Bangkok--25 Dec--Thai Airways
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited’s Cabin Attendant Pre-Flight Study and Briefing System recently won an Asia Pacific ICT Award 2009 (APICTA) under the Tourism and Hospitality Category, during an award ceremony that as held at the Asia Pacific Digital Innovation Summit (APDIS) in Melbourne, Australia. The APICTA Awards is an international awards program that aims to increase Information and Communication Technology (ICT) awareness in the community for increased innovation and creativity.
Mr. Piyasvasti Amranand, THAI President, said the Cabin Attendant Pre-Flight Study and Briefing System won the award at the Asia Pacific ICT Award 2009 (APICTA) under the Tourism and Hospitality Category. THAI’s Cabin Attendant Pre-Flight Study and Briefing System was designed and developed in-house by THAI staff in 2004 to help THAI cockpit and cabin crew prepare for flight through advanced secured authentication and internet (SSL VPN with OTP Token) on all personal computers and on every mobile phone network from anywhere in the world.
THAI’s Cabin Attendant Pre-Flight Study and Briefing System previously won the award under the Tourism and Hospitality Category at the Thailand ICT Awards EXPO 2009, which was awarded by the category of tourism and hospitality from the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology.
THAI is the first airline to have invented this software, currently used by 10,000 THAI cockpit and cabin crew, which helps crew members prepare themselves prior to flight departure. The Cabin Attendant Pre-Flight Study and Briefing System software is the software that introduces On-line Real Time System enabling pre-flight information for crew members that includes flight information, flight schedule, passenger frequency, inflight catering, weather, updated news information of destination city, aircraft information and local greetings.
This software is also applicable to mobile phones via Mobile Internet or SMS Query through top networks on AIS, DTAC and True. The information includes flight information, flight departure and arrival information in Bangkok that crew members may use to strengthen service standards and to compete with other airlines flying to Bangkok. The software system also helps cabin crew to maintain quality of passenger service according to the Company’s policy.
Press Release issued by M.L. Ajcharaporn Na Songkhla, Director of Communications and Public Relations Friday 25 December 2009, 16.30 hrs.
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