NIIT Technologies helps Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class Wing win prestigious award

New Delhi 2008 : NIIT Technologies, a leading IT solutions organisation worked with Virgin Atlantic on the airline’s new Upper Class Wing at Heathrow resulting in the airline winning the Real IT Award in the ‘innovation’ category. Virgin Atlantic’s, Upper Class Wing project emerged victor at the Corporate IT Forum’s Real IT Awards 2008 held in London. This demonstrates how IT is being increasingly leveraged by airlines to enhance the customer experience.

The Real IT Awards represent the pinnacle of achievement in corporate IT and have been created by users of corporate IT, for users of corporate IT. Winners are selected by users of corporate IT to recognise and reward the ‘best of breed’ IT business projects of the year.

‘We are delighted that the pioneering technology used to build and integrate the central control system of Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class Wing has been recognised by this prestigious award. We have partnered with Virgin Atlantic since 2003 and it gives us immense pleasure to see this project attract global interest.” said Mr. Ravi Pandey, UK Business Head, NIIT Technologies

 

The Upper Class Wing uses a combination of technologies to provide a unique level of service to Upper Class passengers enabling them to arrive in chauffeur driven limos having already checked in for their flight and then walk straight through their own private security channel to the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse.
 

The Upper Class Wing was specifically designed to be a fast, efficient and stress-free airport experience which helps Virgin Atlantic’s passengers to save precious time at the airport. Since its launch last year we have received lots of positive feedback from our passengers. The technology provided by NIIT Technologies has helped us to provide a seamless journey through the airport” said Mike Cope, IT Director, Virgin Atlantic Airways.

When working with Virgin Atlantic on this project, NIIT Technologies’ goal was to provide a cost effective solution within a short time frame. The solution developed had to take into account the IT hardware, infrastructure, telecoms and applications, and required the delivery of software applications.

About NIIT Technologies
NIIT Technologies is a leading IT solutions organization, servicing customers in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. It offers services in Application Development and Maintenance, Enterprise Solutions including Managed Services and Business Process Management to organizations in the Financial Services, Transportation, Retail, and Distribution and Government sectors.
 

NIIT Technologies' software development processes are assessed at SEI CMMI – Level 5 Version 1.2. Its human resource processes are assessed at the highest-level of maturity at PCMM Level 5. Further NIIT Technologies has processes and systems for information security management certified in accordance to the ISO 27001 standard, and its facilities offering Managed Services conform to ISO 20000 standard of Service Management.

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