AI-IA closer to Star Alliance

New Delhi: After a long delay in integrating the AI and IA codes that has prevented the national carrier from joining Star Alliance, the airline now has entered into a $190 million deal with an IT service provider to overcome this hurdle. The merged AI-IA entity, National Aviation Company of India (Nacil), on Thursday announced that SITA — an aviation IT specialist — will provide its hosted passenger services system (PSS) on a turnkey basis following a global competitive tendering process in a deal valued at $190m over 10 years.
Nacil CMD Arvind Jadhav said, "Implementation of the horizon PSS will complete the merger of AI with the former domestic carrier IA and enable us to align processes and systems to meet Star Alliance standards. AI will then be able to leverage the strengths and synergies of the single new carrier to the maximum." SITA's horizon platform provides hosted PSS services to 140 airlines boarding 120 million passengers and hopefully will allow the seamless integration of erstwhile IA with AI for the first time since they merged in August 2007.
09/04/10 Times of India

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Categories: Air India - International Apr 2010, Air India Domestic Apr 2010, NACIL Apr 2010