Software · head to head
Amadeus Altea vs Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
Amadeus Altea
Software
Complete airline passenger service and reservation system
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
Software
Professional electronic flight bag for airlines
- From
- $500/year
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Amadeus Altea pricing is not published and is negotiated with airlines; Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published; the page offers only Contact Sales or a live demo request
- They diverge on capability: Amadeus Altea covers Reservation management, Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro covers Digital charts.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Amadeus Altea and Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro actually diverge.
| Attribute | Amadeus Altea | Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | $500/year |
| Pricing model | usage-based | subscription |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, Ios, Android | Ios, Windows |
| Founded | 1987 | 1934 |
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 Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
- Digital charts
- Flight planning
- Performance data
- Document management
- Weather integration
- Jeppesen services
- Boeing services
- Airline systems
Both cover
- Data encryption
- Windows 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 Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
- Airline distribution and retailingnot Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
- Check-in and boarding operationsnot Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
- Fare and ancillary merchandising for full-service carriersnot Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
- Running a certified electronic flight bag on airline flight decksnot Amadeus Altea
- Displaying Jeppesen terminal charts and airport moving maps in flightnot Amadeus Altea
- Replacing paper chart revisions across an airline fleetnot 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
Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
- Pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published; the page offers only Contact Sales or a live demo request
- FliteDeck Pro is positioned for airline flight operations rather than individual pilots, with separate iOS and Windows versions documented apart
Pricing, plan by plan
Amadeus Altea
On request- Altea PSSFree
- Per-passenger pricing
- Full PSS functionality
- Global distribution
Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
$500/year- FliteDeck Pro$500/year
- Digital charts
- Flight planning
- Weather overlay
- EnterpriseFree
- Fleet licensing
- Custom integration
- Admin portal
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 Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro if
- You need digital charts.
- You work on Ios, Windows.
- You also want flight planning.
Questions people ask
- Is Amadeus Altea or Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro better?
- Neither clearly leads. Amadeus Altea starts at On request and Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro at $500/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Amadeus Altea or Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro?
- Amadeus Altea starts at On request and Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro at $500/year.
- Does Amadeus Altea or Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro run on more platforms?
- Amadeus Altea runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android. Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro runs on Ios, Windows.
- 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 Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro is typically brought in for.
- What can Amadeus Altea do that Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro cannot?
- Amadeus Altea covers Reservation management, Inventory control, Departure control, Revenue management. Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro covers Digital charts, Flight planning, Performance data, Document management. Both handle Data encryption, Windows support.