Belgravium sees payment system installed in Thomas Cook fleet

Novo is a subsidiary of the Bradford-based mobile computer group Belgravium Technologies, which is listed on the Alternative Investment Market.

Thomas Cook Airlines has become the first UK airline to be granted accreditation from banks for the processing of chip and pin card sales using the system developed by Novo.

In addition to retail sales, these handheld units can provide news and information, the transmission of automated reports within minutes of landing and accurate cash control and reconciliation, said the group.

The deal was secured through Novo’s collaboration with ALPHA Inflight Retail, which provides sales expertise and inflight sales and EPOS (electronic point of sale) systems technology to more than 30 airlines around the world.

John Kembery, executive chairman of Belgravium Technologies, said: “We are delighted to have been able to work with ALPHA Inflight Retail in the successful installation of this system into the Thomas Cook fleet, which is an airline with one of the highest levels of retail sales in the world. It is therefore critical that their electronic point of sale (EPOS) system is robust, multifunctional and easy to use and the feedback we received from the Thomas Cook air crew in pre-launch trials was very positive and confirmed this.

“Looking forward, we will continue to develop the software adding additional features and confident that our system will be a very attractive solution to the other airlines around the world with whom we are currently talking.”