Airline Information Technology

Smell of change was in the air, but summer holiday season promises further sensational developments: travel and tourism sector has become the number one in e-commerce market. The tourism sector share in the Internet market, has become the most important, exceeding 50% of unique users. Airlines, shipping companies and car hire, have invested considerable resources on the web, as did the tour operators and travel agents linked to these ones. The leading sectors of e-commerce tourism are the flight tickets, which boasts 60% of the total share, and this is mainly due to the growth of web surfer interest for cheap flights, but also for travel by train: online hotel bookings is however a constantly growing sector. Hotel managers have encouraged the trend to reduce the costs of intermediation: 90% of accommodation activities has its own website. In this scenery, intermediar... (more)

JetBlue Embraer ERJ-190 Flight From Chicago to New York JFK

http://twitter.com/fuatkircaali I see Simon Hradecky, the site editor of The Aviation Herald (www.avherald.com) reported this a few hours ago, about our JetBlue emergency landing experience on Saturday, November 21. "A JetBlue Embraer ERJ-190, registration N279JB performing flight B6-904 from Chicago O'Hare, IL to New York JFK, NY (USA) with 64 passengers and 4 crew, was on final visual approach to JFK's runway 31R descending through 2000 feet, when the crew reported they needed to abort the approach due to a slat/flap indication. The airplane climbed back up to 3000 feet and wa... (more)

ExpressJet Chooses LodgeX Airline Solutions Suite

MINNETONKA, MN -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/19/07 -- LodgeX Airline Solutions announces the start of lodging services for ExpressJet Airlines. A product of LJK Companies, LodgeX Airline Solutions is a suite of lodging management services tailored to the airline industry (www.LodgeX.com). Through implementation of the LodgeX Airline Solutions suite, airlines streamline their lodging management systems by seamlessly connecting their flight schedules with business processes to forecast lodging needs, reserve hotels, consolidate and audit billing and make adjustments due to schedule inter... (more)

The Real Cost of Flying - SmarterTravel.com's Airline Survival Guide Prepares Travelers for any Scenario

BOSTON, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Booking a flight is no longer a straightforward process; to help travelers make sense of the extra costs, SmarterTravel.com(TM), a comprehensive online travel resource, has reviewed each airline's policies and put together the "Airline Fees Survival Guide." "Purchasing airfare is no longer as simple as putting in a destination and dates and then selecting the lowest price available online. Airline fees can really add up, making the discount tickets seem more like first class," said Anne Banas, executive editor of SmarterTravel.com. "Travelers need t... (more)

LodgeX Airline Solutions Integrates With Sabre Airline Solutions(R)

MINNETONKA, MN -- (Marketwire) -- 04/20/09 -- LodgeX Airline Solutions (www.LodgeX.com) today announces the creation of a seamless technology integration between LodgeX Airlines Solutions and Sabre Airlines Solutions® Crew Tracking and Crew Planning software enabling LodgeX to fully integrate logistics with key Sabre® Airline partners. The integration between the LodgeX and Sabre® systems creates a seamless airline crew hotel management solution for LodgeX clients providing airlines the ability to efficiently manage hotel requirements and reduce crew hotel costs. LodgeX now int... (more)