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Amadeus Altea vs FlightSafety International Training

Amadeus Altea logo

Amadeus Altea

Software

Complete airline passenger service and reservation system

From
On request
Rated
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FlightSafety International Training logo

FlightSafety International Training

Software

Advanced flight crew training and certification

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Amadeus Altea pricing is not published and is negotiated with airlines; FlightSafety International Training flightSafety International gates training course pricing behind a Full-Service customer agreement; its own FAQ states courses are offered at no charge or a reduced fee only to customers under such an agreement, with pricing not published for others.
  • They diverge on capability: Amadeus Altea covers Reservation management, FlightSafety International Training covers Flight training.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amadeus Altea and FlightSafety International Training actually diverge.

Attributes where Amadeus Altea and FlightSafety International Training differ
AttributeAmadeus AlteaFlightSafety International Training
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Ios, AndroidOn-site
Founded19871951

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 FlightSafety International Training

  • Flight training
  • Type ratings
  • Recurrent training
  • Simulator time
  • Certification
  • Airlines
  • Operators
  • Regulatory bodies

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

FlightSafety International Training

  • Type ratingnot Amadeus Altea
  • Recurrent trainingnot Amadeus Altea
  • Upgrade trainingnot Amadeus Altea
  • Initial trainingnot 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

FlightSafety International Training

  • FlightSafety International gates training course pricing behind a Full-Service customer agreement; its own FAQ states courses are offered at no charge or a reduced fee only to customers under such an agreement, with pricing not published for others.

Pricing, plan by plan

Amadeus Altea

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

FlightSafety International Training

On request
  • Type Rating TrainingFree
    • Professional training
    • Simulators
    • Certification
  • Recurrent TrainingFree
    • Ongoing training
    • Currency maintenance
    • Checkrides

Which should you pick?

Choose Amadeus Altea if

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

Choose FlightSafety International Training if

  • You need flight training.
  • You work on On-site.
  • You also want type ratings.

Questions people ask

Is Amadeus Altea or FlightSafety International Training better?
Neither clearly leads. Amadeus Altea starts at On request and FlightSafety International 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 FlightSafety International Training?
Amadeus Altea starts at On request and FlightSafety International Training at On request.
Does Amadeus Altea or FlightSafety International Training run on more platforms?
Amadeus Altea runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android. FlightSafety International 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 FlightSafety International Training is typically brought in for.
What can Amadeus Altea do that FlightSafety International Training cannot?
Amadeus Altea covers Reservation management, Inventory control, Departure control, Revenue management. FlightSafety International Training covers Flight training, Type ratings, Recurrent training, Simulator time.

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