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Pursues Growth Strategy Across Multiple Markets as a Single Brand

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — InfoTrust Group (www.infotrustgroup.com) announced today that the company is entering a new phase of growth with recently acquired Flatirons Solutions and is taking the name Flatirons Solutions, Inc.

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The decision to adopt a single corporate brand under Flatirons Solutions reflects the synergies of both organizations’ cultures and their complementary missions to help customers identify and implement content management solutions to support their business goals. It also is based on Flatirons Solutions’ strong name recognition among its ecosystems of partners. Moving forward, the combined companies will continue to grow these partnerships and expand their solutions set leveraging partners’ technologies, including Alfresco, EMC, Mark Logic, SDL, and others.

“Joining forces with Flatirons Solutions a couple of months ago reflected InfoTrust Group’s continued pursuit of the best and brightest experts in XML and content management with a proven track record of helping leaders in their markets and government agencies address the way they manage information as a strategic business asset and the underlying technology that supports it,” said Geoffrey Godet, president and CEO of the new Flatirons Solutions. “After only a couple of months working together, we immediately recognized that we can broaden the benefits both organizations offer our customers and that our paths for growth across multiple markets are more easily pursued under a single corporate brand.”

While Flatirons Solutions is serving several industries and has a growing set of expertise, as demonstrated on the new company’s corporate website at www.flatironssolutions.com, it also remains dedicated to serving the unique requirements of the aerospace and airlines industry more than ever. To that intent, earlier this week the company announced the launch of www.techsightx.com, a website dedicated to the aerospace community where specific information on how the TechSight/X® suite of products and its newest releases respond to new-generation aircraft, mobility, and evolving compliance requirements.

About Flatirons Solutions

Flatirons Solutions, Inc. (www.flatironssolutions.com) provides information management consulting services and solutions, including transformational outsourcing services for technical and training information. It focuses on Fortune 500 customers in aviation and aerospace, enterprise, government, high-tech manufacturing, and publishing and media. Its TechSight/X suite of products dedicated to the aerospace community is used by many of the world’s largest original equipment manufacturers and airline operators. Flatirons Solutions’ implementations focus on rich media delivery and content reuse using XML standards such as DITA, iSpec 2200, and S1000D, helping customers deliver the right information, at the right time, to the right people. Flatirons Solutions is headquartered in Irvine, California, with offices in Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Washington, D.C., London, England, and Shanghai, China.

CONTACT:  Julie Fouque, Flatirons Solutions, Inc., Julie.Fouque@flatironssolutions.com, +1 303. 627.6535. 

Dallas TX (August 28, 2013): EmpowerMX, an industry-recognized leader in aviation-maintenance software solutions and aircraft maintenance program-management services, announces the expansion of its license agreement with United Airlines, the world’s largest airline. Under the terms of this agreement, UAL will expand its use of our FleetCycle® Production Manager (FCXP) maintenance-execution ERP solution beyond its Houston and Orlando facilities into all of its heavy and modification check lines located at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). UAL will also employ our business process improvement consulting services to ensure software-supported best practices are implemented across the depth and breadth of their aircraft-maintenance system.

EmpowerMX software/consulting solutions are helping the world’s airlines keep pace with the increasingly competitive aircraft maintenance marketplace by providing the innovative solutions that optimize their production efficiencies, minimize operating costs, and widen profit margins by increasing the on-time reliability of their diverse fleets of aircraft.

From its corporate headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, UAL operates a modern and fuel-efficient fleet of 569 regional aircraft and 698 narrow- and wide-body aircraft on the world’s most comprehensive route network serving 62 countries, 373 international destinations, 5,431 daily departures and 140 million passengers (2012). UAL has an employee population of 88,513 that includes more than 8,700 technical operations people working around the clock/calendar to ensure the airworthiness of every UAL aircraft.

Contact Cliff Sjolund Jr  @ +1 214 618 6908 for further details.

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EmpowerMX builds innovative software products designed to equip airline operators, MROs, OEMs and military M&E departments with real-time and globally available business intelligence. Its highly respected Professional Services Group provides the Lean-based solutions and technical oversight that empowers maintenance operations personnel with the knowledge needed to optimize maintenance programs. Visit www.empowermx.com to learn more about EmpowerMX and our product and services offerings.

Zurich, Switzerland – 28 August 2013 – KLM Cityhopper has signed an agreement with Aviaso for the deployment of comprehensive fuel conservation software to support KLM Cityhopper in achieving further fuel savings.

“We started a thorough evaluation process including all major providers of fuel efficiency software. Our objective was to find the best provider in terms of software and fuel efficiency know-how fitting our requirements”, says Peter Derickx, ATM Pilot and responsible for Fuel Efficiency at KLM Cityhopper. “After the review of all presentations in our long list we picked two companies for our short list. In order to find the best software, the two providers had to work with our own data and prove that they can handle our setup. In order to evaluate the fuel efficiency know-how, the companies had to provide a report containing an in-depth analysis of our fuel consumption and an overview of further fuel savings opportunities. We are very glad to say that Aviaso met our requirements and also showed an outstanding way of supporting us with documentation for training. Last but not least, providing us also with a tool that can create not only the basic and standard analyses, but also gives us the freedom to do our own research. The ‘proof is in the pudding’ as we start execution right now. The whole investment shows once more KLM Cityhopper’s continuous commitment to safety, efficiency, and reducing our environmental impact.”

The fuel efficiency software from Aviaso includes more than 100 ready-made analysis reports. These reports allow an airline to thoroughly understand the fuel consumption and to identify potential fuel savings. Furthermore, the Aviaso solution not only identifies the fuel savings, but also helps in really achieving these savings by rigorously monitoring the various fuel savings initiatives for each and every flight.

“After we had started the evaluation process it was immediately clear that KLM Cityhopper is already on a very high level with its fuel conservation initiatives”, says Rudolf Christen, CEO of Aviaso. “Therefore, it was particularly challenging and inspiring for us to see if it is possible to identify further fuel savings. We were using our software and applying our standard consulting process, and we are very glad that it was possible to identify several areas with additional savings potential.”

About KLM Cityhopper

KLM Cityhopper is a 100% subsidiary of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (part of the Air France-KLM Group). With its Embraer 190 and Fokker 70 fleet, KLM Cityhopper flies to 52 destinations around Europe. Over 19’000 passengers choose to fly KLM Cityhopper on over 280 flights a day.

About Aviaso

Aviaso (www.aviaso.com) is an international software company developing products exclusively for the aviation industry. The focus of Aviaso is on complex, operational aviation topics such as Fuel Efficiency, EU-ETS, Aviation Reporting, and Crew Communication. Additionally, Aviaso has a long experience in integrating aviation IT systems and also develops the Aviation Portal – a leading intranet solution for aviation companies.

Contacts

Aviaso Inc.
Roumen Jordanov
+41 55 422 0000
news@aviaso.com

KLM Cityhopper
Renata Straal
+31 65 061 0035
renata.straal@klm.com

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Aviaso Inc. • Huobstrasse 10 • CH-8808 Pfaeffikon • Switzerland • Phone +41 55 422 0000 • www.aviaso.com • info@aviaso.com

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EmpowerMX builds innovative software products designed to equip airline operators, MROs, OEMs and military M&E departments with real-time and globally available business intelligence. Its highly respected Professional Services Group provides the Lean-based solutions and technical oversight that empowers maintenance operations personnel with the knowledge needed to optimize maintenance programs. Visit www.empowermx.com to learn more about EmpowerMX and our product and services.

transavia.com, the French leisure airline, pursues its commitment to sustainable development by signing a contract with Open Airlines in June.

Open Airlines, a young innovative company, has implemented SKYBREATHE® FUEL EFFICIENCY a software solution to help airlines all over the world achieve important savings (from 1% to 4%) on their fuel costs.

This software is the outcome of 4 years of R&D and has leveraged the results of the Clean Sky CARING* Project, where Open Airlines and transavia.com partnered. They have developed algorithms to quickly analyze all the flights of an airline and propose fuel savings solutions.

With SkyBreathe® Fuel Efficiency, Open Airlines was awarded the « 2013 Sustainable Development Trophy » by La Melee association and the Toulouse Chamber of Commerce.

transavia.com is particularly concerned by its passengers’ well-being. Its commitment to sustainable development relies on practices base on ethical values and respect of the environment. These are values to which the airline is very much attached.

* Contribution of Airlines for the Reduction of Industry Nuisances and Gases.

transavia.com is the French leisure airline created by the Air France /KLM group.

It provides scheduled and charter flights to direct customers and tour operators at very competitive prices to European and Mediterranean destinations.

For the Summer season 2013 (until October 31st), transavia.com serves 33 destinations from Paris Orly-Sud: Agadir, Antalya, Boa Vista Bodrum, Catania, Djerba, Dubrovnik, Essaouira, Funchal, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Larnaca, Chania, Valletta, Lisbon, Luxor, Marrakech, Monastir, Mykonos, Naples, Olbia, Oujda, Palermo, Porto, Reykjavik, Rhodes, Sal, Santorini, Seville, Split, Venice and Tunis.

From Nantes, the company offers 13 destinations: Ajaccio, Berlin, Djerba, Funchal, Heraklion, Lisbon, Marrakech, Monastir, Palma de Mallorca, Porto, Rome, Seville and Venice.

From Lyon six destinations are proposed: Heraklion, Marrakech, Monastir, Oujda, Seville and Tunis.

From Lille, 6 destinations are proposed: Agadir, Ajaccio, Marrakech, Oujda, Rome and Venice.

Departing from Heraklion, transavia.com serves one destination: Larnaca.

The service between Porto and Funchal is maintained for summer 2013.

The company also serves the Netherlands this summer: Rotterdam from Biarritz, Bergerac, Toulon, Montpellier and Nice. The cities of Amsterdam and Eindhoven are also served from Nice.

OpenAirlines was founded in Toulouse, France, in 2006 to meet the needs of airlines to optimize their flight operations and reduce their costs.

Leveraging a team of airline specialists, it offers innovative software solutions to save fuel (SkyBreathe®), manage crews (CrewIntelligence™ and CrewPad™) and fleet (OptiFleet™).

Press contact: OpenAirlines – Alexandre Feray – Tel: +33 5 31 61 52 10 – alexandre.feray@openairlines.com 

Tightens Focus on TechSight/X® Brand, Reinforces Expertise in Manufacturer-independent Technical Information Management Solutions for the Aerospace Industry

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — InfoTrust Group (www.infotrustgroup.com) announced today that it has launched www.techsightx.com to tighten the focus of its TechSight/X suite of products for the aerospace industry and reinforce awareness of the TechSight/X brand in the aerospace community.

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For more than two decades, InfoTrust Group has developed technical information management solutions for the aerospace industry. The introduction of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, the upcoming A350 release, and the introduction of other new-generation aircraft make it more critical than ever for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their suppliers, airline operators, and MROs to identify solutions for handling all of their technical information, whether for existing or new-generation fleets, in a cost-effective way.

“The TechSight/X suite of products is the only manufacturer-independent option on the market today that offers OEMs, component suppliers, operators, and MROs a complete solution for their specific technical information needs,” said JD Sillion, vice president of Products and Solutions for InfoTrust Group. “By providing a website dedicated to the TechSight/X suite and elevating the brand, we can better articulate the needs of the aerospace community and how the TechSight/X suite of products responds to them and the aerospace community’s evolving requirements.”

The TechSight/X suite of products helps OEMs reduce the complexity of their technical information management systems and increase the quality, market-ability, and value of their manufactured goods to their end-users and partners. For airline operators, it provides a tailored solution to ensure technical information readiness for both existing and new-generation fleets.

To learn more about the TechSight/X suite of products, visit www.techsightx.com.

About the TechSight/X Suite of Products 
The TechSight/X suite of products (www.techsightx.com) is the leading manufacturer-independent solution for technical information management developed specifically for the aerospace industry. For more than 25 years, the world’s leading airlines and aerospace manufacturers have relied on the TechSight/X suite of products to create, manage, and deliver large volumes of technical information in support of the production, operation, and maintenance of aircraft throughout their lifecycle. The TechSight/X suite of products is in production at many of the world’s largest airlines, and OEMs and commercial and cargo carriers use the TechSight/X suite to modernize their infrastructures, improve customer satisfaction, and maintain their competitive advantage.

CONTACT: Julie Fouque, InfoTrust Group, Inc., jfouque@infotrustgroup.com, +1 303. 627.6535. 

ADSOFTWARE and REGIO LEASE are proud contributors to the “Electric Green Taxiing System” (EGTS) display, the most ground breaking presentation of the recent 50th International Paris Air Show.

Le Bourget Air Show 2013 was dominated by yet more airliner orders, plus breakthroughs in new aircraft coming to market, significant deliveries, and some amazing innovation launches. The most anticipated one was the first public demonstration of the “Electric Green Taxiing System” technology installed on an Airbus A320.

The modified aircraft showed off its moves on the runway, powered by its environmentally-friendly electric motoring mounted on the main gear. REGIO LEASE and ADSOFTWARE have worked hard to allow the demonstration to happen at the show. REGIO LEASE provided the consulting and technical backbone of the operations together with ensuring the complete airworthiness management of the aircraft, and ADSOFTWARE gave the supporting tools to allow REGIOLEASE to do so.

The Safran A320-212 used for testing the EGTS has had a unique life that required the flexibility of a software solution that AIRPACK is able to provide. To comply with  the authority’s requirements, all the parts of the EGTS had to be followed up inside a Kardex model (the theoretical structure of the aircraft which defines the positions of the equipment installed, the breakdown of these positions, and the maintenance limitations) as if the aircraft was being operated within normal conditions. This first required all the parts to be created within the system as they didn’t exist before. “We have been working with ADSOFTWARE since we got into business in 2005, and all tasks associated with the continuing airworthiness of the aircraft we handle are managed via AIRPACK. We knew the system would allow us to support the EGTS project,” said Laurent Le Minh Loc, CEO of REGIO LEASE.

The demonstration was an absolute success and the parties involved celebrated the achievement on the ADSoftware stand during the show. “It is a first for an aircraft equipment manufacturer to be able to handle such a project. This is a chance for ADSOFTWARE and REGIO LEASE to be associated with such a technology exploit,” said Fred Ulrich, CEO of ADSoftware, during the celebration.

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About ADSOFTWARE

ADSOFTWARE is a fifteen year old IT company based in France, with offices in Thailand, Brazil and South Africa. Specialising in aviation software, the company has developed a fleet management system and logistics package called “AIRPACK”. This system meets the needs of middle-sized airlines, as well as Maintenance and Repair Organisations (MRO), and Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisations (CAMO).

The strength of ADSOFTWARE is the simplicity of its product. AIRPACK is Microsoft Windows® ready, web-enabled, and multilingual. Complete training can be done in five days. The company provides 24/7 online technical support. Extremely competitively priced, AIRPACK costs up to 40% less than its competitors. Visit www.adsoftware.fr for more information.

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About REGIO LEASE

Set up in 2005, REGIO LEASE has since grown into a successful aviation consultancy firm with a global presence. The team develops creative and innovative solutions for airlines, MRO’s and aircraft leasing companies on a wide range of projects. REGIO LEASE’s competency and experience extends to airworthiness management and certification, delivery and redelivery, aircraft registration, repossession of leased aircrafts, MRO management, as well as aviation asset management and aircraft leasing consulting. Because of an ever-changing aviation world, REGIO LEASE’s team members undergo on-going regulatory operational and technical training and up-grading. Being forward-looking and at the leading edge of aviation safety is the backbone of REGIO LEASE’s success. Visit www.regiolease.com  for more information.

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Fred Ulrich (CEO of ADSOFTWARE) and Laurent Le Minh Loc (CEO of REGIO LEASE)

ADSOFTWARE Stand at Le Bourget 2013

Press Information: a.guillot@adsoftware.fr

General Information: contact@adsoftware.fr

ALBUQUERQUE — September 25, 2013 — Hong Kong-based, Cathay Pacific Airways, has begun an implementation of efbTechLogs™ Electronic Logbook (ELB) software developed by Ultramain Systems. ELB software is new technology that replaces the long-standing paper-based aircraft technical log. Cathay Pacific will implement the Ultramain ELB on its Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) installation to a common standard across all its aircraft types comprising 170 aircraft. The ELB software operates on Electronic Flight Bag hardware, which itself constitutes new technology, and is classified by aviation authorities from least to most integrated with the aircraft: Class 1, 2, or 3 EFB respectively.  

“The majority of airlines are still using paper-based aircraft technical logs, so the use of ELB software is in its infancy,” says Tim Spears, Vice President of Ultramain and head of Ultramain’s Onboard Systems division. “When you look at airlines actually operating Electronic Logbooks, the majority are flying with efbTechLogs provided by Ultramain Systems. Cathay Pacific Airways is set to be the first industry operator with a common Electronic Logbook across all fleet types.” 

“Replacement of paper with the real-time capture of structured maintenance information through an Electronic Logbook will dramatically improve the efficiency of processes in Line Maintenance operations,” says Rob Saunders, Cathay’s Head of Engineering Cost Management and Business Improvement. “Working closely with HAECO, our MRO partner, we have looked much further than just replacing the paper. To realize the benefits, we needed a proven ELB solution integrated with our M&E system.

Mark McCausland, President of Ultramain Systems, says, “efbTechLogs operates on Class 1 (mobile devices), as well as Class 2 and 3 EFB, and has been in continuous approved use on Class 3 EFB since 2008. efbTechLogs has a great deal of experience incorporated into the software and has been installed by more operators than all other ELB offerings combined.” McCausland said, “No other ELB has the cross-fleet and cross-manufacturer capabilities that efbTechLogs has.”

Christopher Gibbs, Director of Engineering for Cathay Pacific, said, “Similar ELB software that spans all of our fleet types is essential in managing an e-enabled fleet. Commonality of software makes sense on many levels, from training to ground systems integration. e-Operations can provide incremental benefits for individual aircraft, but we see a significantly stronger business case for full fleet enablement.

www.ultramain.com, send an inquiry to sales@ultramain.com

About Cathay Pacific Airways

Cathay Pacific Airways is Hong Kong’s flagship carrier, with its main hub located at the Hong Kong International Airport. Founded in 1946, Cathay Pacific is also one of the founding members of the Oneworld Alliance. Cathay Pacific together with The Cathay Pacific Group, including Dragonair and Air Hong Kong, operate more than 150 aircraft to some 130 destinations across Asia, the Pacific, Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa.

Avison Aviation approached Rusada because they viewed Envision as an excellent complimentary product to RAIDO from Aviolinx with whom they have a similar partner relationship. Having also met the Aviolinx team, Rusada could see the synergy in being able to offer integrated solutions to the airline industry.

The Avison Aviation team bring years of experience working with airlines both in a solutions provision and in an operations consultative capacity. Using this knowledge and coupling it with the abilities of the Rusada team gives a unique one stop shop for organisations looking to solve the issues that often arise between the two principle halves of an aviation business; flying and maintaining. Avison Aviation have recently opened an office in Atlanta, N America and with the recent completion of a major MRO project across the USA, Rusada have strengthened their presence in the region. Working together we can offer best of breed solutions and consultative advice to organisations and help them achieve the efficiencies brought about by modern technology. 

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 21st August 2013 – AerData, the provider of software and services for the aviation industry announces that Emirates, the world’s fastest growing international airline, is the latest airline to acquire STREAM records management solution.  The contract term is for five years.

STREAM (Secure Technical Records for Electronic Asset Management) is the industry’s foremost web-based solution used by some of the world’s largest airlines, lessors and MROs to manage scanned aircraft and engine records. 

Commenting on the announcement, Mark Nieuwendijk, Managing Director of AerData said; “We are proud that Emirates, a prestigious global airline, has chosen AerData to be a long term partner for its organization with STREAM. During the selection process, we emphasized our highly functional software, enabling the paperless airline processes.”

About AerData

AerData provides records scanning software, engine fleet planning software, global fleet and valuations data, lease management software, and technical and backoffice services for aircraft and engine operators, lessors and MROs. With a strong customer focus AerData delivers reliable and secure services to its clients using latest technologies and state of the art infrastructure.

About Emirates

Emirates are a fast-growing international airline with one of the youngest fleets in the sky and more than 400 awards for excellence worldwide. With over 130 destinations, Emirates are the only airline in the world to offer non-stop service to all six continents from one hub.

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For further information:
Sharon Heaton, Sales and Marketing Co-ordinator, AerData
Phone:  +44 1293 817 685
Email:  sharon.heaton@aerdata.com