Accelya just put a number on something buyers have been guessing at for years: how ready their own programme actually is for modern airline retailing. The company unveiled the Modern
For nearly three decades Emirates and South African Airways have run a codeshare that only worked in one direction. SAA put its code on Emirates metal into Johannesburg, Cape Town,
The association’s new Airline Payment Framework puts numbers to something the industry has known for years. Whether African carriers act on it is a different question entirely. IATA published a
Emirates, Etihad, flydubai and Air Arabia are running four different distribution strategies out of the same airport system. The gaps between them say more about where this industry is headed
Travelport and EGYPTAIR have signed a long-term distribution agreement covering both EDIFACT and NDC content. Travelport-connected agencies will keep their existing access to EGYPTAIR through established EDIFACT channels, while gaining
Amadeus closed the first half of 2026 with the kind of headline numbers that read fine on a shareholder call, group revenue up 5.1% at constant currency, adjusted EBIT up
By Yvonne-Faith Elaigwu, Head, Customer Operations, OnePipe Inc International airlines have spent decades perfecting the customer experience, from online booking and dynamic pricing to loyalty programmes and ancillary services. Yet
Air Peace has confirmed the launch of four new regional routes (Bamako, Conakry, Douala and Libreville), with services beginning on 1 August 2026. The announcement was made at a Lagos
On Sabre’s Q1 2026 earnings call, CEO Kurt Ekert described the company’s ambition in the payments space plainly. Sabre, he said, is focused on acting mainly as an orchestration layer
For almost a decade, the airline industry has treated NDC and direct distribution as if they were the same strategy. They never were. NDC became shorthand for a bigger idea,
