Air China hand Sita

Aviation Resources Network February 15, 2012: International Aviation and Telecommunications Group ("SITA") announced that SITA honored to become China's largest international airlines and the world's most profitable airlines, China International Air Company Limited (air Chinese 2¥q, referred to as "air" The main service provider for global network and desktop communications. Air China's passenger traffic grew 45% per cent year-on-year in 2010.

SITA provides a global network of IP VPN solutions for Air China, which reaches 60 million passengers a year. The two sides signed a service agreement of three years, worth millions of of dollars. This includes End-to-end management solutions that provide high standards of service and infrastructure to support Air China's business. The agreement covers 83 offices in Beijing and Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific.

"The choice of Sita means that Air China supports the development of our global business by relying on the communications expert resources of the air transport industry," said Mr. Li Qiang, General manager of Air China Information management. ”

"In addition, the use of SITA advanced systems to replace the traditional network currently used by Air China, will immediately save 30–40% operating costs, and support the latest technology applications, such as cloud computing and comprehensive data, voice and video integration applications." ”

Sita will work to reduce the unit cost of Air China by 40% by supporting business critical and non-critical business application services. Sita's Tailored communications network provides a high degree of flexibility to ensure continuity and the highest level of service in the airline's expansion process. The platform also provides space for future commercial applications and multimedia integration programs for Air China.

"This service agreement is the first in mainland China," said David Fu, general manager of Sita China, Fuliang. Sita will strive to provide a full set of End-to-end network and desktop solutions for Air China overseas sites. ”

"Based on Sita's special position in the global air transport industry, we can provide strong support for Air China's development and growth in the global airport," he said. In addition, through the network upgrade, we will ensure the implementation of Air China's latest applications, and maintain its operational efficiency. ”

Air China is the only Chinese airline to fly the flag, headquartered in Beijing. Air China is the world's highest-earning airline, with a net profit of 12 billion yuan (USD 1.83 billion) in 2010. By the end of 2010, Air China operated 138 routes, with annual passenger traffic of up to 60 million passengers, up 45% from the previous year.