TCS bags 30-year deal from Air France-KLM

PTI New Delhi: India's largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has bagged a multiyear deal to assist Air France-KLM in transitioning to an advanced, AI-ready, and cloud-native data landscape, according to a release. The deal will help Air France-KLM - a Europebased global aviation leader in passenger transport, cargo transport and aeronautical maintenance - "become the most data-centric airline group in the world", the release added. It will facilitate Air France-KLM's transition to an advanced, AIready, and cloud-native data landscape.

"Over the next three years, TCS will modernise the airline group's data by moving it to cloud, promoting the next generation of data-driven aviation," it said without disclosing the financial details of the contract. This shift will help Air France-KLM exit data centres and harness the strength of the cloud, supporting the sustainable and adaptive aviation industry.

The new data architecture will enable the use of data to enhance operations, drive decisions, improve functionality, and gain efficiency. "TCS has partnered with Air France-KLM for 30 years to enhance reliability, social media, customer service, and ecommerce. Their digital innovations, including a suite of award-winning mobile apps and features like digital queuing in airport lounges and boarding pass collection via social media, have improved passenger control and comfort," the release said.