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American Airlines Cargo Division Now Live on Unisys-Operated Cargo Portal Services

Posted on: Monday, 19 June 2006, 09:00 CDT

Unisys announces that American Airlines Cargo is now live on and accepting bookings through the Unisys-operated Cargo Portal Services (CPS), a leading electronic booking and shipment management service for the air cargo industry.

The integration with American Airlines' cargo system and CPS went very smoothly and freight forwarders around the world are now able to take advantage of American Airlines' extensive route network when booking shipments.

"Going live on CPS signifies an important milestone in the evolution of our e-commerce strategy," said Dave Brooks, president, American Airlines Cargo Division. "Our goal has been to provide online booking solutions that address the specific needs of each customer segment, and we are now pleased to offer our customers three channels for online cargo bookings. We're equally pleased that the forwarding industry has been vocally supportive of our decision to be available on CPS."

"Unisys and the CPS community welcomes American Airlines Cargo, since they help to build a strong community that is leading the adoption of Internet services in the air cargo industry," said Christopher Shawdon, vice president and partner, Logistics Services for Unisys.

About American Airlines Cargo

American Airlines Cargo(SM), a division of American Airlines, Inc., provides over 100 million pounds of weekly cargo lift capacity to major cities in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia. American Airlines is the world's largest carrier. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection(R) airlines serve more than 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 3,900 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American provides one of the largest cargo networks in the world, with cargo terminals and interline connections available across the globe. For more information visit www.AACargo.com.

About Cargo Portal Services

CPS is an electronic booking and Cargo 2000-accredited shipment management service for the air cargo industry. It was designed in cooperation with major carriers and forwarders, and is operated by Unisys. CPS serves the global cargo networks of American Airlines, Air Canada, Austrian Airlines, KLM, Northwest Airlines and United Airlines. Continental Airlines is in the process of going live on the service. Access to CPS is free for forwarders, both through the public Internet (www.CargoPortalServices.com) and through secure system-to-system connections. Over 5,500 branch offices of 2,500 forwarder companies in 95 countries are on-line with CPS.

About Unisys

Unisys is a worldwide technology services and solutions company. Our consultants apply Unisys expertise in consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure, and server technology to help our clients achieve secure business operations. We build more secure organizations by creating visibility into clients' business operations. Leveraging Unisys 3D Visible Enterprise, we make visible the impact of their decisions - ahead of investments, opportunities and risks. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.

RELEASE NO.: 0619/8680

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Source: Business Wire

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