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MENAFN Press
- 04/06/2009
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 (MENAFN Press) SITA, the airline IT specialist, today announced that it has signed a seven-year contract to implement and maintain a global hybrid network solution for Syrian Arab Airlines in a major upgrade.
Syrian Arab Airline flies to 40 destinations and is now introducing one regional gateway to manage 47 IP connections in its offices worldwide. The project will bring significant cost savings and the higher bandwidth will allow use of more airline applications.
Ghaida Abdullatif, Syrian Arab Airlines CEO, said: “This migration from legacy connections worldwide is best enabled by a single network provider such as SITA. The ultimate beneficiaries will be our passengers as we improve the quality of our services.”
In addition, the new project will provide the airline’s passengers and staff with secure mobility access to their corporate applications via Wi-fi, DSL or GPRS over SITA’s network, the largest private network in the world. Project management will also be provided by SITA.
Hani El Assaad, SITA Regional Vice-President, Middle East and Turkey said: “We are very pleased to be working with Syrian Arab Airlines on this important upgrade to its global network. It is further proof of how the smart deployment of IT can pay for itself and also bring about improved services for passengers.”
About SITA
SITA is the world's leading specialist in air transport communication and IT solutions. SITA delivers and manages business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world’s most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
SITA’s portfolio includes managed global communications, infrastructure and outsourcing services, as well as services for airline commercial management and passenger operations, flight operations, aircraft operations and air-to-ground communications, airport management and operations, baggage operations, transportation security and border management, cargo operations and more. With a customer service team of over 1,600 staff around the world, SITA invests significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both its communications and IT application services.
SITA has two main subsidiaries: OnAir, which is the leading provider of in-flight connectivity, and CHAMP Cargosystems, the world's only IT company dedicated solely to air cargo. SITA also operates two joint ventures providing services to the air transport community: Aviareto for aircraft asset management and CertiPath for secure electronic identity management.
SITA is one of the world's most international companies. Its global reach is based on local presence, with services for around 550 air transport industry members and 3,200 customers in over 200 countries and territories. In 2009, the company celebrates 60 years in business. Set up in 1949 with 11 member airlines, SITA today employs people of more than 140 nationalities, speaking over 70 different languages. SITA had consolidated revenues of over US$1.47 billion (€1.13 billion) in 2008.
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