For a half-century Unisys has provided consulting, solutions, services and technologies to airlines, airports, logistics and travel organizations around the world.  Our clients include over 200 airlines – including 21 of the top 25 – and more than 100 airports. Today 29 percent of all passengers and 35 percent of the world's air cargo are processed on our systems.   We are the leading provider of security solutions for air transportation into and within the US as well as security solutions for the global supply chain.  And Unisys is the leading provider of solutions and technology to the Chinese aviation industry.

Our powerful approach to help our clients transform their business is called the  3D Visible Enterprise.   We help uncover new ways to  improve processes,  and identify cause and effect relationships that potential decisions will have on their organizations.  .

Imagine the power of a three-dimensional view of your Passenger Sales and Service operations that  identifies what needs to be improved and shows the results of changes before you actually implement them.  Imagine your  customers  booking on  your airline without having to rely strictly on schedule or price.  Imagine the competitive and operational advantages  you would gain by using a three dimensional view of your enterprise to  expedite your cost-cutting and revenue-generating ideas. This is the power of  AirCore and the 3D Visual Enterprise by Unisys.

Our 3D Visible Enterprise capabilities coupled with our depth of domain knowledge enables us to provide a full range of end-to-end services driven by our practices in Transportation Management Consulting, Passenger Services, Logistics, Airport Operations, Maintenance and Engineering, and Travel, Distribution and Hospitality.

For more information about Unisys Travel and Transportation solutions, email Transportationsolutions@unisys.com or visit us on the web

http://www.unisys.com/transportation

Airbus is a leading aircraft manufacturer with the most modern and comprehensive family of airliners on the market, ranging in capacity from 100 to more than 500 seats. The company, which passed the 5,000th order mark in 2004, has delivered over 3,700 aircraft to more than 200 customers worldwide since it first entered the market in the early seventies, and boasts a healthy order book of some 1,500 aircraft for delivery over the coming years. With an annual turnover of more than 20 billion euro in 2004, Airbus is a global company, employing some 52,000 people of many different nationalities in design and manufacturing facilities in France, Germany, the UK, and Spain, as well as subsidiaries in the U.S., China and Japan. Airbus also operates spare parts and training centres in Europe, the U.S. and Asia, and provides round-the-clock support services to all Airbus operators, helping them enhance the profitability of their fleets. Headquartered in Toulouse, France, Airbus is an EADS joint Company with BAE SYSTEMS.

http://www.airbus.com

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Headquartered in Seattle, AWAS has offices in New York, Miami, London, Singapore and Sydney.

AWAS offers a wide range of services, including operating leases, sale & lease back transactions, facilitation of crew provision and wet lease operations and a range of aircraft investor services, including risk and asset management.

Established in 1985, AWAS owns and manages a large and diverse fleet of modern, jet aircraft on lease to airline customers around the world.

Over 20 years we have worked with over 190 customers in 88 countries, taken delivery of 179 new aircraft and have traded more than 270 aircraft to a wide range of customers around the world.

AWAS aircraft are operating with airlines in 46 countries, ranging from start-up airlines to flag carriers.

The AWAS fleet is composed of Airbus A300-600R, A320, A321, A330 & A340, Boeing B737CG, B737NG, B757-200/200PF/200PCF, B767-200ER/-300ER, B747-300/-400, B777-200ER, MD-83 and Fokker 70 aircraft. 

http://www.awas.com

BBC World is the BBC's commercially funded international 24-hour news and information channel broadcasting around the world from its base at BBC Television Centre in London.

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The Boeing Company is the world's leading aerospace company and manufacturer of commercial jetliners.  Boeing airplanes are in service with 990 operators worldwide and make up more than 75 percent of the world fleet.  By focusing intensely on customers and the dynamic, complex air travel marketplace, Boeing develops valuable innovations in technology and products that benefit operators and the traveling public.  Boeing's industry-leading family of products and services deliver comprehensive customer solutions that contribute to a safe and efficient global air transportation system.

http://www.boeing.com

CFM International is the world's leading manufacturer of aircraft engines in the 100Pax+ aircraft market, with a wide family of engines powering 29 aircraft models for over 410 customers worldwide both in the commercial as well as the military sectors. 46 percent of the 14500 aircraft ordered over the past 21 years in the 100Pax+ market are powered by CFM56 engines.

http://www.cfm56.com

EDS has more than 9,000 people serving more than 300 transportation clients, including 109 domestic and international air carriers as well as airports, airport ground handling agencies, travel and hospitality companies, freight and distribution businesses, both passenger and cargo rail carriers, and governmental agencies.  EDS has been providing IT services to clients for more than 40 years and is the world leading airline IT services provider.

EDS (NYSE: EDS) is a leading global technology services company delivering business solutions to its clients. EDS founded the information technology outsourcing industry more than 40 years ago. Today, EDS delivers a broad portfolio of information technology and business process outsourcing services to clients in the manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, communications, energy, transportation, and consumer and retail industries and to governments around the world. With $20.7 billion in 2004 revenue, EDS is ranked 95th on the Fortune 500.

http://eds.com/industries/transportation/

With headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil, and offices, subsidiaries and customer service bases in the United States, France, Australia, China and Singapore,

Embraer is a customer-oriented company with 35years of experience in designing, manufacturing, marketing and supporting aircraft for the commercial airline defense and business aviation markets. Founded in 1969 as a stateowned company, Embraer was privatized in 1994 and has been under the leadership of President & CEO Maurício Botelho since September 1995. As of December 31st, 2004 Embraer had a total workforce of 14.648 people, and its firm order backlog totaled US$ 10.9 billion.

http://www.embraer.com

GE Transportation, Aircraft Engines is the world's  leading producer of large and small jet engines for commercial and  military aircraft. We also supply aircraft-derived engines for marine applications and a complete range of services that enhance customer value.
GE's technological excellence, supported by continuing investments in research and development, has been the foundation of growth and helps ensure quality products that exceed customer requirements.

GE continues to pioneer the world of flight by making it more reliable, quieter, and more energy efficient.  The sole power behind the Boeing 777-200, the GE90 is the world's most powerful engine for the world's longest range commercial aircraft.  Our next-generation GEnx engine has been selected by Boeing for its new 787 Dreamliner and by Airbus for its new A350 aircraft, both of which are
designed to deliver substantially improved economics over today's aircraft.  Closer to home, GE and Honda have formed a joint venture to bring to market a new class of small, durable, and efficient jet engines that could enable 6-8 passenger business jet convenience at traditional commercial aviation prices.

http://www.geae.com

GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS), a unit of GE Commercial Finance, is the commercial aircraft financing and leasing business of General Electric Co.  With four decades of long-standing customer relationships with almost 300 airlines in some 60 countries, GECAS has a fleet of some 1,300 owned aircraft and manages nearly 300 for others. GECAS provides a variety of aircraft financing to airfreight operators around the world and has a freighter conversion program in place to convert 737 and 767 passenger aircraft into freighters.

GECAS' Engine Leasing unit leases and finances all types of aircraft engines and rotables and offers a full range of services including short-term rentals, operating leases, structured finance transactions, engine exchanges
and guaranteed availability programs. 

GECAS recently introduced an Aircraft Component Management service that helps airlines not only finance, but also manage their rotable and repairable spare parts.  The service reduces capital investment, lowers costs and improves on-time performance.

GE Commercial Aviation Training (GECAT) provides commercial aviation training services in Europe, Asia and the U.S.A. via a worldwide network of flight simulators. 

GECAS shares the expertise and resources of GE with its customers through innovative training sessions on management principles and the Six Sigma quality process to help airlines improve their operations.

http://www.gecas.com

IBM is one of the largest suppliers of technologies, services and solutions to the air transport industry. IBM has been working with the airline industry for over 50 years, (since the 1960s), and today (it) is a provider of services and solutions to virtually every major airline and travel provider in the world.  IBM’s approach is to collaborate with customers, and (where appropriate,) qualified third parties, to design, develop, implement and operate industry specific services and solutions.  IBM operates in 164 countries and IBM Global Services is the world's largest services organization, with 140,000 employees who have completed more than 25,000 e-business on demand engagements.  IBM has a team of over 6,000 professionals dedicated to the Travel & Transportation practice, and is the world's leading airline IT outsourcing company. 
IBM's global marketing, sales, consulting and services are organized along industry lines. IBM's global team of Travel and Transportation experts adds value because they thoroughly understand the strategies, business needs, IT infrastructure and solution requirements of their clients.

http://www.ibm.com

ITA Software is the leading provider of innovative airline distribution
technology and services.
The company's mission is to provide airlines and travel distribution
companies with comprehensive, reliable and cost-effective technology.  ITA Software's new distribution system, 1U, combines the core reservations functionality of a GDS with the power of new technology. This delivers dramatic cost savings for airlines and significant efficiency improvements for travel management companies. Incorporated in 1U is ITA Software's
powerful airfare pricing, shopping and availability system currently used by many of the world's leading airlines and travel companies, which include Continental Airlines, Alitalia, America West, Alaska Airlines, Orbitz and Galileo International.

1U offers full service booking and reservations functionality including
e-ticketing, post ticketing operations such as refund and exchange,
integration with mid-office and back-office applications, and an innovative
user interface for quick implementation. 1U also offers booking capabilities
for hotels, cars and other travel products.

ITA Software was founded in 1996 by computer scientists from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

http://itasoftware.com/

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Imagine enabling multiple airline applications to operate simultaneously on the same platform while optimizing limited airport terminal floor space. Not only is this a possibility, but it’s a reality with Kinetics’ solution - the focus Common Use Self-Service (CUSS) platform at this year’s 61st IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM). Kinetics’ unparalleled experience in the travel industry and market
assimilation make our passenger-services solution the clear choice for any airport and airline anywhere in the world. And the services do not end there...
Kinetics, and its parent company NCR Corporation, are the pre-eminent global providers of self-service technologies for the retail and travel industry, offering all aspects of hardware, industrial and user interface design, engineering, software solutions, and global maintenance support. Over 4,000 Kinetics self-service devices are deployed in more than 285 airports with technology powering over one billion
airline transactions. Kinetics’ solutions support greater than two-thirds of all annual self-service check-ins in the United States alone with the world ready to check in.
IATA has set the standards for CUSS, and by recognizing Kinetics at the AGM summit, the standard has been set for your global CUSS solution. Learn more about Kinetics at www.kineticsusa.com or visit us at the AGM summit. Let us show you how we are...
Changing the Way the World Travels.™

KPMG provides advice to publicly and privately owned regional and global airlines. Our teams  combine sector knowledge with a range of skills in the related disciplines of accounting, project finance, transaction management, risk management and taxation. We use our understanding of airline issues, including assessment and management of risk, performance measurement, finance and leasing , and the aim to stimulate and manage revenue growth, as the basis of our advice. Our global airline group gives us access to knowledgeable and skilled professionals across KPMG’s global network of member firms. KPMG is a member of the IATA Finance Committee, and has a long established role acting as technical accounting advisor to Fincom’s Airline Accounting Policy Task Force.

KPMG International is the coordinating entity for a global network of professional services firms, providing audit, tax, and advisory services, with an industry focus. The aim of KPMG International member firms, including sublicensees and subsidiaries, is to turn knowledge into value for the benefit of their clients, people, and the capital markets. With nearly 94,000 people worldwide, member firms provide audit, tax, and advisory services from 717 cities in 148 countries.

http://www.kpmg.com

Established in 1993, SALE has grown to become a recognised force in the aircraft leasing business. With offices in Singapore, the UK and the USA, the company offers truly global reach and has aircraft flying with airlines in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, the Middle East and North and South America.

The SALE portfolio is based primarily around new generation aircraft types, including the A320 family, Next-Generation 737 and 777. In addition to direct operating leases, the company undertakes purchase and leaseback transactions on new aircraft, plus a wide range of structured finance, marketing and technical services.

http://www.saleleasing.com

SITA is the world's leading provider of global information and telecommunication solutions to the air transport and related industries.  With over 50 years experience, we offer a total service to around 650 air transport industry members and around 1,800 customers in over 220 countries and territories.

With a commitment to achieving the highest levels of customer satisfaction and service in the industry, SITA is the leader in global network-enabled business solutions for the air transport industry.  We are the trusted partner and service provider to almost all airlines, travel and global distributions companies – as well as numerous airport authorities, aerospace and airfreight companies, and government organizations.

SITA employs local people with local knowledge, with around 3,800 people of 140 nationalities all around the world.  The company’s global reach, neutrality and industry ownership are as critical to its customers as its breadth of service, support and industry experience.

http://www.sita.int

Securing your future Thales is one of the world’s largest professional electronics groups, employing 60,000 people in almost 50 countries and supporting a full range of solutions for Defense and Aerospace.
Thales generated revenues of 10,3 billion euros in 2004, with markets other than France accounting for 74% of the total.

Thales in the Civil Aerospace Business, is one of the few companies in the world to provide aerospace customers with cost-effective solutions to all their needs. Our worldwide aerospace businesses truly cover every aspect of air transport safety and security, from turnkey airport installations to onboard electronics and crew training.

Thales is a worldclass partner for Avionics, Utilities, In-Flight Entertainment, Training and Simulation. Close to its customers, Thales has set up operations near manufacturers, operators and Airlines to better meet their requirements. They provide all the systems and support capabilities we need to deliver complete solutions.

http://www.thalesgroup.com