SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Sept. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre
Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the
global travel industry, today announced a renewed partnership with
Avianca for Sabre AirCentre Flight Explorer, its comprehensive
flight tracking and monitoring solution. In conjunction with Flight
Explorer, Avianca will utilize the Surface Manager module to
provide full awareness of aircraft location on the ground, even
before takeoff and after landing.
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Flight Explorer streamlines data delivery, allows for intuitive
flight management, enables integrated flight planning and allows
users to set advanced, flight-specific thresholds based on industry
or company requirements. Flight Explorer also streamlines
route analysis through graphical route displays that include
real-time data such as weather and airspace restrictions. These
capabilities help Avianca make decisions based on the most current
data, ultimately saving on costs and minimizing disruptions which
results in a better passenger experience.
Flight tracking is not a new concept. Before computers, airlines
used flight plans to manually estimate locations at given times,
but since then flight tracking technology has advanced to
incorporate more sophisticated data – not only aircraft position
but additional data such as weather and air traffic control
information. Flight Explorer can easily adapt to include
incremental data sources as they became available, meaning Flight
Explorer is uniquely positioned to accommodate evolving industry
recommendations and expanding data sources as the need arises.
"We are proud to continue our partnership and help Avianca adapt
internal processes to meet increasingly complex company and
regulatory requirements," said Vinit
Doshi, chief marketing officer, Sabre Airline Solutions.
"Flight Explorer delivers industry leading monitoring capabilities
and does so without burdening the technology teams or end
users."
Avianca will also rely on Flight Explorer's Surface Manager
module for gate-to-gate monitoring, which delivers even more
comprehensive decision support, improves efficiency and reduces the
risk of error.
"Flight Explorer simplifies our route analysis with real-time
data such as weather and airspace restrictions, allowing us to make
quicker decisions and offer a better travel experience to our
customers," said Miguel Montoya,
senior vice president of technique and operations at Avianca.
About Sabre
Sabre Corporation is the leading
technology provider to the global travel industry. Sabre's
software, data, mobile and distribution solutions are used by
hundreds of airlines and thousands of hotel properties to manage
critical operations, including passenger and guest reservations,
revenue management, flight, network and crew management. Sabre also
operates a leading global travel marketplace, which processes more
than US$120 billion of global travel
spend annually by connecting travel buyers and suppliers.
Headquartered in Southlake, Texas,
USA, Sabre serves customers in more than 160 countries around the
world.
About Avianca Holdings S.A.
Avianca Holdings S.A.
comprises the airlines: Aerovías del
Continente Americano S.A. Avianca (Avianca), Tampa Cargo
S.A.S. , incorporated in Colombia,
Aerolineas Galapagos S.A. - Aerogal, incorporated in Ecuador, and the TACA Group companies: TACA
International Airlines S.A., incorporated in El Salvador, Lineas Aereas Costarricenses
S.A., LACSA, incorporated in Costa
Rica, Trans Américan Airlines S.A., incorporated in Perú,
Servicios Aéreos Nacionales S.A., SANSA, incorporated in
Costa Rica, Aerotaxis La Costeña
S.A., incorporated in Nicaragua,
Isleña de Inversiones S.A. de C.V., ISLEÑA, incorporated in
Honduras and Aviateca S.A.,
incorporated in Guatemala.
SOURCE Sabre Holdings