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Frank Socha - Managing Director
Based on his broad system knowledge, he was asked to serve as Manager for Product Definition, Input/Output design and Sales & Marketing of the Amadeus Fare Quote System in 1988. During his years at Amadeus, Frank completed his knowledge of all aspects of Electronic Data Distribution, working with all major organizations such as SITA, ATPCO, IATA, and others. Returning to Lufthansa in 1995, Frank implemented that airline's data distribution unit, as its Head of Production. In this position, Frank made major contributions towards optimizing fare data submissions and the airline pricing process through ATPCO's working groups. After implementation of Lufthansa's Data Distribution unit, Frank joined Lufthansa Systems, a Lufthansa subsidiary, as Sales Executive for EMEA. At Lufthansa Systems, Frank managed sales of Inventory Systems, MRO applications and other major airline and passenger service applications. In 2002 Frank became the Director, Tariff Industry Affairs, at IATA. This position required the combination of all of Frank' s areas of expertise, including Fare Construction, Electronic Data Distribution, Electronic Fare Quotation, Revenue Management, System Design, Sales & Marketing and Project Management. Since 2004, Frank manages Airline Solutions, a worldwide operation with partners in the USA and the United Kingdom. In addition, he has concluded a partnership with consulting company Airline Information, allowing him to extend his portfolio of services and applications to all areas of activity within an airline as well as organizing and hosting international conferences. Contact Frank at |
Frank Socha has provided his services to the airline industry for more than 29 years. He started his career at Lufthansa German Airlines, where he worked in key departments, such as Pricing, Revenue Management, Data Distribution.