The software company ATPCO specializing in the development of software for ticket price formation and retailing, and various corporate tools for the aviation industry, will open its new office in Sofia, the company announced. It will be its only office in the EU and will start with a team of 5 people. The team will be led by Boyan Hristov, who has previously worked on various projects with ATPCO. The new office plans to expand its team to 15 people by the end of 2020. This decision is motivated by the company’s vision of Bulgaria as a rapidly developing technology market with qualified specialists.
The Bulgarian office will be working on the development of the Next Generation Storefront (NGS) system, the company’s new standard which allows better presentation, selection, and search of the products of the airline companies by the customers.
ATPCO works with more than 430 airline companies worldwide and delivers 99% оf the fare-related data in the industry. The company is owned by 15 of the biggest airlines in the world including Air Canada, Air France, British Airways, American Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Delta Air, Lufthansa и United Airlines. ATPCO now has offices in Dulles, VA, where the company is headquartered; London, UK; New York, NY; Miami, FL; and Singapore. You can read the full announcement on the company’s website.