April 1, 2008
Enhanced passenger management solutions to be shown at "Horizons 2008"
Lufthansa Systems presents its innovative portfolio of passenger management products and services at the Amadeus "Horizons" global airline forum in Bangkok. The main focus is on products that extend the functionality of the latest generation of passenger management platforms and so enable airlines to offer passenger services that stand out from the competition. These IT solutions from Lufthansa Systems are equipped with interfaces to other systems such as the Amadeus Altéa platform. In a related development, the IT service provider has combined its consultancy and migration services for the airline industry into a specially created Passenger Airline Competence Center.
With its Passenger Airline Competence Center, Lufthansa Systems acts as an independent partner to support airlines in selecting and migrating to a suitable backend system. The transition is always planned in detail and managed by the IT experts. "Our proven expertise in the field of passenger management helps airlines to complete the migration in this business-critical area fast and efficiently. The market has a keen interest in services of this kind," says Dr. Anselm Eggert, Senior Vice President Passenger Airline Solutions at Lufthansa Systems.
Next to choosing a new backend system, airlines can select from a wide range of supplementary solutions from the Lufthansa Systems portfolio, creating opportunities to offer their passengers a more individual service. These solutions include the FrequentLine customer loyalty management system and the new credit card security solution, PCI Compliance Engine. The latest development in this field is the Ground Solutions Platform which covers all check-in channels from agent check-in to cell phone and links these via a common business layer to the various backend systems such as Altéa.
"Our commitment to investing in the continued development of our products and in innovative IT solutions makes it possible for us to offer our customers a range of products that are carefully aligned to their needs and deliver genuine added value," says Dr. Eggert.
In addition to passenger management products, Lufthansa Systems presents a range of other solutions such as the SchedConnect codeshare management system and the ProfitLine revenue management and pricing suite. Infrastructure services such as SkyConnect, a global data network, round off the portfolio.
Note to editors:
Lufthansa Systems is one of the leading IT service providers for the airline and aviation industries worldwide. As a systems integrator, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group covers the entire range of IT services, including consulting, development, implementation and operation. Lufthansa Systems provides its infrastructure and consulting services to a variety of industries. Headquartered in Kelsterbach near Frankfurt/Main, Germany, the company has branches in Germany and 16 other countries and employs about 3,200 people worldwide. In business year 2007, Lufthansa Systems recorded sales of EUR 679 million.
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