Datalex secures airline deal

AIRLINE software provider Datalex is set to announce a deal with one of the world’s top airlines which has the potential to double to 150 million the number of bookings its software processes each year.

The Irish Examiner has confirmed that a contract with a top four US airline, carrying in excess of 100m passengers a year, has been signed with Datalex this week. It is expected an announcement will be made in the coming days.

The company is also in advanced negotiations with a Chinese airline and if this is successfully completed the company will add at lease eight new clients to its portfolio this year, which includes United Airlines, Air China, Aer Lingus, Frontier Airlines, Air Malta, Copa Airlines, Philippine Airlines, South African Airways, STA Travel and Spanair.