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Amadeus and OAG Renew and Expand Partnership

Dépèche transmise le 11 août 2010 par PRNewswire

WASHINGTON, August 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- OAG, the global leader in aviation intelligence and Amadeus, the leading transaction processor and provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel and tourism industry, announce their continued alliance to bring the industry the best and most advanced travel solutions.

This renewed agreement enhances and expands a long standing partnership between the two companies by supplying Amadeus with data solutions that provide the most comprehensive schedules, flight status, and end-to-end travel information from OAG's full suite of solutions. This agreement provides both companies with the opportunity to share selected services that are beneficial to each company's clients.

"OAG's proven track record of supplying a comprehensive and unique offering of aviation data and business intelligence was key in securing the relationship. With OAG as a partner we are confident that we are offering our various customer segments the most precise and complete flight information available," said Thierry Boschat, Director of Product Strategy at Amadeus.

This agreement strengthens the relationship between two of the aviation industry's leading travel information providers. It means that OAG's data will continue to be used by most of the world's travel management companies, travel websites, and other groups currently served by Amadeus.

"Amadeus is the leading transaction processor and provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel and tourism industry. As one of most innovative companies in the aviation industry, we are honored to have them as a business partner," said Peter von Moltke, Chief Executive Officer of UBM Aviation, parent company of OAG. "This renewed agreement reflects Amadeus' confidence in OAG, our data and our people. We look forward to continuing to work together to offer our customers the most advanced products available on the market."

About OAG

OAG provides the industry's most accurate single source for airline information, with essential aviation data, analytics and consulting services sourced from OAG's comprehensive proprietary airline Schedules, Flight Status, Fleet, MRO and Cargo Logistics databases. OAG is a UBM Aviation business. For more information, go to .

About Amadeus

Amadeus is the leading transaction processor and provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel and tourism industry. Our customer groups include travel providers (e.g. airlines, hotels, rail, ferries, etc.), travel sellers (travel agencies and websites), and travel buyers (corporations and individual travellers). The group operates a transaction-based business model and processed more than 670 million billable travel transactions in 2009. To find out more about Amadeus please go to .

Amadeus has central sites in Madrid (corporate headquarters and marketing), Nice (development) and Erding (Operations - data processing centre) and regional offices in Miami, Buenos Aires, Bangkok and Dubai. At a market level, Amadeus maintains customer operations through 72 local Amadeus Commercial Organisations covering 195 countries.

CONTACT: Diana Cronan, Director, Corporate Communications, UBM Aviation,+1-202-375-8894, or Amadeus, Corporate Communication / Corporate Marketing,+34-91-582-0160