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Meet our sponsors and exhibitors...
Gold Sponsors
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Travelport
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Travelport GDS is one of the world’s largest global distribution system (GDS) providers operating both the Galileo and the Worldspan brands, providing real-time travel information and booking capabilities to online and offline travel agencies in over 145 countries. It also operates Business Intelligence which provides marketing and other critical data to the industry, and includes its Shepherd Systems subsidiary; and IT Services & Software, which offers mission critical reservations, related software and services management to the world’s leading airlines. Travelport GDS is a convergence of traditional and online travel distribution services that empower airlines, travel suppliers, travel agencies, Web sites and corporations to provide informed choice to travelers on a global platform. Travelport GDS is a division of Travelport, one of the world’s largest service providers to the travel industry. More information is available at www.travelport.com and www.Shepherdsystems.com
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Booz & Company
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Booz & Company is a leading global management consulting firm, helping the world’s top businesses, government ministries, and organizations.
Our founder, Edwin Booz, defined the profession when he established the first management consulting firm in 1914.
Today, with more than 3,300 people in 57 offices around the world, we bring foresight and knowledge, deep functional expertise, and a practical approach to building capabilities and delivering real impact. We work closely with our clients to create and deliver essential advantage.
Visit www.booz.com to learn more about Booz & Company
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OctopusTravel
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OctopusTravel, the global hotel retailer, has extensive experience as hotel partner to over 40 airlines. With a brand new technology platform offering over 60,000 hotels over 6 continents and over 20 languages - Octopus is the perfect hotel partner to maximise ancillary revenue. OctopusTravel is part of Travelport, one of the world's largest and most geographically diverse travel companies with a network of over 8,000 local travel professionals working in more than 140 countries.
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Silver Sponsors
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Lufthansa Systems
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Lufthansa Systems is a leading IT provider for the aviation industry. Our products cover the entire airline service chain. Special focus at the conference will be on our leading airline operations products such as the dispatch solution Lido OC. Also, take a look at our Sirax AirFinance Platform, the first integrated suite for optimized financial processes.
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E-Clear
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E-Clear (UK) PLC offers dedicated acquiring, payment processing and risk management services to support the Airline and Travel industries.
Founded in 2002 and currently with headquarters in the UK and offices in Germany, Sweden, Russia and Cyprus, E-Clear is one of the fastest growing companies in the business, currently supporting a wide range of Low Cost Carriers.
E-Clear handles the capture, authorisation and settlement of all major international credit and debit card payments on the Internet, by phone, fax, e-mail or at the point of sale, helping merchants improve their turnover by reducing their risk and payment costs.
E-clear’s secure and proficient payment system is based on cutting edge technology supporting a multi-currency platform that allows merchants to handle all forms of payment currencies efficiently whilst providing their customers with enhanced service.
Understanding our clients’ business objectives for payment processing – efficiency, effectiveness, dedicated customer service and flexibility – E-Clear treats each merchant as unique, providing tailor-made solutions to respond to each company’s individual requirements.
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AIG Travel, Inc.
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AIG Travel, Inc. is a global company and, through its affiliated companies and subsidiaries, a single-source provider of travel insurance, emergency medical assistance, travel assistance and concierge services for corporate clients, travel suppliers, travel agents and individual travelers throughout the world. AIG Travel, Inc. is a member company of American International Group, Inc.
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Solarc
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SolArc, Inc. is a global provider of enterprise commodity management solutions. SolArc’s integrated software solution offers customers greater insight and control over their complex commodity supply, marketing and trading environments, delivering increased operational effectiveness and profitability at lower risk.
Since 1991, SolArc has become a trusted solution provider for an international clientele of more than 60 leading corporations across a range of vertical industries, including energy, aviation and transportation, banking and finance, agriculture and consumer goods around the globe. SolArc is headquartered in Houston and has offices in Dallas, Tulsa, London and Singapore. For more information, visit www.solarc.com
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HCL Techologies Ltd
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HCL Enterprise is one of India’s leading Global Technology and IT enterprise employing over 50,000 professionals of diverse nationalities in 18 countries, including 360 locations in India. HCL Technologies a subsidiary of HCL Enterprise is a US $ 1.9 billion conglomerate sharing global partnerships with several leading Fortune 1000 firms, including leading IT and Technology firms.
One of HCL’s key focus areas includes services to whole spectrum of Travel, Transportation, Logistics and Aerospace industry. HCL Technologies has provided time proven multi service delivery solutions for Airlines, leading travel related corporations, government organizations, cargo carriers, shipping, rental car and charted flight operations.
Visit us booth number 2 to meet our team and know more about HCL’s solution for Airlines.
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LSG Sky Chefs
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LSG Sky Chefs is the world’s largest provider of in-flight services. LSG Sky Chefs partners with more than 300 airlines worldwide and operates some 200 customer service centers in 49 countries, producing around 418 million airline meals a year. In 2007, the companies belonging to LSG Sky Chefs Group achieved consolidated revenues of € 2.4 billion.
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Abu Dhabi Airports Company
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Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) own and operate the fast growing Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), the home of Etihad Airways and Al Ain International Airport (AAN), an efficient hub for cargo and low-cost airlines.
AUH is strategically located in the UAE just a 25 minute drive to Abu Dhabi city centre and 45 minutes to Dubai.
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AeroMobile
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AeroMobile is an independent cellular operator owned by ARINC and Telenor, the industries only solution capable of supporting cellular voice and data services over all current and planned aircraft satellite systems and in full commercial service on Emirates today. We provide a safe, cost-effective way to allow passengers to use their mobile phones and PDA’s in flight—just as they would on the ground
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Copenhagen Airport
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Is it possible to be Scandinavia’s main hub airport and still hold the position as the region’s leading LCC airport? With a LCC traffic share of more than 3 million passengers in 2007 - and the potential to grow even larger within the LCC segment - we believe that CPH has managed just that!
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Sabre Airline Solutions
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More than 200 airlines use its broad portfolio of decision-support tools to increase revenues and improve operations, while more than 500 use its leading operational technology. More than 100 airlines rely on Sabre Airline Solutions for passenger management solutions, while a similar number have turned to the company’s consulting group for strategic, commercial and operational advice.
Sabre Holdings (NYSE: TSG) connects people with the world’s greatest travel possibilities by retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. More information about Sabre Holdings is available at www.sabre-holdings.com.
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Bronze Sponsors
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CarTrawler
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CarTrawler™ is a next generation global car rental distribution system, now serving over 95 international airlines and over 1,500 online partners, enabling its customers to access pricing, availability and bookings from over 450 car hire suppliers in 134 Countries globally in real-time, from within their existing sites. By integrating CarTrawler technology into booking engines CarTrawler facilitates the dynamic cross-selling of car rental a high yield, uncomplicated product - into Airline, Hotel, Online Travel Agents (OTA's) & Travel Agency Call Centres across all customer touch-points.
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Dohop is a technology company serving the travel industry. Its solutions include the Dohop Connection Platform that enables airlines to promote and cross-sell connected flights and the Dohop Connection Search, a connection flight information tool for airline websites. Dohop also offers online marketing, analytics and research services.
Dohop's technology powers the award winning flight search at www.dohop.com recommended by travel editors of major media including CNN and BBC.
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Speed Networking Sponsor
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Avis
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Avis has a strong reputation for building long lasting dynamic travel partnerships that delivers a superior car rental proposition. We offer industry leading booking and customer management technology across a huge network of locations. We operate with many leading travel companies and airlines harnessing the benefits of technology packaged with competitive rates offering excellent profit opportunities. This is all wrapped up under a world leading brand…..we try harder for our partners.
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Sponsors
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The International Air Transport Association represents over 240 airlines worldwide, comprising 94% of the international scheduled air traffic. IATA leads and serves the airline industry, offering a wide range of products and services that support many functions and areas of the business. From detailed business intelligences solutions to strategic tailored market research and consulting, IATA’s business solutions cater to airlines, airports, cargo agents and other industry providers.
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Cheapflights
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Cheapflights pioneered flight price search and comparison in 1996 and has been profitable since launch. It publishes over a million fares daily from hundreds of sources. Once a deal is found, the Cheapflights user can click through to a price provider's site or in many cases to the provider's call-centre. In 2006 circa US$1.8 Billion sales were achieved by our advertisers. In 2003 Cheapflights launched its successful US site www.cheapflights.com and in April 2007 our Canadian site www.cheapflights.ca was launched. With nearly 6.0 million unique users internationally a month, Cheapflights is a leader in flights deals information and continues to develop its unique and highly successful product.
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OnAir
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OnAir is the leading pioneer of inflight communications. For airlines, OnAir creates a service differentiator and competitive advantage as well as a new revenue stream. It’s all about passengers being able to use their own mobile devices to stay in touch while flying and several hundred aircraft have already been committed to be equipped with the services.
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Hahn Air
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As an IOSA audited member airline of IATA, Hahn Air has specialized in global sales and distribution for over a decade and today plays a leading role in generating Extra Revenue for its many airline partners from all continents in their secondary markets and out of additional sales channels.
Hahn Air serves airlines of all types and sizes by making their services saleable on the HR/169 e-ticket in 70.000 IATA agencies. This is valid for virtually all BSP markets (ARC in the U.S.) around the globe, using any GDS and offering all payments options. A cooperation with Hahn Air may range from a BIETA agreement with large international airlines wishing to cover commercially less important interline relations to a complete outsourcing of all activities needed for GDS/BSP sales by a Low Cost Carrier.
With over 160 Interline E-Ticket agreements Hahn Air operates the world’s largest IET platform making the IET with Hahn Air an industry “must have”.
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Lufthansa Flight Training is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG. It embodies decades of Lufthansa’s experience in training cockpit and cabin crews. Lufthansa Flight Training's 360° Training Principle offers everything needed for optimum and comprehensive training of the entire flight operations personnel.
In addition to Lufthansa itself, more than 150 airlines today avail themselves of LFT’s expertise in the areas of ab-initio training, simulator training, emergencies training, service training, training for flight operations personnel and e-learning courses.
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ARINC
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ARINC Incorporated is recognized as the leading provider of transportation communications and systems engineering solutions for five major industries: aviation, airports, defense, government, and transportation. Founded to provide reliable and efficient radio communications for the airlines, ARINC is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, and operates key regional offices in London and Singapore, with over 3,000 employees worldwide. ARINC is ISO 9001:2000 Certified.
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Exhibitors
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Realex Payments
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Realex Payments is the next generation payment services provider, distinguished from the competition by consistently delivering the highest quality in terms of innovation, reliability and service. Having worked with a number of airlines over many years, Realex Payments has emerged as a true industry leader in the airline payments arena.
Developed by Realex Payments, the www.airlinepayments.com website demonstrates this leadership by providing insightful strategic thinking in the airline payments industry. Launched in April 2008, www.airlinepayments.com provides information on all the issues that pertain to strategy and payments in the airline business.
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Wirecard AG is one of the leading international providers of electronic payment and risk management solutions. Worldwide, Wirecard supports over 9,000 companies from many and various industry segments in automating their payment processes and minimizing cases of default. Wirecard Bank AG provides account and credit card services both for business and private customers and is a Principal Member of VISA, MasterCard and JCB. The Internet payment service Wirecard enables consumers to make secure payments at millions of MasterCard acceptance outlets worldwide. In addition, registered users can send or receive money orders to each other on a real-time basis. Wirecard AG is listed on the Frankfurt Securities Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN DE0007472060, WDI).
www.wirecard.com | www.wirecardbank.de | www.mywirecard.com
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Radixx International, Inc., headquartered in Orlando, Florida is now delivering its fifth generation reservation system. Voted “Best Technology Provider” at the World Low Cost Airlines Congress 2007, Radixx International is the leading provider of next generation airline distribution management solutions. RadixxAir is a complete enterprise system that caters to the needs of hybrid, low-cost, and traditional airlines. Founded in 1993 and now hosting airlines on six continents, Radixx’ fully integrated, Internet-based reservations solutions support all airline business models, from traditional to low cost carrier. For more information, visit www.radixx.com.
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Navitaire, the distribution experts and profitability improvement specialists for the airline industry, works with over 80 high-growth airlines, including a majority of the world’s most successful. Navitaire offers a full suite of solutions focused on increasing revenues and cost effectiveness for airline planning, distribution, operations, revenue accounting and business intelligence. www.navitaire.com
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Domodedovo International Airport is Russia's largest airport that holds the leading positions among Moscow area airports in terms of passenger traffic. Overall passenger throughput at Domodedovo in 2006 reached 15.4 million passengers, a 10.1% increase over the same period of 2005. Domodedovo works with 72 partner airlines, for more information visit www.domodedovo.ru
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EzRez is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company that offers ancillary revenue and dynamic packaging tools. EzRez helps airlines around the world sell more hotel, rental car, destination activities, insurance and vacation packages for customers to purchase online, through a travel agent or via call center. With its new EzPlus® Ancillary Revenue product suite, EzRez can dynamically cross-sell and up-sell relevant travel products on your existing Air site to maximize revenues. More information can be found at www.ezrez.com.
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Oxford Aviation Academy, the world’s leading independent provider for aviation training, personnel solutions and technical support services.
Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA) has the capability to offer training to the aviation industry over the complete spectrum from EASA 147 approved Engineering training, to JAA approved ab-initio and Type Rating Pilot training, Cabin Crew, Base and Line Training. OAA recently acquired Parc Aviation to add Aviation Resourcing to their portfolio and now offer a comprehensive service of aviation training, personnel solutions and technical support.
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FuelPlus is a global provider of integrated fuel management solutions for the aviation industry. Our products assist airlines in setting up professional fuel management processes for planning, tendering, contract management, operations, and accounting. In addition FuelPlus offers a full range of services including fuel process optimization, business consulting, outsourcing, and training.
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Working with over 238,000 organisations worldwide, CyberSource provides global online payment and risk management solutions. Customers include British Airways, easyJet and Virgin Atlantic.
CyberSource can help you maximise your revenue potential by lowering distribution costs, reducing fraud and boosting online bookings.
Visit our stand (#45) to find out more and enter our iPod prize draw.
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Dibon-RTS is a multifaceted, end-to-end IT solutions provider for the TTL industry. We have a successful track record of converting IT vision into state-of-the-art IT reality for leading airlines worldwide. Dibon-RTS has product range in Revenue Management, CRM, Pricing & Revenue Accounting, Cargo Management and Analytics for the Airlines Industry.
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Satyam is a leading global business and information technology company, delivering consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing solutions to customers in over 63 countries.
Our Airline practice provides IT enabled business transformation solutions and IT services to over 15 airline client worldwide. Using our global delivery model, deep airline experience and functional expertise, we offers specific solutions for LCC’s using accelerated solutions in Finance, HR, Supply Chain, Loyalty and Business Intelligence. This helps our airline clients transform their highest-value business processes and improve their business performance
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Citi, the leading global financial services company, has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including credit cards, consumer banking, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Major brand names under Citi's trademark red arc include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney and Banamex. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com or www.citi.com
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Telair International - part of the Teleflex Corp (NYSE), is the world’s leading supplier of On Board Baggage & Cargo Loading Systems for passenger and freighter aircraft.
The Sliding Carpet is a Cargo and Baggage bulk-loading system using a conveyor belt for moving cargo within the lower cargo compartment.
The system "flies with the aircraft" and gives you following advantages at every destination:
* Faster loading / unloading: (35-50% faster vs. manual) = Quick turnaround / less delays
* More time available for loading additional cargo
* Manpower reduction of the load-team or REDUCED ground handling fees
* Less damages of aircraft cargo compartment (liners, floor etc)
* Less damage to baggage and cargo
* Reduction in job related injuries
2.700+ Sliding Carpets delivered / on order.
The Sliding Carpet is available as Airbus and Boeing on-line BFE (Standard Option) or retrofit.
Regional Jets under development
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Vnukovo International Airport is one of the largest air transport hubs in Russia ranking third in terms of passenger numbers among the nation’s leading aerial gateways. The Airport’s two passenger terminals offer a total capacity of 6800 pax. per hour, with about 120 thousand flights by more than two hundred airlines from all over Russia, the CIS and beyond, handled at the Airport every year. Vnukovo International’s role as a low-cost hub is also growing constantly, with Germanwings and Sky Expres, Russias fist low-cost carrier, providing the bulk of low-cost international and domestic services respectively. The new passenger’s Terminal A due to open in early 2009, will triple the Airport’s current passengers throughput capacity outright.
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Brand Connections is one of the largest marketing and media companies in North America focused on reaching consumers in venues such as airlines, hotels, outdoor sports & recreation centers and universities. The company's targeted media, product placement and experiential marketing products connect national advertisers with 300 million+ captive consumers.
SkyMedia (www.brandconnections-skymedia.com) generates significant incremental profit for commercial airlines. SkyMedia sells advertising to global and national brands on airline passenger seatback tray tables and seatback entertainment systems and offers onboard product sampling opportunities. SkyMedia currently reaches over 100 million passengers per year through its partner airlines. SkyMedia's programs are fully turn-key and require no financial investment by its partner airlines.
To set up a meeting and/or to learn more about SkyMedia, please visit booth
#28 at the World Low Cost Airlines Congress and/or contact Nick Pajic, President & CEO: email: npajic@brandconnections.com; phone:212-203-2899.
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IBS Software Services (P) Ltd., provides new-generation IT solutions to the Travel, Transportation and Logistics (TTL) industries, with products that manage mission-critical operations of airlines, airports, oil and gas companies, seaports, cruise lines and tour operators. IBS also offers application development, re-engineering, technology consulting, data warehousing, testing, maintenance and support services for TTL.
More information on IBS is available at www.ibsplc.com
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NCR Corporation
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NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a global technology company leading how the world connects, interacts and transacts with business. NCR’s assisted- and self-service solutions and comprehensive support services address the needs of travel, retail, financial, healthcare, hospitality, gaming and public sector organizations in more than 100 countries. Visit www.ncr.com for more information.
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For more than eight years, paysafecard.com AG is Europe's favourite supplier of safe and easy-to-use alternative prepaid payment methods for e-commerce. Available in more than ten countries throughout Europe, the payment solutions are designed for users who don't have a credit or debit card or who don't want to use their credit card for purchases in the internet.
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Prague Airport Authority
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In terms of the number of passengers served, Prague Airport is the biggest airport in the Czech Republic and in all the new European Union member countries. A record number of 12.44 million passengers passed through Prague Airport terminals in 2007; representing an increase by 7.5% compared with the previous year. Similar growth is forecasted for 2008, so it is highly likely that 13.3 million passengers will use Prague Airport this year.
51 passenger airlines offering direct scheduled connections to 125 worldwide destinations and 6 cargo airlines now fly to Prague.
Prague Airport applies an attractive incentive programme and marketing support for airlines launching new destinations, adding services on existing routes or using the off-peak times.
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Portfolio Partners
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Portfolio Partners work with over 70 airlines and caterers from around the world. We specialise in on board sales with our portfolio of major snack & beverage brands. Products are supplied in shelf stable, bespoke packaging, minimising space and maximising revenue.
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Siemens is the internationally leading supplier of integrated systems and solutions in the global airport market. Siemens has implemented more than 300 logistics systems at airports all over the world. We help airports and airline operators to optimize all processes and efficiently accept the challenges of ever-increasing passenger numbers and security demands. For short-term passenger peaks CapacityPlus is one of our innovative solutions. More information under: www.siemens.com/airport-logistics
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TechPubs
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TechPubs Inc. has garnered attention worldwide for their innovative approach to Airline Content Management. Together with PTC’s industry leading Enterprise Content Management (ECM) technology, they have developed a range of ECM solutions that address the specific and complex challenges of operational documents in the support of airline operations.
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World Regional Airports Congress
25 September, Victoria Park Plaza, London, UK
Now in it's fourth year, the World Regional Airport Congress is where you get everything you need to successfully develop your business strategy.
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