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Miami – July 2011 – TRAX USA Corp. is proud to announce a new partnership with Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd., popularly known as Biman. The carrier has selected TRAX Maintenance, the top-selling MRO software available in today’s market, to manage their MRO operations.  

Jose Almeida, President and CEO of TRAX USA Corp., states “It is with tremendous excitement that we welcome Biman Bangladesh Airlines to the TRAX Family.  The signing of this contract reiterates our growing presence in Asia, a region that continues to provide us with new customers and endless opportunities.”

Biman will implement e4, the latest version of TRAX Maintenance.  Comprised of over 20 modules and catering to virtually every aspect of airline maintenance, TRAX Maintenance Software has been proven to be the complete MRO system solution for modern airlines.

TRAX Maintenance will benefit Biman in numerous ways. From Material Management and Finance to Technical Records and Reliability, Biman will have aircraft, inventory, and maintenance activity information integrated into a single system.

About Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd.
Biman is the national airline of Bangladesh. They were founded in January 04, 1972 when presented with their first aircraft by the Bangladesh Air Force as a gift. From there they have grown substantially adding aircraft such as the 737-800, DC10-30, A310-300 and F28-4000 to their fleet. Biman is currently in the process of acquiring new aircraft such as the Boeing 777-300ER, 787-8 and 737-800.

Biman currently flies passengers and cargo to 18 international destinations throughout Asia and Europe. Most of these flights are direct or via one stopover.

For more information please visit http://biman-airlines.com/

About TRAX
TRAX USA Corp., with offices in the United States and United Kingdom, is the number one seller of airline maintenance software globally.  TRAX Maintenance solution has been developed – with Airlines and for Airlines – to provide the most comprehensive and advanced MRO software solution available today.  For more information about TRAX, please visit www.trax.aero.

For further information about TRAX Maintenance or media related inquiries call +1.305.662.7400 or  e-mail sales@trax.aero

Jessica Paton
Marketing Coordinator
Trax USA Corp.
2601 S Bayshore DR, Suite 500
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Web:  www.trax.aero
T: +1-305-662-7400
F: +1-305-468-6187 
E:  Jessica.Paton@trax.aero

PGA FIRST PORTUGUESE AMOS CUSTOMER

Swiss-AS is pleased to announce that PGA – Portugália Airlines has chosen AMOS to provide maintenance management for their entire fleet. In the evaluation phase, during an MRO software presentation and a several-day workshop, Swiss-AS had the opportunity to convince the PGA project team of the advantages of AMOS and its proven implementation procedure.

“The Swiss-AS team is delighted about the cooperation with PGA. We welcome the first Iberian customer in the AMOS community and are pleased to add the Iberian Peninsula to the “AMOS map”, which used to be one of the last remaining uncovered areas in Europe,” says Ronald Schaeuffele, CEO of Swiss-AS.

STREAMLINING OF MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS

The implementation project is scheduled for ten months and the kick-off will take place without delay.

During the pre-sales, PGA was concerned about the implementation phase since the roll out of an MRO software is always a complex and time consuming task whose changes impacts the entire maintenance organisation. Swiss-AS was able to allay these doubts due to its immense implementation experience and throughout the history of the company, no project has ever failed. Additionally, both companies closely cooperated to define and confirm all implementation steps in the run-up to the kick-off meeting.

“PGA will evolve to a level of excellence by improving the quality of its maintenance and engineering activity with AMOS. Process streamlining with an integrated platform and the quality of PGA manpower are key ingredients. We work hard on people to attain optimal competency – we chose AMOS to get there,” states Miguel Vaz Pinto, Maintenance and Engineering Director at PGA.

To familiarise its 80 mechanics with AMOS, PGA decided to use the train-the-trainer approach, meaning that internal trainers help to replicate the training originally delivered by Swiss-AS. Traditionally, the end user training will take place during the final weeks prior to Go-Live.

ABOUT PGA – PORTUGÁLIA AIRLINES (PGA)

Portugália Airlines, based at the Lisbon airport, started its operations in 1990. After several years of independence, the Portuguese regional airline was integrated into the TAP Group in 2007. Today PGA’s flight capacity is fully allocated to the TAP Group while the airline operates as a feeder-defeeder of the network.

TAP is the national airline of Portugal and as a member of the Star Alliance, the flag carrier’s worldwide route network comprises of 67 destinations in 31 countries.

PGA has a fleet of 14 aircraft including Embraer 145 and Fokker 100,which are mainly maintained in-house (Line & Base Maintenance up toC Checks), executed at PGA’s hangar in Lisbon.

ABOUT SWISS AVIATION SOFTWARE AND AMOS

AMOS – developed and distributed by Swiss AviationSoftware – is a comprehensive, fully-integrated software package that successfully manages the maintenance, engineering and logistics requirements ofmodern airlines and MRO providers by fulfilling demanding airworthiness standards. Swiss-AS is a 100% subsidiary of SwissInternational Air Lines Ltd., and counts more than 100 customers worldwide to its loyal customer base, including pure operators of allsizes, major low-cost, regional and flag carriers, large airline groups and MRO providers. The fact that none of them has ever replacedAMOS by another system speaks for itself. Swiss-AS’ AMOS is the industry-leading MRO software in Europe and one of the best-selling solutions world-wide, having its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, and being also represented in Miami, FL, USA.

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Ottawa, Canada (July 21, 2011) – Mxi^® Technologies, the leader in aviation maintenance management software, has announced the opening of their new corporate office in Hong Kong in order to support the growing demand for the Maintenix software throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The decision to locate Mxi Technologies’ office in Hong Kong was supported by the city’s close proximity to all major Asian markets and its role as an aviation and MRO hub for the region.

“For more than six years, Mxi Technologies has actively supported the Asia-Pacific region through our corporate office in Sydney and by working directly with customers and various in-region partners to develop a strong market presence,” says Dave Siebel, Chairman and CEO, Mxi Technologies.  “The establishment of an additional regional office in Hong Kong allows us to further build on this success while actively responding to increased market momentum for next generation solutions and offer on-the-ground representation to a growing customer base in Asia.”

Witono Lukman has been named Managing Director for the new office, bringing years of aviation maintenance expertise to current and potential Mxi customers in the region.

Mxi Technologies’ Maintenix^® product suite and complementary services are currently used across 6 continents. Mxi offerings are ideally suited for the high-growth aviation market in the Asia-Pacific region with solutions targeted towards commercial airlines, original equipment manufacturers, third-party MROs, and defense.

With this addition, Mxi Technologies’ global presence has expanded from regional offices in Sydney, Amsterdam, Miami, Seattle, Washington D.C, and corporate headquarters in Ottawa.

Regional Contact Information:

Witono Lukman, Managing Director
T: +852-6924-3388
E: witono.lukman@mxi.com

About Mxi Technologies

Mxi Technologies provides integrated, intelligent aviation maintenance management software, bringing innovation and thought leadership to aviation organizations seeking to improve their productivity. The Mxi Maintenix® software uses a modern architecture and provides advanced capabilities such as a role-based Web browser interface, automated workflow, integration adapters, electronic signatures, and support for portable wireless devices. In addition to supplying Maintenix, Mxi provides a full range of services including Maintenix implementation, business consulting, systems integration, training, and support. For more information, please visit www.mxi.com.  

For more information please contact:

Jennifer Smart
Marketing Communications Manager
Mxi Technologies
T 613-747-4698 x 7438
M 613-697-0347
jennifer.smart@mxi.com
www.mxi.com

AMOS TO SUPPORT GROWTH PLANS OF SOUTHERN AIR

Swiss-AS is proud to announce the first US-American customer to join the discerning AMOS customer community: Southern Air. It is expected this will be the first of many after the recent setting up of a USA office through a partnership deal of Swiss-AS and its sister company Lufthansa Systems Americas.

After an extensive software evaluation process Southern Air made the judicious decision to select AMOS as the MRO software solution to manage their M&E activities. The cargo carrier has a substantial growth plan including the addition of further B747 and B777F aircraft in the near future which will also imply a significant increase of the current 700+ workforce, in particular the current 150 MRO system users. In order to meet the demands of this positive growth plan a replacement MRO system was required. The implementation of AMOS will support Southern Air’s strategy and vision to be one of the most successful international cargo airlines in the world.

It is expected that the implementation project takes approx. 10 to 12 months to complete and will culminate with a Go-Live that will see all of the core modules running in the company. Southern Air has already decided to implement the system “as-is” because the system already has the knowledge and know-how over almost 100 customers incorporated into the procedures and processes, there is no point to reinvent the wheel.

FIRST US CUSTOMER ONLY NINE MONTHS AFTER OPENING OF AMOS AMERICAS OFFICE

The announcement follows only 9 months after the set up of this United States office. “It is a major achievement to win a USA based customer after such a short period of time in the region and I am confident that this is the first of many as we are speaking to many significant companies at the moment here. It is clear that this market was really waiting for a world class state-of-the-art option to manage the complex and critical aircraft maintenance requirements” states Daragh Cunningham, Director of AMOS Americas at Lufthansa Systems.

This office was set up to bring AMOS to the American continent as ithad not been actively marketed there previously. The set up of theoffice shows a real commitment to the region by Swiss-AS and has been paying off already. The arrival of AMOS to this market has been met with great enthusiasm and excitement by the airline and MRObusiness, who welcome a product of this calibre.

ABOUT SOUTHERN AIR

From its headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA, the cargo carrier Southern Air offers services including long-term ACMI, air cargo solutions, on-demand charters and humanitarian relief flights. Its customer circle comprises of World’s Flag Carriers, Charter Brokers,Shippers and Governments. With over sixty years experience helping customers to achieve their strategic cargo objectives it is a US 14 CFR 121 Supplemental Air Cargo company with a fleet of 13 B747’s. In early 2010 Southern Air added two B777F to its fleet and will add twomore in 2012. The air cargo service provider operates from sixoperational bases to over 200 destinations worldwide.

ABOUT SWISS AVIATION SOFTWARE AND AMOS

AMOS is a fully integrated maintenance management systemdeveloped and distributed by Swiss AviationSoftware Ltd. As a 100%subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines Ltd., Swiss-AS has become a fixture in the MRO software market and successfully sets standards inthe MRO software industry. AMOS – the answer to the complex and cost intensive maintenance & engineering requirements – is now also represented in Miami, Florida, USA.

Today, almost 100 customers from all over the world rely on AMOSand benefit from its continuously enlarged functionalities andtechnological cutting edge, which makes AMOS the industry-leading MRO software in Europe and one of the best-selling solutions world-wide. Its solid customer base ranges from pure operators of all sizes,major low-cost, regional and flag carriers to large airline groups and MRO providers.

www.swiss-as.com

Smart4Aviation and DW International announced a partnership agreement encompassing the provision of RAIM/RNP check functionality.

Thanks to data provided by DW International and Smart4Aviation technology the RAIM (Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring) check functionality allows a quick and reliable check of RAIM availability. The service allows flight planners, dispatchers and aircrew to plan around periods of reduced GNSS availability by taking all route details from the flight plan and calculating RAIM availability for all route types – oceanic, en-route, terminal, and approach – on a leg-by-leg basis, including destination and alternate airports for RNAV and RNP operations anywhere in the world. Whenever the System detects a GPS outage for any part of the flight planned route flight dispatch and the flight crew is alerted by presenting details of the outage (time, location, and duration).

Dirk-Jan Baas, Managing Director and CEO of Smart4Aviation says “Smart4Aviation is very pleased to be working with DW International in providing RAIM predictions to our customers”.

“This is a great opportunity for DWI and Smart4Aviation to work together to provide a seamless service to the end user. With GRPS integrated into Smart4Aviations flight-planning system, RAIM coverage is predicted automatically as a route is being planned,” says John Wilde, CEO of DWI.

The RAIM check functionality can be easily integrated with the Smart4Aviation’s Smart BRIEF, Smart COMM and Smart OPS modules.

SMOOTH GO-LIVE WITH ZERO OPERATIONAL IMPACT

At the Euro Airport Basel/Mulhouse, Swiss-AS’ neighbour FARNAIR recently went live with the advanced M&E system AMOS. The crossover from the legacy system was smooth without any operational impact and all modules went live simultaneously. AMOS is implemented enterprise-wide and for all types of aircraft at FARNAIR (including all eight outstations).

Due to the proximity of both companies, the Swiss cargo carrier attended a multitude of AMOS standard trainings in-house at Swiss-AS’ headquarters. In addition the AMOS users were familiarised with the new MRO software via e-learning and on-the-job training. Besides the obvious advantage of taking part in the non-customised training sessions at Swiss-AS’ premises, this project did not differ from any other implementation although Swiss-AS and FARNAIR are both situated at the same airport.

EXTREMELY LEAN IMPLEMENTATION

This implementation project is considered to be extremely lean as there were no customisations of the software at all, combined with a high project commitment and availability at the customer’s side. It is always difficult to grant sufficient resources and time for project work especially where small airlines are concerned.

The Go-Live was almost completely handled by FARNAIR itself and Swiss-AS just supported the post Go-Live phase with a number of trainers, developers and the project manager.

Data cleansing, mapping and transfer turned out to be the major challenge within this implementation. FARNAIR’s decision to hire experts that were exclusively dedicated to the data transfer task, turned out to be a good one as it meant that this normally time consuming process was considerably faster than usual.

ABOUT FARNAIR

The FARNAIR Group, having its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, is composed of the two airlines FARNAIR Switzerland (Basel, Switzerland) and FARNAIR Hungary, FARNAIR Handling (both Budapest, Hungary) and FARNAIR Rail Logistics Europe. With more than 25 years experience in the aviation business, FARNAIR offers express air cargo transport and logistics as well as high quality individualised passenger transportation. Every night, the FARNAIR Europe freight aircraft convey cargo from various locations all over Europe. The passenger aircraft is employed on behalf of the Swiss Confederation for flights to Kosovo as well as for charter flights within Europe and to North Africa. As one of the biggest ATR operators in Europe, FARNAIR operates a fleet of 15 ATR 72-200/42-320 and two BEECH 1900. The Swiss airline executes all Line Maintenance and Base Maintenance up to C-Check in-house for its entire fleet.

www.farnair.com

ABOUT SWISS AVIATION SOFTWARE AND AMOS

AMOS is a fully integrated maintenance management system developed and distributed by Swiss AviationSoftware Ltd. As a 100%subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines Ltd., Swiss-AS has become a fixture in the MRO software market and successfully sets standards inthe MRO software industry. AMOS – the answer to the complex and cost intensive maintenance & engineering requirements – is now also represented in Miami, Florida, USA.

Today, almost 100 customers from all over the world rely on AMOS and benefit from its continuously enlarged functionalities and technological cutting edge, which makes AMOS the industry-leading MRO software in Europe and one of the best-selling solutions world-wide. Its solid customer base ranges from pure operators of all sizes, major low-cost, regional and flag carriers to large airline groups and MRO providers.

www.swiss-as.com 

Go Live the 30th of June 2011 of Aero-Webb® for the Fleet Data Management of civil aircraft for Snecma (Safran Group). The solution is used by Snecma in France and by its partner in Russia.

It is based on the v5.0 release of Aero-Webb® on the functional scope of the Fleet Management (FM) and Master Configuration Hub (MCH) modules.

Snecma is now able to track and control configurations (aircraft structures, engines, modules, parts…), update usage (potentials consumption, operator or owner transfers) and manage all event types (operational, assembly/disassembly, tasks or SB or AD application) attached to its new civil engines (SaM146 program).

Aero-Webb® proposes workflow oriented transactions with better data traceability and status tracking. The tool offers the possibility to easily link operational events to configuration or maintenance events in order to track performed actions on engines with their original causes. The research capabilities on events or assets table are with multi criteria (possibility to keep in memory these criteria) so that it becomes very simple to retrieve information, and get feedback on fleet data. Moreover, Failure, Malfunction and Defect forms are available in PDF or Excel output formats.

In addition, data loaders of Aero-Webb® are XML format compliant. For instance, our module FM is able to fully import assets and events information from external information systems. For the customer, it is now easy to take advantages of the FM added value functionalities.

Next steps will be to get feedback based on analysis of data acquired by the system and integrate military engines (M53, M88, Tyne, ATAR and LARZAC) that will come within the scope of the project in early 2012.

Monarch Airlines have selected the Flightman EFB (Electronic Flight Bag) software to provide a cockpit data solution to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs. Monarch Airlines will install the Flightman EFB software suite of applications across their entire fleet of aircraft.

The Flightman platform will connect to Monarch Airlines’ existing ground-based enterprise systems using secure 3G communications technologies. The core set of applications include eJourney Log, Electronic Flight Folder, eReporting and Aircraft Data Management together with the ground based Flightman EFB management system. These applications will be installed on Class 2 EFB devices.

Commenting on the selection of Flightman, Nils Christy, Operations Director at Monarch Airlines, said “Flightman will enable Monarch Airlines to achieve a paperless cockpit and streamline our operational processes. This will allow our aircraft to operate to maximum efficiency and achieve significant cost savings.”

This EFB software solution manages both the delivery of cockpit data and content between the aircraft and Monarch Airlines’ ground systems.  It also allows flight crew to retrieve and submit pre-flight and post-flight information directly from the cockpit. The elimination of paper from the flight deck, reduces operational crew workload by ensuring single point data capture and ensures all information is readily available to flight crew, flight ops, engineers and management in quasi real time.

Commenting on the commencement of the project, Joe McGoldrick, Chief Executive Officer of Flightman said “We are really excited about delivering an EFB solution to Monarch Airlines that meets their operational objectives to streamline the flow of cockpit data on and off the aircraft. It will also allow Monarch Airlines to achieve significant reductions in costs within their current operation.”

Flightman, the award winning provider of EFB software solutions, has continued to expand its operations in the international aviation industry and boasts an impressive customer portfolio of charter, commercial and cargo airlines.

About Monarch Airlines
Monarch currently operates a fleet of 30 aircraft, serving over 100 destinations world-wide with the airline carrying almost 7 million passengers per year.  Monarch is the oldest airline in the UK still operating under its original brand name, and has this year celebrated its 43rd year of flying.

The holding company of The Monarch Group is Monarch Holdings plc. The principal subsidiaries are Monarch Airlines, Monarch Aircraft Engineering, First Aviation and a number of household-name tour operators such as Cosmos Holidays, Avro, Archers Direct and Cosmos Tours and Cruises, as well as the online hotel booking service somewhere2stay.com.

(For further information, please visit www.monarch.co.uk)

About Flightman
Flightman is an EFB software provider that automates and streamlines operations within the aviation industry. The Flightman™ family of products comprises innovative software technology which synchronizes an extensive data model between the aircraft and various airline ground systems, and provides forms and workflows tailored to various users to enable dramatic process improvement in the cockpit, cabin and on the ramp, thus reducing costs and enhancing efficiency in aircraft operations and maintenance.

(For further information, please visit www.flightman.com)

For further information please contact:

Diogo Serradas
Flightman
Tel: +353 1 806 1000
diogo.serradas@flightman.com 

AeroSoft Systems Inc. is pleased to announce Icelandair Technical Services joining our customer family as a DigiDOC CMS application user. At Icelandair, DigiDOC is being integrated with Mxi’s Maintenix, in a Task Card solution to be followed by MPD and other OEM Manuals.