Kale wins £8-m contract from British Midland Airways

MUMBAI: British

Midland Airways (BMI) Ltd has signed a contract for revenue accounting

processing services with Kale

Consultants Ltd, a provider of solutions to the Travel and Transportation

industry.

Kale will provide complete revenue accounting processing services. It will

provide services to BMI from its Managed Processing Services centre in Mumbai

and the value of the five-year contract is estimated to be approximately £8

million.

Speaking at a press conference in Mumbai, Nigel Turner, chief executive

officer, BMI, said, "Our business objective was to significantly reduce our

operational costs and improve the revenue accounting process. To achieve this,

we needed to use an industry standard solution, and outsource the work to an

accredited and established service provider with the requisite processes to

ensure business continuity and low risk. ."

With the system planned to go live shortly, BMI will enjoy significant

business benefits, supporting its continued development to enhance their long

haul profile at London Heathrow. Revenue will be maximised through accurate

billing and verification, accounting costs will be reduced, productivity will be

enhanced and training costs eliminated.

To provide the service, Kale is using its proprietary software solution

REVERATM, which includes APEXTM, Kale's proration system chosen by IATA as one

of the two solutions of choice for its neutral fare proration service, and

PRISM, for gathering business intelligence.

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