09-Sep-2005 12:00 AM
Star Alliance finalises deal with Amadeus for common information technology platform
Analysis
For this, the parties have jointly selected Amadeus, the travel information technology provider, to build a Common IT Platform for the alliance.
This deal will see Lufthansa and United replace their own legacy IT systems, with expansion to other members being planned.
Commenting on the decision, Jaan Albrecht, Star Alliance CEO said: "The Star Alliance Common IT Platform represents the realisation of a long time strategic goal, driven by the effort to better serve the customer, significantly lower IT costs and dramatically increase the speed of delivering new products to market."
On behalf of Amadeus, Jos