Virgin Atlantic has signed a five-year agreement with SITA services to provide IT support for the airline, it has been reported. Under the five-year agreement, SITA services will take over 40 contracts from previous suppliers.
The IT outsourcing contract will include the provision of international and domestic IP virtual private networks, voice-managed local area networks, cabling, network support and vendor and service management.
Tim Livett, director of finance and business services, Virgin Atlantic, told Offshoring Times that the agreement is intended to improve service delivery while generating significant economies of scale.