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SITA company history timeline

1949

1949: SITA (Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques) is formed as a partnership consortium among airlines to build a communication network for the European airline industry.

1974

SITA moved into the United States in 1974, with the launch of its Information Processing Center in Atlanta.

1976

Lastly, STH itself changed its name, becoming Equant N.V., with Didier Delepine, who had originally joined SITA in 1976, taking over as Equant's CEO.

1981

In 1981, the company rolled out its third-generation network, the Data Transport Network, which provided growth overhead for the next decade.

1989

1989: SITA extends its membership to wider airline industry and begins promoting its network services to non-airline industry corporations.

1993

1993: SITA acquires Novus in order to support ITS and Scitor with network integration software development.

1999

Nonetheless, Equant launched an infrastructure investment program worth some $100 million in 1999.

2000

Then in 2000, Equant began talks with France Telecom.

2001

2001: Equant and Global One merge, retaining the name Equant.

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