[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":44},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-air-astra-announces-partnership-with-tti-zenith-r-pss-to-drive-regional-business-expansion":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"categories":6,"title":11,"excerpt":12,"date":13,"dateIso":14,"featuredOnProducts":15,"isFeatured":16,"author":17,"body":22,"mainImage":40,"thumbnail":43},"alnmjBEAACsASokb","air-astra-announces-partnership-with-tti-zenith-r-pss-to-drive-regional-business-expansion",[7],{"slug":8,"name":9,"subCategory":10},"stories","Customer Stories","Airline Stories","Air Astra Announces Partnership with CitizenPlane to Drive Regional Business Expansion","Bangladesh's Newest Airline Chooses CitizenPlane's Web-Based Platform for Seamless Expansion","April 4, 2023","2023-04-04T00:00:00.000Z",[],false,{"name":18,"role":19,"bio":20,"avatar":21},"Grégoire Echalier","CEO, TTI - Zenith (a CitizenPlane company)","Grégoire Echalier leads the Zenith team, delivering innovative airline solutions.","https://images.prismic.io/citizenplane/p5vb2ehPkDrSvKbA_gregoire-echalier.jpeg?auto=format,compress",[23,26,28,30,32,34,36,38],{"type":24,"html":25},"paragraph","\u003Cstrong>Air Astra\u003C/strong>, a new airline based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, partners with CitizenPlane's web-based Zenith PSS solution to empower Air Astra’s business model and expansion plans.",{"type":24,"html":27},"\u003Cstrong>Paris, France – 04th of April 2023  \u003C/strong>CitizenPlane, a leading software and technology provider that powers the global airline industry, today announced a new PSS (Passenger Service System) partnership agreement with Bangladesh start-up airline Air Astra. The Dhaka-based carrier has joined CitizenPlane to empower its innovative business model as it plans for future growth.",{"type":24,"html":29},"Trusting in the CitizenPlane team and its ability to empower their exceptional business model and expansion plans with CitizenPlane's technology, they opted for the cutting-edge, fully integrated, and all-encompassing web-based Zenith PSS solution, which meet their needs for domestic scheduled flights and has the capacity to accommodate their future international growth.",{"type":24,"html":31},"Air Astra operates as a scheduled airline for passenger and cargo transportation, aiming to enhance connectivity within Bangladesh and globally. The airline currently has a modern and eco-friendly fleet of 3 ATR72-600 aircraft, with plans to expand to 10 aircraft by 2023 and boost operations to international markets with high demand.",{"type":24,"html":33},"“We are delighted to partner with CitizenPlane” said Imran Asif, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer & Accountable Manager of Air Astra. “This partnership will enable us to leverage CitizenPlane's leading technology to expand our reach and provide our customers with a seamless passenger experience. The entirety of the CitizenPlane team worked together to develop a proposal that addresses our requirements, and we are thrilled to embark on this journey of collaboration in light of the fact that we will be conducting domestic scheduled flights during the first year of our operations. In the future, we anticipate beginning regional as well as international flights in Asia.”",{"type":24,"html":35},"Mr. Gregoire Echalier from CitizenPlane said, “With this new partnership, Air Astra is well-positioned to achieve its strategic goals and continue to grow as a leading player in the industry.”",{"type":24,"html":37},"“Through the Zenith PSS implementation, we are confident that we will increase exposure for Air Astra’s successful initiatives, which to date have been available through direct and indirect sales, making full use of CitizenPlane's GDS code to fulfill emissions using the IFG (BSP Weblink). More advanced channels of distribution like GDS, IET, and code-shares are also to be anticipated ” said Echalier.",{"type":24,"html":39},"\u003Cstrong>About Air Astra\u003C/strong>\u003Cbr />Astra Airways Limited (dba ‘Air Astra’) was incorporated in Bangladesh under the Registrar of Joint-Stock Companies in July 2021. Formed to operate as a scheduled airline for passenger and cargo, Air Astra envisages to become a significant contributor to enhancing the people’s connectivity – within Bangladesh and to the world. Currently, the airline’s fleet stands at 3 x ATR72-600 aircraft – the most modern, efficient, and eco-friendly turboprop airplane in production today – to ensure safe and timely journeys. Through the rest of 2023 the ATR72-600 fleet is planned to become 10 aircraft strong and from 2024 the airline will expand into international operations to markets with the most potential yield and demand. For more information visit \u003Ca href=\"https://airastra.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.airastra.com\u003C/a>",{"url":41,"alt":42},"https://images.prismic.io/citizenplane/jBQqqjOMb6LHG-Sy_67f68e1ea804e2bf9d8d8288_900x670-003.webp?auto=format,compress","Air Astra Announces Partnership with TTI Zenith®️PSS to Drive Regional Business Expansion",{"url":41,"alt":42},1789490214483]