Navitaire

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NavitaireLLCisatransportationindustrytechnologyservicessubsidiaryofmultinationalmanagement
consulting,technologyservices,andoutsourcingcompanyAccenture.Navitaireprimarilyofferssystemsfor Navitaire
passengerreservations,travelcommerce,ancillaryrevenueandmerchandising,aswellasrevenueaccounting
andrevenuemanagementtoairlinesandrailcompanies.

Type Privatelyheldsubsidiary
Contents Industry TravelTechnology
Founded
1Overview 1993(asPRASolutionsLLC)
2History
3Productsandservices 2001asNavitaireLLC
4Awards Headquarters Minneapolis,Minnesota
5References
Areaserved Worldwide
6Externallinks
Keypeople DavidP.Evans
(ManagingDirector)

TravelTechnologySolutions
Overview Services
Parent Accenture
NavitaireisasubsidiaryofAccenturethatprovidestechnologyservicestotheairlineandrailindustries.[1][2]Its Website www.navitaire.com
[3]
headquartersareinMinneapolisanditoperatesofficesinLondon,Manila,SaltLakeCity,andSydney. Ithas (http://www.navitaire.com/)

datacentersinMinneapolis,SaltLakeCity,andSydney.[4]DavidEvanshasheldtheroleofglobalmanaging
directorofNavitairesince2013.[5]Navitairehasapproximately60clientsand750employees.[3][6]Thecompanytypicallyworkswithlowcostcarriers(LCC)and
hybridairlines[7][8]andistheleadingpassengerservicesystemproviderfortheLCCmarket.[9][10]Asof2014,Navitaireserves43%ofthetop100LCCs,and47%
ofthetop30LCCsasmeasuredbyseatssoldperweek.[10]ClientsincludeairlinesWizzAir,[11]Jetstar,[12]SpiritAirlines,[6]HKExpress,[13]andVolaris.[14]The
companyalsoworkswithrailwaycompanySNCFanditssubsidiaryiDGTV.[1][15]

History
NavitairewasfoundedasPRASolutionsin1993byAccenture.[2]AsPRASolutions,Navitaireinitiallyprovidedairlinerevenueaccountingsoftwareandrevenue
protectionsoftwareforairlines.[4][3]Thecompanythenmovedintodevelopingadirectdistributionplatformtobookairlinereservationsthroughasolutioncalled
viaWorldNetwork,analternativetotheglobaldistributionsystemtraditionallyusedbytravelagentstosellairlineflights.[3][16]In2000,PRASolutionspurchased
theOpenSkiesreservationsystemfromHewlettPackard.Thefollowingyear,in2001,PRASolutionschangeditsnametoNavitaire.[4][3]Navitairecontinuedto
investintheOpenSkiesplatformtoaddnewcapabilities.Forexample,in2002,NavitaireimplementedcodesharetechnologyforVirginBlue,andthecompany
laterintroducedmulticitybookingsattherequestofJetstar.[17]FollowingHewlettPackard'sannouncementin2001ofitsplanstodiscontinuesupportforthe
HP3000hardwarethattheOpenSkiessystemoperatedon,NavitairebegandevelopingitsreplacementreservationsystemcalledNewSkies.[18][8][19]Thecompany
beganconvertingclientstothenewsystemin2005.[20]

Productsandservices
Navitaire'spassengerservicesystemisNewSkies,whichwasintroducedin2005[20]andgraduallyreplacedthecompany'sprevioussystem,OpenSkies.New
Skiesintroducedfeaturesincludingalowfarefinderandmulticitybookings.[21][22]ThesystemprovidesreservationsviatheInternet,callcenters,andthrough
globaldistributionsystems(GDS)usingaticketlessmodelaswellasenablingeticketing.[23][22]NewSkiesalsoallowsintegrationwithothertravelservicessuch
astravelinsuranceandcarrental,aswellascodeshareagreementswithotherairlines.[2]Asof2010,Navitairehad80suchcodeshareconnectionstopartner
airlines,aswellasnineGDSconnections.[22][24]OtherfeaturesofNewSkiesincluderealtimereportingandcustomerrecognitioncapabilities,aswellasthe
abilityforpassengerstochoosetheirseatthrough"intelligentseating."[24]NavitaireoffersadditionalproductsandservicesincludingTravelCommerce,aplatform
toaidinancillaryrevenuegenerationandaloyaltysystem.Inadditiontothese,thecompanyoffersrealtimereporting,revenueaccountingsoftwareandrevenue
management.[22][2]ThecompanyalsoprovidesareservationsmanagementsystemforrailwayscalledNavitaireRail,whichfacilitatesmultichanneldistribution
salesandstationcheckinsforrailcarriers.[1]

Awards
InOctober2010,NavitairewasawardedforBestSalesandDistributionInnovationatthe4thAnnualBudgiesWorldLowCostAirlinesAwards.[25]Thecompany
wasawardedInnovationoftheYearinthecategoryofAncillaryRevenue&MerchandisingatAirlineInformation's2013MegaAwards,[26]afterbeingnameda
runnerupintheAncillaryRevenue&MerchandisingMostInnovativeTechnologycategoryattheMegaAwardseventheldinNovember2012.[27]InDecember
2013,NavitairereceivedaTekneAwardfromMinnesotaHighTechAssociationforitsticketlesssystemandotherservices.[28]

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Externallinks
Officialwebsite(http://www.navitaire.com/)

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