FEATURE: NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH SITA IS A CORNERSTONE OF OUR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY.
is a cornerstone of our Digital Transformation strategy. By adopting cutting-edge solutions, we are enhancing our communication systems to support growth in tourism and travel, ensuring operational excellence and a superior passenger experience.”
While this project is not the first of its kind for SITA globally, it underscores the company’ s commitment to supporting leading airlines like EGYPTAIR in transforming their operations and preparing for long-term growth.
Driving forces behind the modernisation initiative
When asked what prompted EGYPTAIR to embark on this transformative journey, Adel explained:“ EGYPTAIR’ s decision to modernise its infrastructure stems from our strategic vision to remain competitive in an increasingly digital and dynamic aviation landscape. As the national carrier, we are committed to delivering safe, seamless and connected experiences for our passengers. The modernisation initiative aims to enhance operational efficiency, improve service reliability, and future-proof our IT ecosystem to support long-term growth.
“ Ultimately, we seek to build a smarter, more agile airline that is better equipped to respond to evolving customer expectations and global travel demands.”
The role of SITA’ s technology in operational resilience Adel outlined how SITA’ s technology, particularly SITA Connect Go, plays a crucial role in transforming the airline’ s daily operations and global network resilience.
“ SITA Connect Go offers us secure, cloud-based connectivity that significantly enhances the reliability, flexibility and scalability of our global operations,” he said.“ With this platform, we can simplify our network architecture, improve system uptime and reduce operational silos.”
The shift to a software-defined network, according to Adel, enables real-time data access and faster incident recovery, which strengthens the airline’ s Business Continuity.
“ It’ s a transformative step that allows EGYPTAIR to operate with greater agility and cost-efficiency across all our international destinations,” he said.
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