- Amadeus CRS
Amadeus is a
computer reservations system (or global distribution system, since it sells tickets for multiple airlines) owned by theAmadeus IT Group with headquarters inMadrid ,Spain . The central database is located atErding ,Germany . The development center is located atSophia Antipolis ,France . In addition to airlines, the CRS is also used to booktrain travel,cruise s,car rental,ferry reservations, andhotel rooms.Amadeus also provides New Generation departure control systems to airlines.Fact|date=June 2008Amadeus is a member of
IATA , OTA andSITA , and itsIATA airline designator code is 1A.History
Amadeus was formed in 1987 by an alliance between
Air France ,Lufthansa ,Iberia Airlines andScandinavian Airlines System . Today, it is the leader in terms of number of bookings worldwide.ee also
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List of global distribution systems
*Passenger Name Record
*Code sharing External links
* [http://www.amadeus.com/ Amadeus.com Corporate Website]
* [http://www.amadeus.net/ Amadeus.net Bookings System]
* [http://www.checkmytrip.com/ CheckMyTrip] , public site for viewing reservations made through Amadeus
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