Vietnam Airlines’ President and CEO Duong Tri Thanh (R) shakes hands with Executive Vice President of Sabre and President of its Travel Solutions Dave Shirk under witness of witnessed by Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Donald Trump (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and SabreCorporation (SABR) - the leading technology provider for the global travelindustry will expand their existing strategic cooperation in aviation informationand technology under a 300-million USD deal inked in Hanoi on February 27.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by Vietnamese Party GeneralSecretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Donald Trump, who isin Hanoi for the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam.
Expanding collaboration with Sabre is part of Vietnam Airlines’ efforts tobetter its management capacity and services as well as develop itself into adigital airline before 2020.
Under the deal, Vietnam Airlines will apply Sabre’s advanced technologysolutions to outline flight schedules and routes, manage cost and revenue, andoperate flights, among others.
Particularly, Sabre In-Flight solution will be adopted by the Vietnameseairline to enhance its operational efficiency as it helps save up to 10 percentof total catering cost.
Furthermore, the MoU stipulates a new and long-term domestic contentdistribution agreement for Vietnam Airlines through the Sabre Global DistributionSystem (GDS).
At the event, Vietnam Airlines’ President and CEO Duong Tri Thanh said thatbesides expanding the fleet and improving service quality, the airlines haspaid special attention to aviation information technology and automation.
Cooperation with Sabre is a significant move for Vietnam Airlines when it istargeting the Skytra five-star status as well as affirming its position in theregional aviation sector, he underlined.
Meanwhile, Executive Vice President of Sabre and President of its TravelSolutions Dave Shirk said that both sides have cooperated for 20 years. Sabrecommits to providing latest technologies for Vietnam Airlines - one of theregion’s leading carriers, contributing to the airline’s development.
Earlier in 2018, Vietnam Airlines and Sabre inked a long-term contract worth400 million USD on maintaining and upgrading SabreSonic system.
Along with collaboration with Sabre, the airline has channeled focus onexpanding online payment, improving booking interface, and introducing a newmobile app.-VNA
The signing ceremony was witnessed by Vietnamese Party GeneralSecretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Donald Trump, who isin Hanoi for the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam.
Expanding collaboration with Sabre is part of Vietnam Airlines’ efforts tobetter its management capacity and services as well as develop itself into adigital airline before 2020.
Under the deal, Vietnam Airlines will apply Sabre’s advanced technologysolutions to outline flight schedules and routes, manage cost and revenue, andoperate flights, among others.
Particularly, Sabre In-Flight solution will be adopted by the Vietnameseairline to enhance its operational efficiency as it helps save up to 10 percentof total catering cost.
Furthermore, the MoU stipulates a new and long-term domestic contentdistribution agreement for Vietnam Airlines through the Sabre Global DistributionSystem (GDS).
At the event, Vietnam Airlines’ President and CEO Duong Tri Thanh said thatbesides expanding the fleet and improving service quality, the airlines haspaid special attention to aviation information technology and automation.
Cooperation with Sabre is a significant move for Vietnam Airlines when it istargeting the Skytra five-star status as well as affirming its position in theregional aviation sector, he underlined.
Meanwhile, Executive Vice President of Sabre and President of its TravelSolutions Dave Shirk said that both sides have cooperated for 20 years. Sabrecommits to providing latest technologies for Vietnam Airlines - one of theregion’s leading carriers, contributing to the airline’s development.
Earlier in 2018, Vietnam Airlines and Sabre inked a long-term contract worth400 million USD on maintaining and upgrading SabreSonic system.
Along with collaboration with Sabre, the airline has channeled focus onexpanding online payment, improving booking interface, and introducing a newmobile app.-VNA
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