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Amadeus Altea vs CAE Flight Training

Amadeus Altea logo

Amadeus Altea

Software

Complete airline passenger service and reservation system

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
CAE Flight Training logo

CAE Flight Training

Software

World leader in professional flight training

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Amadeus Altea pricing is not published and is negotiated with airlines; CAE Flight Training mostly delivered through physical full-flight simulators and training centres rather than as software a customer installs
  • They diverge on capability: Amadeus Altea covers Reservation management, CAE Flight Training covers Full-flight simulators.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amadeus Altea and CAE Flight Training actually diverge.

Attributes where Amadeus Altea and CAE Flight Training differ
AttributeAmadeus AlteaCAE Flight Training
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Ios, AndroidOn-site
Founded19871947

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (usage-based), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Amadeus Altea

  • Reservation management
  • Inventory control
  • Departure control
  • Revenue management
  • Customer profiles
  • GDS systems
  • Payment gateways
  • Loyalty programs

Only in CAE Flight Training

  • Full-flight simulators
  • Type rating training
  • Crew resource training
  • Maintenance training
  • Certification
  • Airlines
  • Regulators
  • Learning platforms

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Amadeus Altea

  • Passenger service system covering reservations, inventory and departure controlnot CAE Flight Training
  • Airline distribution and retailingnot CAE Flight Training
  • Check-in and boarding operationsnot CAE Flight Training
  • Fare and ancillary merchandising for full-service carriersnot CAE Flight Training

CAE Flight Training

  • Type rating and recurrent training for airline and business jet pilotsnot Amadeus Altea
  • Cadet to captain airline training programmesnot Amadeus Altea
  • Cabin crew and maintenance technician trainingnot Amadeus Altea
  • Flight data analysis and operations management through Flightscapenot Amadeus Altea
  • Courseware and training records management with CAE Pelesysnot Amadeus Altea

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Amadeus Altea

  • Pricing is not published and is negotiated with airlines
  • Altea is aimed at full-service carriers; low-cost and hybrid airlines are pointed at Navitaire New Skies instead
  • Amadeus is steering new work toward Nevio, its cloud-native retailing suite, so Altea sits alongside a newer platform

CAE Flight Training

  • Mostly delivered through physical full-flight simulators and training centres rather than as software a customer installs
  • The software pieces, Flightscape, CAE Rise and CAE Pelesys, are sold to airlines and operators rather than to individual pilots
  • Pricing is not published

Pricing, plan by plan

Amadeus Altea

On request
  • Altea PSSFree
    • Per-passenger pricing
    • Full PSS functionality
    • Global distribution

CAE Flight Training

On request
  • Pilot TrainingFree
    • Full-flight simulators
    • Type ratings
    • Crew training
  • Maintenance TrainingFree
    • Technical training
    • Systems training
    • Certification

Which should you pick?

Choose Amadeus Altea if

  • You need reservation management.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
  • You also want inventory control.
Amadeus Altea review

Choose CAE Flight Training if

  • You need full-flight simulators.
  • You work on On-site.
  • You also want type rating training.
CAE Flight Training review

Questions people ask

Is Amadeus Altea or CAE Flight Training better?
Neither clearly leads. Amadeus Altea starts at On request and CAE Flight Training at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amadeus Altea or CAE Flight Training?
Amadeus Altea starts at On request and CAE Flight Training at On request.
Does Amadeus Altea or CAE Flight Training run on more platforms?
Amadeus Altea runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android. CAE Flight Training runs on On-site.
What is Amadeus Altea best used for?
Amadeus Altea is most often used for passenger service system covering reservations, inventory and departure control, airline distribution and retailing, check-in and boarding operations, fare and ancillary merchandising for full-service carriers. Of those, passenger service system covering reservations, inventory and departure control and airline distribution and retailing are not what CAE Flight Training is typically brought in for.
What can Amadeus Altea do that CAE Flight Training cannot?
Amadeus Altea covers Reservation management, Inventory control, Departure control, Revenue management. CAE Flight Training covers Full-flight simulators, Type rating training, Crew resource training, Maintenance training.
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