or 36 cents per share. Aug 14, 2007 Galileo, Air Canada Galileo and Air Canada yesterday announced a multiyear agreement under which Galileo-connected Canadian travel agents will have access to Air Canada's "ala carte" fare products and Flight Passes through a "revolutionary" desktop solution. Air Canada will be the first airline to use the application. The solution, which Galileo developed, uses Air Canada's direct-connect application programming interface platform called "AC2U" and integrates the carrier's Web-only content with content from Galileo's GDS GDS Global Distribution System GDS Google Desktop Search (Google) GDS Goodie Domain Service (Vienna University of Technology, Austria) GDS Guards . Galileo said it intends to make the application available to Canadian travel agents in the fourth quarter. Aug 17, 2007 Galileo, Air Canada Galileo to launch new platform for Air Canada fares in Canada. Galileo and Air Canada reached a multiyear agreement that will let agents access all of the airline's optional fare attributes and flight passes on a new Galileo platform for Canadian subscribers, beginning in the fourth quarter, officials said. In addition to options already available on their green screens, agents will be able to use Air Canada's a-la-carte fare options. Aug 16, 2007 Inventory Locator LOCATOR, civil law. He who leases or lets a thing to hire to another. His duties are, 1st. To deliver to the hirer the thing hired, that he may use it. 2d. To guaranty to the hirer the free enjoyment of it. 3d. Service Inventory Locator Service, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control announced today that it has named George Zdravecky Vice President of e-business Solutions. Zdravecky brings a diverse executive leadership background in new product development and management for the aerospace and defense industries. Aug 16, 2007 Sabre Airline, Aloha Airlines Aloha Airlines is an American airline headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii USA. It operates extensive scheduled services within the Hawaiian Islands, and between Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States. Sabre Airline Solutions Sabre Airline Solutions is a subsidiary of Sabre Holdings. The main product of Sabre Airline Solutions is the SabreSonic system. This provides departure control, reservations, and, inventory management. will provide four solutions to Aloha Airlines: Sabre Flight Control Suite, Sabre Streamline StaffPlan system, Quasar passenger revenue accounting system and Sabre Qik Business Processing Solutions. Aug 15, 2007 Worldspan Travel technology and GDS (global distribution system) company, Worldspan, has created what it calls the travel industry[sup.1]s first combined itinerary and re-pricing tool for airlines worldwide. 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