SOUTHLAKE, Texas and
SANTIAGO, Chile, July 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre
Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) has expanded its long-term technology
agreement with LATAM Airlines Group, the leading airline group in
Latin America, with the
implementation of Sabre's Flight Plan Manager and broadening the
adoption of Software-as-a-Service solutions from the Sabre
AirCentre operational suite.
Sabre's AirCentre Flight Plan Manager, which provides
fully-automated flight planning capabilities and significant
productivity savings, will help the group unify flight operations
and fuel policies across its domestic operations in seven countries
– in Chile, Brazil, Peru,
Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Paraguay – as well as its international
network.
Sabre's Flight Plan Manager brings together real-time
information on a number of key variables – including weather, air
space restrictions, aircraft performance and schedule information –
and then calculates the most optimal flight route. Sabre's
technology aims to help LATAM Airlines Group to deliver a wide
range of enhancements in flight planning and operational
efficiency, including a subsequent reduction in CO2
emissions.
"Sabre is fully committed to helping LATAM Airlines Group
optimize its operation across its network to deliver efficiencies
and fuel savings," said Kamal
Qatato, vice president of Sabre AirCentre. "Sabre and LATAM
have a strategic relationship across the Sabre Airline Solutions
portfolio and with this new agreement we are confident that our
leading solution will help improve its flight planning."
Jorge Ihnen, LATAM Operations VP,
said: "LATAM Airlines Group is committed to adopting the latest
technology – such as Sabre's Flight Plan Manager – to deliver
improvements and efficiencies for our operation. As the
leading airline group in the region, we will continue to work with
partners such as Sabre to identify further advancements."
The airline group will also benefit from Flight Plan Manager's
integration with other software from the Sabre AirCentre
operational suite, including Movement Manager, which enables
operations controllers to easily monitor the status of flights, and
Flight Explorer, which provides data for real-time fleet
monitoring.
Since 2010, LATAM Airlines Group is one of a growing number of
airline groups using Sabre airline technology, and has also
selected Sabre as the technology provider for its combined
reservation system.
About Sabre Corporation
Sabre Corporation is the leading technology provider to the
global travel industry. Sabre's software, data, mobile and
distribution solutions are used by hundreds of airlines and
thousands of hotel properties to manage critical operations,
including passenger and guest reservations, revenue management,
flight, network and crew management. Sabre also operates a leading
global travel marketplace, which processes more than US$120 billion of global travel spend annually by
connecting travel buyers and suppliers. Headquartered in
Southlake, Texas, USA, Sabre
serves customers in more than 160 countries around the world.
About LATAM Airlines Group S.A.
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. is the new name given to LAN Airlines
S.A. as a result of its association with TAM S.A. LATAM Airlines
Group S.A. now includes LATAM Airlines Group (before LAN Airlines)
and its affiliates in Peru,
Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador, and LATAM Cargo and its affiliates,
as well as TAM S.A. and its subsidiaries TAM Linhas Aereas S.A.
(LATAM Airlines Brasil), including its business units TAM
Transportes Aereos del Mercosur S.A., (LATAM Airlines Paraguay) and
Multiplus S.A. This association creates one of the largest airline
groups in the world in terms of network connections, providing
passenger transport services to about 138 destinations in 25
countries and cargo services to about 140 destinations in 29
countries, with a fleet of 325 aircraft. In total, LATAM Airlines
Group S.A. has approximately 50.000 employees and its shares are
traded in Santiago, as well as on
the New York Stock Exchange, in the form of ADRs.
LATAM is the new brand that has been adopted by the airline
members of LATAM Airlines Group. The group has started to
implement the LATAM and LATAM Airlines brand to its customer
contact points and aircraft, and will continue implementing LATAM
in its products and services as part of a gradual roll-out that
will last approximately three years.
Each airline will continue to operate under their current brands
and identities. For any inquiry of LAN or TAM, please visit
www.latam.com. Further information at
www.latamairlinesgroup.net
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