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Registrations for the 2006 Annual International Conference in Shanghai, China are now closed. The hotel, Portman Ritz Carlton, is sold out from Sunday, October 15th through Thursday night, October 19th. Almost 200 registrants are scheduled to participate in the largest international CASMA conferene to date. The optimism of recent changes in GDS pricing models has probably loosened the conference budget at the Airlines.

http://methodiquill.blogspot.com/2006/10/casma-event-sold-out.html

Grabbing opportunities in the wake of new carrier GDS contracts in North America.

Interview with Rajiv Aggarwal, director - business development, Farelogix.

Has 2006 emerged as a defining year for those associated with the airlines industry? Rajiv Aggarwal, director - business development, Farelogix certainly feels so. With the expiration of carrier GDS contracts, most North American carriers took the opportunity to introduce wholesale changes in the way they manage their distribution. And Farelogix has been at the forefront of this evolution, says Aggarwal.

http://methodiquill.blogspot.com/2006/10/in-wake-of-new-gds-contracts.html

No, you can't bring water on the plane but a grown man can successfully fly to Amsterdam with the passport of a 2-year old girl.  A British businessman mistakenly took his daughter's passport  with him on a recent trip to the Netherlands and managed to get through 2 passport checks at London's Luton airport and board the plane.  In fact, he brought up the error to passport control in Amsterdam.  The airline he flew, EasyJet, will likely face a fine.

http://methodiquill.blogspot.com/2006/09/british-businessman-flies-with-2-year.html

This new venture with Airlogica follows the recent launch of the carrier's pioneering Etihad Guest programme, a loyalty scheme which challenges the traditional airline approach and instead responds to customer demand by offering its members flexibility of choice, transparency and convenience. "After an extensive review we have identified Airlogica's Zeus as the best available product to manage the challenging area of our distribution costs across the GDSs. Furthermore, Zeus will allow us to gain a deeper understanding of all travel agent bookings, which we are confident will lead to a decrease in GDS costs and, in turn, will enable us to continue offering our Guests a superior service."

http://methodiquill.blogspot.com/2006/09/etihad-airways-revenue-management.html

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Dennis Keith discovered the dark side of Southwest Airlines' "freedom" on a trip from Los Angeles to Baltimore two weeks ago. The Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) May 19, 2005 -- consultant had paid $306 for a two-stop flight that took him through Phoenix and Nashville. His itinerary started in the early afternoon and ended at about 10:30 p.m.-a long day on the road, but enough time to get to his meeting the next morning....

...You could blame the computers or the distribution, says Nick Bredimus, an airline consultant. But ultimately, Southwest is the way it is because of its business philosophy.

"Southwest is a unique airline," he says. It goes beyond the peanuts and soda served to passengers, the first-come, first-served boarding, or the crew's irreverent attitude, inspired by Southwest's legendary chief executive, Herb Kelleher....

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Computer hacking is a serious crime. The fact that many young people think that its `way cool', doesn't make it any less criminal. Hacking is just a modern-day take on vandalism or shoplifting, that is taking or defacing something that doesn't belong to you. A recent posting of how to hack a Southwest Airlines Boarding pass is nothing more than advocating taking a seat that doesn't belong to you. Airline consultant Nick Bredimus also writes about how hackers have been arrested. Stealing an airline seat is not far removed from downloading hacked music files.

http://methodiquill.blogspot.com/2006/09/hacked-airline-seats.html

At first I that British Phenom, Harry Potter, had some tie to Sabre with the blog "A Former Sabre Geek". Sorry, that's Gary Potter. It is not clear from the blog title whether Potter used to be a geek or used to be with Sabre. In any case, he has some interesting links and some posts that are on the topics we all love best, Airlines and GDSs. It is also not clear yet from reading whether Potter holds any grudges against his former employer, but many of their alums do.

http://methodiquill.blogspot.com/2006/09/former-sabre-geek.html

The aggressive plans of Malev Hungarian Airlines have been in the news lately. A report today says they have introduced electronic ticketing enhancements. Two weeks ago they were reporting on the selection of Airlogica as their partner in distribution cost control. And, for the big daddy of all partnerships, Malev has been invited to be a member of the oneworld global airline alliance. Budapest will certainly be a popular destination with all the Airline Consultants.

http://methodiquill.blogspot.com/2006/08/malev-is-moving-up.html

ValuJet stock lost more than a third of its value. That was just on the first day of an indefinite shutdown executed under pressure from federal government safety regulators. Airline Consultant Nicolas Bredimus of Dallas discusses the impact of the shutdown. Will the US airline ever fly again or is it too early to tell?

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There is news report that Sabre is offering to pay travel agents for booking American Airlines. This is reminiscent of the days when CRS companies were lining up to write fat checks to travel agencies. It was not a very good way for the CRSs to compete, especially with airlines providing the checkbook. Wonder if the GDSs have fully thought this one through?

http://methodiquill.blogspot.com/2006/08/sabre-deja-vu-all-over-again.html

Nick Bredimus is President of Bredimus Systems, Inc. (BSI). BSI offers airlines a PC based solution that is affordable, reliable, state of the art, easy to use and maintain, and extremely flexible. The software is developed so that changing business needs can be accommodated easily (at little or no cost). This allows airlines to define their own unique business rules, providing optimal adaptability. This is extremely important in a volatile environment where business needs are constantly changing.

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Ralph Romberg is a member of the Board of Directors of Airlogica Corporation. He also serves at the Mayor's Office of Community Development in San Francisco. Romberg earned a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and an MBA from Trans-Columbia University. He served in the US Army during the Korean War and is a speaker for the Holocaust Center of Northern California. Romberg is a senior retail executive having been a vice-president at Neiman-Marcus in Dallas.

http://methodiquill.blogspot.com/2006/08/airlogica-director-ralph-romberg.html

Bredimus Systems, Inc. (BSI) is dedicated to supporting the international travel industry with emphasis on global distribution. BSI is a privately held company, owned by Nick Bredimus. The company was founded in 1993. The company has offices in Dallas, London and Sydney. Well placed to help airlines in all parts of the world, BSI has clients on 5 continents. Growth has been rapid because of the results achieved by airline customers of Bredimus Software. The Company's Head Office is located At : 820 S. MacArthur Suite 105 Coppell, TX 75019 USA

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The Datalex TPF software consulting remains strong with an upturn in the airline market. Overall profits increased during the six-month period, while E-Business revenue declined. The company says the decline was as expected due to a shift away from license fees and towards transaction-based revenue. A spokesman said the revenue will rise in the future as customers cutover in the last two quarters using the transaction model.

http://methodiquill.blogspot.com/2006/08/datalex-reports-rise-in-profits.html

Safety regulators for the US Government have issued an indefinite shutdown order for the carrier following alleged violations. A ValuJet spokesman said that they intend to resume scheduled flights within thirty days. Nicholas Bredimus comments on the US Government case against ValuJet in this article from USA Today. "If they do return, it will be as a much smaller operation with fewer flights" said Bredimus.

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GDS pricing has recently changed, which is causing even more airlines to analyze their distribution expense. Well, Airlogica's Zeus product comes to the rescue. As previously reported, passenger screening has become mandatory and the Flash software by Airlogica accomplishes this with tireless robotic precision. Airlogica has been voted a very popular supplier to the airline industry.

http://methodiquill.blogspot.com/2006/08/flash-and-zeus-by-airlogica.html

Nick Bredimus (president of Bredimus Systems, Inc.) is a highly experienced travel consultant. This site contains links to history, Dallas, Thailand and other important information. The presentation is straight forward with summarized text and actual quotes. The biography of Nicholas Bredimus and news section should provide a basic introduction.

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Amadeus has lost a battle in Federal court in their attempt to stop American Airlines from imposing segment fees on travel agents booking A/A through this GDS. Amadeus responded immediately by telling agencies it will temporarily reimburse its agencies for all segment fees incurred on American for Amadeus bookings while it continues its court fight and efforts to reach a GDS deal with American. Amadeus called the reimbursement an "interim relief measure" and could not say how long it will last.

http://methodiquill.blogspot.com/2006/08/court-says-no-to-amadeus.html

Travel agents use Sabre to book more than one-third of airline tickets sold worldwide. Sabre runs the largest computer reservation system in the USA, so says Nicholas Bredimus, as quoted in USA Today. Airlines pay a fee to Sabre each time a travel agent uses the system to book a reservation. Last year, Sabre's revenue exceeded...

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"Camel's nose under the tent" is how one civil rights activist described the government's desire for more reporting of airline passenger data. The plan is to use the full content of the PNR to thwart terrorists. Many are skeptical of whether the expanded disclosure will nab any terror suspects. They see it as a further erosion of privacy rights and our freedom to travel. See the full New York Times article for balanced reporting.

http://methodiquill.blogspot.com/2006/08/camels-nose-under-tent.html

Stock analysts chalked it up to ValuJet's woes, but some carriers say it will take time to gauge how many customers they pick up from ValuJet. Airlines did no public gloating Tuesday. But American, Delta, Southwest, United and USAir all saw their stocks climb. "The larger carriers are probably jubilant about it,'' says Nicholas Bredimus, a travel industry consultant in Dallas.  "ValuJet has been a thorn in their side."

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This blog regularly reports on the topic of airline consultants and other suppliers to the airline industry. Today's post is an announcement that Peter Pont, the highly regarded GDS Manager at KLM, has left to join Airlogica. The software supplier to airlines says that Pont will bring a lot to the table as General Manager - EMEA at Airlogica. The loss of this 20 year veteran of KLM will certainly be noticed.

http://methodiquill.blogspot.com/2006/08/peter-pont-leaves-klm.html

AFS incorporates the billing information data tapes (BIDT) from the GDSs and processes them in the Bredimus system to generate marketing and financial reports such as overall agent sales, passive bookings, duplicated reservations, and wait-listed bookings. Nicholas Bredimus, president of Bredimus Systems, says "These checks include the testing of various rule categories attached to the fares. The fares can then be compared between the individual GDSs". Quality assurance is implemented for important city pairs in the major reservation systems (Galileo, Amadeus, Sabre and Worldspan).

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The software, named Gotcha!, is the first product to be released by Bredimus Systems, Inc., says Nick Bredimus, the company's president. Gotcha! is in use at the QDAT Corp., the Phoenix-based operator of the QuikTix airline ticketing network. Bredimus was formerly president and chief executive of QDAT and continues to provide consulting services to the company. The software operates on personal computers running Microsoft Windows.

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The always vigilant airlines have solution for a U.S. Homeland Security rule. How about a software robot that constantly scans flights and passenger data looking for critical or missing information? That is exactly what KLM has agreed to use: Airlogica's Flash software for this very important TSA mandate. Passport or passenger fields that are inaccurate or missing are quickly remedied with automatic messaging. Automated follow up action is also included i.e. cancelling a booking if the necessary data never arrives.

http://methodiquill.blogspot.com/2006/08/us-homeland-security.html

There is a new listing for airline software supplier, Airlogica. The site has a useful archive plus listings of suppliers and airlines. The ads are minimal and not intrusive. You can follow the references to the the complete story text about Airlogica.

http://www.airlineupdate.com/news_releases/manserv/airlogica/airlogica.htm

You might need to try one of the translation servers to decypher this blog. You'll note that the address indicates a European base. There are numerous links to other blogs and sites. There are many people in the directory plus some mention of Nick Bredimus.

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Virgin America is rebutting allegations of a "shadow of foreign influence". There was a report on the same site yesterday about the strong resume of Fred Reid, Virgin America CEO. But, will Reid be strong enough to fight these objections while also securing more financing as the delay chews up capital? And, is investor Richard Branson too early in his timing?

http://methodiquill.blogspot.com/2006/08/virgin-america-denies-shadow-of.html