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Use of Computer 
Software in Airline 
Submitted By- 
Saurav Rawat
Computer Software in 
Airline 
• No matter the workplace environment, 
you'll come to find that software plays a 
pretty big deal in the day-to-day operations 
of any particular business. 
• One industry we wanted to focus on a little 
more in depth when it comes to software is 
the airline industry. When it comes to the 
aviation and airline industry there are 
different types of airline software used, 
that helps keep things flowing smoothly. Be 
it booking flights, managing airline crew, 
ensuring flight operations are organized, 
etc. 
• Airlines have recognized that they need an 
independent, radar-based source for truly 
accurate live updates in systems that 
depend on accuracy and detail.
• the software airlines use would be 
of the highest quality, and they 
usually are. You can't possibly 
imagine airlines are able to run that 
smoothly and efficiently without a 
little technological help, do you? Of 
course not! Just think about how 
hectic a day in the life of an airline 
or airport worker is. Keeping tabs on 
arrivals, departures, checking the 
weather reports, updating 
passengers on gate numbers, 
making last minute hotel 
reservations due to cancelled 
flights, re-booking flights, re-routing 
passengers due to delays, etc. That's 
just a few tasks that occur during a 
normal day at the airport.
• Airline software is used to 
connect one airport to the other, 
through computers, so that 
whenever something needs to be 
taken care of in one airport, say 
check gate numbers in a another 
airport, a few clicks on a mouse 
or keyboard is all that's needed. 
• Without software, airlines 
wouldn't be able to process 
flights as quickly as they do, 
which would cause even more 
delays than you would normally 
see, and nobody needs that! 
Copyright by Saurav
• In the airline industry, many 
different systems interact in order to 
ensure that planes stay on schedule 
and that they fly safely. Nearly all of 
these systems rely on computers 
software to some degree. 
• Computers software are involved in 
everything from the passenger's 
initial travel arrangements to the 
functioning of an airport and the 
airplanes that fly into it. Passenger 
Service so When you book a flight, 
regardless of the method,
your reservation information is 
processed and stored by the 
airline's computer system. If you 
book this online, your registration 
information is directly stored by the 
company. If you book your flight 
over the phone, a customer service 
representative will enter this 
information for you. This computer-based 
reservation system allows you 
to easily modify travel 
arrangements at any airport, and 
even to use multiple airline 
companies over the course of a 
single trip.
Air Traffic 
• Computers software are crucial to 
an airport's air traffic control 
services. While the 
communication between air 
traffic controllers and pilots 
occurs through radio, the system 
by which this communication is 
synthesized with radar and 
weather data is based on 
computers. Computers allow air 
traffic controllers to visualize and 
track the location of planes in the 
air, and then instruct pilots as to 
the correct course of action.
Computer’s Software 
role in airlines 
Record of passengers 
navigation system 
connects pilot with 
service station
• Uses of Computers software in Airline 
Systems 
In airline system, computers 
software are used to control passenger 
aircrafts and vehicles. Early aircraft were 
controlled by moving parts attached to 
the controls using cables. In modern, fly-by- 
wire system, electronic signals from 
the cockpit are sent to that adjusts the 
flight surfaces. Computer is embedded 
in the pilot’s or driver’s controls. It is 
linked up among different cities and 
gives full information about its flight and 
seat reservation.
Sabre Global Distribution 
System (GDS), 
• Sabre Holdings is a travel 
technology company serving 
airlines, hotels, online and offline 
travel agents and travel buyers. 
The company is organized into four 
business units: 
• Travelocity: online travel agency 
• Sabre Travel Network: global 
distribution system 
• Sabre Airline Solutions: airline 
technology 
• Sabre Hospitality Solutions: hotel 
technology solutions
Thank you