Amadeus has once again maintained its sector rankings as one of the leading companies in Europe for investment in Research & Development (R&D) by the European Commission (EC). Amadeus is a leading transaction processor and provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel and tourism industry.

Amadeus has confirmed it has reached a new multi-year extension agreement with United Airlines into 2013 which guarantees their full range of content will be available to the airline. Under the terms of the deal, the travel technology partner will distribute all of the carrier’s economy Plus seating.

Amadeus has announced flagship carrier KLM has implemented Amadeus Ancillary Services in the Netherlands. Through AAS, KLM is now able to offer travel agencies the option to book Economy Comfort seats, expanding the access to its content of ancillary products and services.

Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, announced today nine distribution agreements implemented in 2011 with low-cost and hybrid carriers that improve travel agents’ access to the inventory, schedules and fares of the over 74 million seats sold annually by these nine airlines.

Amadeus is working with SITA, the world’s leading specialist in air transport communications and IT solutions, to empower Amadeus Altéa customers to offer real-time baggage tracking information and worldwide baggage reconciliation to passengers.

International travel to New Zealand is expected to surge significantly during the Rugby World Cup, according to analysis by Forward Keys, the business intelligence tool launched by Forward Data in partnership with Amadeus.