Etihad Airways signs $700M deal with IBM

Etihad Airways of United Arab Emirates and IBM on Tuesday announced an information technology deal worth $700 million over 10 years that aims to improve the airline’s booking systems and cut costs from its network operations.

The deal includes analytics of customer data and the development of technology that can predict weather patterns.

Some 100 Etihad staff members would move to IBM.

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