Amadeus News
Shakeup at Amadeus as Magesh handed new vice president role
Amadeus has appointed Champa Magesh to become the executive vice president of retail in travel channels and managing director, EMEA, effective immediately. Magesh, who previously managed this travel channels segment in Asia Pacific, replaces Leon Herce who has left Amadeus.
Amadeus brings global connectivity to Baku, Azerbaijan
In line with a drive for global connectivity, Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku has partnered with Amadeus to implement its core airport management systems.
Ypsilon partners with Amadeus for low-cost carrier payment solution
Travellers today increasingly look to travel agencies to help them search for and book travel on low-cost carriers. This demand is driving the need for platforms such as Ypsilon as they aggregate low-cost content for agents and help them pay the airlines in new, more flexible ways.
Amadeus signs Salesforce partnership to bring airlines closer to passengers
Amadeus has announced a service optimiser application on Salesforce AppExchange, empowering airlines to connect with their customers, partners and employees in entirely new ways.
Amadeus completes acquisition of ICM Group of Australia
ICM, a global leader in passenger automation and self-service bag drop solutions for airports and airlines based in Sydney, Australia, will complement Amadeus’ offering for airport operations.
Flybe completes Amadeus Altéa Passenger Service System integration
Flybe has successfully completed its changeover to the Amadeus Altéa Passenger Service System. The technology is now fully up and running on flybe.com and the airline’s back end systems.
Amadeus expands accommodation options with Booking.com partnership
Thanks to a new partnership between Amadeus and Booking.com, travel sellers will now be able to access the vast and rich content of the company’s extensive listings.
Amadeus holds successful biometric boarding trial in Ljubljana
With passenger numbers on the rise year-on-year, airport infrastructure is being pushed to its limits and, unless addressed, is likely to result in increasingly lengthy queues.
FCM Travel Solutions drives new distribution capability rollout alongside tech partners
FCM Travel Solutions’ drive to lead integration of a long-term digital new distribution capability booking solution globally in the corporate sector has moved up a gear with technology partners Amadeus and Sabre.
New Amadeus wallet solution seeks to simplify airline payments
The Amadeus business-to-business Wallet Partner Pay solution is already reducing the cost and complexity of receiving and making payments for Thai Airways and Select Travel, a travel agency based in Sweden, as part of an on-going trial.
Amadeus reports strong start to financial 2019
Tech giant Amadeus has seen revenue increase by 14.6 per cent, to €1,410 million, over the first three months of financial 2019. In a strong performance for the company, EBITDA expanded 11.3 per cent, to €600 million.
Amadeus expands new distribution capability partnership with Finnair
The close partnership between Amadeus and Finnair is set for new heights with a renewed agreement, which will provide the carrier with increased flexibility to support its recently announced distribution strategy.