British Airways, the UK’s premier airline has just signed a multi million pound deal with NIIT Technologies Limited.

The three-year deal enables the support and testing of business critical applications across various business areas of the global airline.

The contract is one of the largest ever deals to be signed by NIIT Technologies within the UK airline industry and follows a twelve year relationship between the two companies.

NIIT Technologies has rapidly developed a reputation in the airline sector for providing efficiencies and savings through outsourcing and has managed to help companies become more competitive by supplying a premium service.

The deal comes as the airline industry has come under increasing pressures from rising costs of fuel, the credit crunch and falling consumer confidence. British Airways has also undertaken a cost mitigation exercise with their global partners to reduce costs and maintain competitive.

Mike Doyle, British Airways IT Application Support Manager comments, “We are extremely pleased to continue our long term partnership with NIIT Technologies. They have proven to be a flexible, reliable partner evolving with our business and the technology trends within the airline industry.”

Mr. Ravi Pandey, UK Head, NIIT Technologies, said, “We are proud that BA has continued to repose their faith and commitment in NIIT Technologies. NIIT is committed to working in partnership with BA towards their success and has demonstrated that for over 12 years. Our focus through specialisation in the travel and transport industry has differentiated the company. This has lead to a growing base of satisfied clients like BA. The recent No.1 ranking in the Black Book of Outsourcing 2008 in the Travel Industry user survey confirms NIIT as a global leader in this sector. We aim to deliver world class service for all our clients.”