SINGAPORE, June 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre
Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the
global travel industry, has expanded its 12-year partnership with
Air China. Under the agreement, the carrier will extend the
breadth of its Sabre AirCentre Operations portfolio to improve the
management of major and minor disruptions that affect the airline's
operations and passenger experience. The addition of this
highly-advanced, innovative technology will also help drive
increased profitability by automating Air China's recovery efforts,
while protecting its operational integrity and allowing the airline
to deliver its brand promise.
For over a decade, Sabre has partnered with Air China to provide
market leading innovation that has helped to drive the airline's
profitability and growth, while supporting their commercial and
global operations. Access to this new technology will help Air
China continue to differentiate themselves within the market and to
better serve their customers by improving on-time performance and
recovery time after schedule disruptions.
With Sabre's solutions, Air China will implement a
state-of-the-art operations management system. The system is
designed to improve on-time performance and increase aircraft
utilization, while significantly reducing costs. Air China will also implement Sabre's leading
disruption management solution to respond to weather delays and
unexpected disruptions that impact passengers and overall
operations. Beyond augmenting its operations portfolio with new
innovation, Air China will continue to leverage Sabre's integrated
portfolio of solutions across commercial planning and enterprise
operations. Collectively, this technology modernization
brings the carrier closer to becoming a true end-to-end connected
airline.
"Our mutually beneficial, longstanding relationship has enabled
us to gain a comprehensive understanding of Air China's business
and deliver technology solutions that bring significant value to
the airline," said Dasha Kuksenko,
vice president and regional general manager, Sabre Airline
Solutions, Asia Pacific. "As a
leading technology partner in China, Sabre is proud to manage the heart of
the operations of a major Chinese carrier."
About Sabre Corporation
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 Air China
Air China can trace its origins
to 1988 when Air China International Corporation was established.
In October 2002, based on an industry
reform plan formulated by the central government, Air China
International Corporation, China Aviation Corporation and China
Southwest Airlines merged, and the surviving company was still
called Air China International Corporation. In September 30, 2004, Air China International
Corporation was rebranded as Air China Limited. In December 2004 Air China Limited became a publicly
traded company on Hong Kong Stock Exchange and London Stock
Exchange.
Air China is China's only national flag carrier and a
member carrier of the world's largest airline network -
Star Alliance. It was also the
airline partner of the Olympics Beijing 2008. The airline is a
Chinese carrier with the highest brand value in China's airline industry – according to the
evaluation done by the World Brand Lab in June 2017, the brand value reached RMB 1285.36 billion. Air China holds a leading position in China in terms of passenger transportation,
cargo transportation and related services.
Media Contact
Maxime-Elisabeth Illick
Public Relations Manager
Email: maxime.illick@sabre.com
Telephone: +65 6426 0088
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