OAG AND AXESS EXTEND AIRLINE DATA SUPPLY AGREEMENT.
March 24, 2009
Agreement ensures full flight schedules and minimum connect time content in Japan’s Axess Reservation System
OAG, www.oag-jp.com and www.oagaviation.com, the industry's most accurate single source for airline schedules information, commercial fleets, analytical services and asset valuation support, announced today that Axess International Network Inc., Japan’s leading computerised reservation system (CRS), has extended its data supply agreement with the UBM-owned aviation data business.
The contract, which includes the ongoing supply of OAG’s consolidated global airline schedule and minimum connect time (MCT) data, allows for this data to be utilized throughout the Axess system used by airlines, travel agencies and corporations in Japan.
“OAG has been the data supplier of choice for Axess since the CRS was established in 1991 and we are extremely proud of this long-standing partnership,” said Mario M. Hardy, OAG’s Vice President, Asia Pacific. “Japan is a major market for domestic and international travel and we are honoured by this endorsement of our data quality, reliability and customer service.”
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OAG, www.oagaviation.com and www.oag-jp.com , provides the industry's most accurate single source for airline information, analytical services and asset valuation support. It combines worldwide airline schedule distribution services including timetables and connections marketing, with aviation intelligence covering global aircraft fleets, capacity supply, traffic demand, financial/operating performance, and maintenance, repair & overhaul (MRO). OAG is best known for its airline schedules database which feeds the world’s global distribution systems (GDS) and travel portals, and drives the internal systems of many airlines, air traffic control systems, aircraft manufacturers, airport planners and government agencies. OAG is part of UBM Aviation (www.ubmaviation.com), a division of United Business Media Limited (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)