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Amadeus Altea vs DUATS

Amadeus Altea logo

Amadeus Altea

Software

Complete airline passenger service and reservation system

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
DUATS logo

DUATS

Software

FAA Direct User Access Terminal System for flight briefings

From
$9.95/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Amadeus Altea pricing is not published and is negotiated with airlines; DUATS service has been discontinued as of May 2018
  • They diverge on capability: Amadeus Altea covers Reservation management, DUATS covers Flight briefings.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amadeus Altea and DUATS actually diverge.

Attributes where Amadeus Altea and DUATS differ
AttributeAmadeus AlteaDUATS
Starting priceOn request$9.95/month
Pricing modelusage-basedsubscription
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android
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Identical on both: 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 DUATS

  • Flight briefings
  • Weather data
  • Flight planning
  • Flight filing
  • NOTAMs
  • FAA systems
  • Weather services
  • Chart databases

Both cover

  • Data encryption
  • Web support

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 DUATS
  • Airline distribution and retailingnot DUATS
  • Check-in and boarding operationsnot DUATS
  • Fare and ancillary merchandising for full-service carriersnot DUATS

DUATS

  • Flight briefingnot Amadeus Altea
  • Flight planningnot Amadeus Altea
  • Flight filingnot Amadeus Altea
  • Weather briefingnot 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

DUATS

  • Service has been discontinued as of May 2018
  • No longer available for flight planning or briefing

Pricing, plan by plan

Amadeus Altea

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

DUATS

$9.95/month
  • Basic$9.95/month
    • Flight briefings
    • Weather data
    • Flight planning
  • Premium$29.95/month
    • All Basic features
    • Advanced weather
    • Priority briefings

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 DUATS if

  • You need flight briefings.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want weather data.
DUATS review

Questions people ask

Is Amadeus Altea or DUATS better?
Neither clearly leads. Amadeus Altea starts at On request and DUATS at $9.95/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amadeus Altea or DUATS?
Amadeus Altea starts at On request and DUATS at $9.95/month.
Does Amadeus Altea or DUATS run on more platforms?
Amadeus Altea runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android. DUATS runs on Web, Ios, Android.
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 DUATS is typically brought in for.
What can Amadeus Altea do that DUATS cannot?
Amadeus Altea covers Reservation management, Inventory control, Departure control, Revenue management. DUATS covers Flight briefings, Weather data, Flight planning, Flight filing. Both handle Data encryption, Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

DUATS: Is DUATS still available?

No. The FAA discontinued the Direct User Access Terminal Service (DUATS II) on May 16, 2018.

Source
DUATS: Did DUATS cost money?

No. DUATS was free to all registered U.S. pilots and student pilots holding a current medical certificate.

Source
DUATS: What replaced DUATS?

Pilots now access internet-based weather, aeronautical information, and flight plan filing through the FAA flight service website at no charge.

Source
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