Cathay Pacific extends license agreement with Unisys

Passenger Service System and Logistics Management System to be used till 2012

US-based IT company Unisys has announced that Cathay Pacific Airways has extended its license agreement with Unisys Australia for the Passenger Service System and Logistics Management System through 2012.

According to Unisys, the Passenger Service System suite of applications enable Cathay Pacific to generate flight schedules, display seat availability, manage flight inventory, record passenger bookings, and handle passenger check-in and departures at airports across its network.

The Logistics Management System suite of cargo applications enable Cathay Pacific to manage its cargo operations including inventory control, bookings, warehouse operations and customs interfaces across its worldwide network. The airline has been using Unisys's Passenger Service System since 1981 and Logistics Management System since 1987.

WY Chow, manager of IT operations at Cathay Pacific, said: "The Unisys passenger and logistics solutions are mission critical applications. In today's competitive aviation market and business environment, it is important to work with a partner like Unisys who understands our industry, the nature of our changing business and the need for system reliability and uptime to service our customers."

Andrew Barkla, vice president and general manager of Unisys Asia Pacific, said: "Unisys has a long-standing relationship with Cathay Pacific spanning almost 30 years providing key airline passenger and logistics application software, hardware platforms, and data centre outsourcing services. This has allowed Unisys to build intimate knowledge of Cathay Pacific’s business so that together we can develop the best and most flexible solutions to align technology with their business goals."

 

Source: Transportation News