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The far-flung air transport industry stays in touch because the Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques (SITA) sees to it. A telecommunications services cooperative created by airlines to enable information sharing around the world, SITA now has about 740 members -- airlines, airports, aerospace companies, travel agencies, and governments -- in 220 countries. SITA provides some 1,800 customers with network services, including voice, data, Internet access, and Web hosting. In 2001 France Telecom bought SITA's stake in Equant, a SITA spinoff that markets data services to multinational companies outside the air transport industry. In the deal Equant took over management of SITA's data network.
COMPETITION |
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AT&T Corp. (T)
British Telecommunications plc (BTY)
WorldCom, Inc. (dossier)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 1,571.50
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 9.4%
Employees: 8,000
Revenue per employee: $196,437.50
KEY PEOPLE |
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John O. Watson
CEO
Michael Whiddett
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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26 Chemin de Joinville, B.P. 31
1216 Cointrin Geneva, Switzerland
Phone: 41-22-747-6000
Fax: 41-22-747-6133
Online: Web Site
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