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Close encounters of the startup kind - British Airways parent launches Hangar 51 accelerator

By Kevin May | October 4, 2016

International Airlines Group (IAG) is the latest travel brand to get in on the startup accelerator act - launching Hangar 51 this week. The company, parent of the Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberi Read More

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eDreams Odigeo shares resume trading, analysts react

By Sean O'Neil | October 27, 2014

Shares in European online travel agency conglomerate eDreams Odigeo resumed trading Monday on the Madrid stock exchange. The move came after the shock of last Friday, when its share price fell 59% Read More

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Exit Iberia as Amadeus reports growth across distribution and IT

By Linda Fox | August 1, 2014

Iberia is selling its stake in Amadeus for Euro 578 million, putting an end to the 27-year relationship as one of its airline owners since the distribution company was founded in 1987. Back in 2012 Read More

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Amadeus renews Al Masaood, eNett in Singapore, Egencia launches Intelligent Services Platform, and more

By PhocusWire | May 27, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for May 2014. Tuesday 27 May 2014: Amadeus renews IT deal with Al Masaood Travel The agreeme Read More

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Iberia plans passenger experience improvements via NFC

By Linda Fox | March 17, 2014

Spanish airline Iberia is working with Samsung on NFC (Near Field Communication) initiatives to enhance the departure and arrival experience for passengers. The IAG-owned airline plans to enable pa Read More

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Just in time: Amadeus signs agreements with British Airways and Iberia after eleventh hour talks

By Kevin May | April 1, 2013

Cutting it very fine at Amadeus and IAG, umbrella company containing British Airways and Iberia, with the pair renewing their distribution deal at the last minute. Read More

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Air France-KLM looks to offload half of stake in Amadeus, could be worth half a billion Euros

By Kevin May | March 1, 2012

Amadeus's founding airline ownership is slowly eroding away with confirmation that Air France-KLM wants a buyer for around half of its 15% stake in the company. Read More

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Amadeus outage caused by technical failure during upgrades at Erding data centre

By Kevin May | February 16, 2012

Details have emerged as to the reason for a technical failure at Amadeus two weeks ago which affected the systems behind dozens of airlines. Read More

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Amadeus outage hit other GDSs as airline systems crashed

By Kevin May | January 31, 2012

The extent of a significant technology failure at Amadeus yesterday is beginning to unravel, as other systems across the industry are now known to have been affected. Read More

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Amadeus technology outage hits major airline systems and agency bookings

By Kevin May | January 30, 2012

Amadeus says a major system failure which is understood to have affected thousands of passengers on Monday has been rectified. Read More

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How airlines use Twitter - December 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Kevin May | January 12, 2012

Slight decline in the number of tweets mentioning the most popular airlines on Twitter, back to the 46,000 level achieved by the top three airlines in October 2011. Read More

Spanair spreads joy at Christmas, gets YouTube love in the New Year

By Kevin May | January 7, 2011

Travel companies will try anything to get a bit of buzz on the web, but here is an example of when it works and doesn't leave a overdone taste in the mouth. Read More

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