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Wednesday, December 11 2019 - 12:00
AsiaNet
Asia's Largest Airline, China Southern Airlines, to Use Unisys AirCore(R) Passenger Sales and Service Application via TravelSky
BLUE BELL, Pa. and BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2019/Medianet International-AsiaNet/ --

China's leading aviation IT solutions provider helps another airline to 
streamline and enhance passenger sales and service applications via modular 
open systems solution 

Unisys Corporation (http://www.unisys.com/) (NYSE: UIS) today announced that 
TravelSky (http://www.travelsky.net/publish/english/index.html) has migrated 
China Southern Airlines (https://www.csair.com/au/en/) to the Unisys AirCore(R) 
( 
https://www.unisys.com/offerings/industry-solutions/transportation-industry-solutions/aircore-airline-passenger-services) 
next-generation passenger system to streamline and modernize passenger sales 
and service (PSS) applications.

TravelSky is the leading provider of information technology solutions for 
China's air travel and tourism industry and provides the reservations, 
inventory and departure control systems used by China's air carriers. TravelSky 
hosts a version of AirCore in its data center, tailored to the needs of China’s 
aviation industry, which it offers to China’s airlines via 
software-as-a-service.

China Southern is the largest airline in Asia by fleet size and total 
passengers1. It is the third of TravelSky's airline clients to migrate to 
AirCore. The airline generates approximately 50 million flight queries and one 
million booking requests per day. Across the three airlines, more than 300 
million passengers annually will use AirCore to make their flight reservations 
to travel within China and across the globe. Unisys was awarded the new scope 
contract with TravelSky in the third quarter of 2019.

"China has the world’s second-largest domestic passenger market behind only the 
U.S., and Asia Pacific represents more than one-third of the global 
international air passenger2 and cargo3 markets,, said Rick Mayhew, vice 
president and general manager, Unisys Asia Pacific. "We are delighted to help 
China Southern Airlines access a flexible system to quickly respond to capacity 
changes and to interact with their customers via a variety of channels."

AirCore is a modern suite of airline passenger services solutions that 
optimizes airline customer and employee experiences at all stages of the air 
travel journey. With a full range of core services – including inventory, order 
management, offer management, reservations, ticketing and departure control – 
this comprehensive, modular system can complement, enhance and transform legacy 
airline passenger services systems into a full-service retailing platform. 
AirCore has been granted New Distribution Capability (NDC) 
(https://www.iata.org/whatwedo/airline-distribution/ndc/pages/default.aspx) 
Level 4 Certification by IATA.

Unisys has more than 55 years of experience providing advanced, 
mission-critical IT solutions to the travel and transportation industry. Nine 
of the top ten airlines depend on Unisys solutions. For more information on 
Unisys’ transportation sector services capabilities visit 
https://www.unisys.com.cn/industries/commercial/transportation 

1 – China Southern Airlines ( 
https://www.csair.com/en/about/investor/shengcanshuju/2019/index.shtml)
2 – International Air Transport Association (IATA) global passenger data – 
August 2019 (https://www.iata.org/pressroom/pr/Pages/2019-10-10-01.aspx)
3 – International Air Transport Association (IATA) % of Industry FTKs - 2018 ( 
https://www.iata.org/pressroom/pr/Pages/2019-10-09-01.aspx)

About Unisys 
Unisys is a global information technology company that builds high-performance, 
security-centric solutions for the most demanding businesses and governments. 
Unisys offerings include security software and services; digital transformation 
and workplace services; industry applications and services; and innovative 
software operating environments for high-intensity enterprise computing. For 
more information on how Unisys builds better outcomes securely for its clients 
across the Government, Financial Services and Commercial markets, visit 
www.unisys.com.cn. Follow Unisys on Twitter ( http://twitter.com/UnisysCorp)  
and LinkedIn ( http://www.linkedin.com/company/unisys) 

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UIS-C

SOURCE: Unisys Asia Pacific

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