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Commsoft, a world leader in aviation engineering and maintenance systems, is pleased to announce that it has signed a new three-year contract for 15 concurrent users with NextJet, one of Sweden’s largest domestic airlines.

To support its fleet of 10 SAAB 340 aircraft, Next Jet plans to migrate to the latest AMP version of OASES sometime during 2014 and will be making full use of Commsoft’s implementation support, also linking OASES with the PDC operations system interface.

Designed to combine ease of use with a technical sophistication that allows for the full integration of all maintenance and engineering functions, Commsoft’s OASES is structured in a modular format and NextJet has selected five of the module options – Core, Airworthiness, Planning, Materials and Line Maintenance Control.

Nick Godwin, MD of Commsoft, commented: “We’re delighted that NextJet has signed a new contract with us to continue, and enhance, its use of OASES. This was more than a formality and the fact that we faced genuine competition is further evidence of the real added value benefits that OASES can bring to all types of MRO operation. ”

Sverre Rosmark , Director Continuing Airworthiness of NextJet noted: “We are looking forward to benefitting from the new AMP version of OASES and to working closely with Commsoft. OASES offers the right commercial and technical flexibility for NextJet’s demanding needs, supporting the tough regional marketplace in Sweden.”

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Notes to Editors

About Commsoft

www.commsoft.aero

• Founded in 1971, Commsoft (Communications Software (Airline Systems) Ltd) won its first airline contract in 1975. Today, the company is a world leader in aviation engineering and maintenance systems.

• Commsoft’s flagship product is OASES (Open Aviation Strategic Engineering System) which is currently in use by over 50 customers worldwide, ranging from national carriers and large third-party maintenance providers to small independent operators.

• Commsoft’s Head Office is in Tiptree, Essex. The company also has regional offices in Derby and Norwich and another close to Gatwick Airport as well as an office in Australia and support partners in India and Singapore.

About NextJet

www.nextjet.se

• NextJet is one of Sweden’s largest airlines and operates scheduled, charter, ACMI lease and air freight services to Sweden’s most popular winter and summer destinations.

• The airline operates a fleet of 10 Saab 340 and 5 BAe ATP aircraft.

737 MAX efficiency increases by an additional 1 percent

Enhancements in maintenance information technology to further benefit customers

RENTON, Wash., Oct. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The Boeing (NYSE: BA) 737 MAX program continues to make steady development progress since reaching Firm Configuration on the 737 MAX 8 in July. Engineers have completed an assessment of the airplane’s performance confirming an additional 1 percent fuel-efficiency improvement over the 13 percent already promised to customers.

“Program and airplane performance just continues to improve,” said Keith Leverkuhn, vice president and general manager, 737 MAX program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “We have been very disciplined in our approach and continue to realize more benefit for our customers as we retire risk on the program and get further into development.”

Airlines that will operate the 737 MAX now will realize a 14 percent fuel-efficiency improvement over today’s most fuel efficient single-aisle airplanes. At longer ranges, the improvement will be even greater.

“This recent fuel-efficiency gain will widen the performance gap in the single-aisle market, reinforcing the 737 MAX’s position as the value leader,” said Leverkuhn.

The 737 MAX will feature several new systems that will improve the management of maintenance information. For example, some Built-In Test Equipment (BITE) information will be brought into the flight deck. Today, maintenance technicians access this fault data in the forward electronic equipment bay of the airplane. By bringing this data up to the flight deck, maintenance issues can be resolved faster.

The MAX also will include an enhanced onboard network system comprised of a digital flight data acquisition unit (eDFDAU) and network file server (NFS). These systems will provide a centralized data collection system with more storage capacity, doubling the maintenance data available during flight. The system will be capable of connecting the airplane in flight to airplane operations on the ground enabling airlines to better prepare for potential dispatch issues.

“We are enhancing the capability of the 737 MAX to meet the future needs of a digital world,” said Michael Teal, chief project engineer, 737 MAX. “Recognizing that the Next-Generation 737 is already the most reliable single-aisle airplane with 99.7 percent of flights departing on time, we are being very deliberate about any changes we make to the airplane systems on the 737 MAX to make the airplane even easier to operate and maintain.”

Some of these systems such as the eDFDAU and NFS are under development for initial delivery on the Next-Generation 737 prior to the 737 MAX. Many of these systems were tested during the 737 ecoDemonstrator program last year, showing the value they will provide to airlines operating the 737 MAX.

“Through careful testing and selective application on the Next-Generation 737 before MAX enters service, we can ensure these systems are ready to enhance the management of our customers’ fleets,” said Teal.

Engineers continue to make progress on the detailed design of the airplane. Recently the team completed the Firm Systems Definition, which defines the hardware locations for the systems on the airplane.

“Throughout the design process we’ll continue to look for opportunities to improve operational performance, schedule and cost for our customers,” said Leverkuhn. “We are on track for first delivery of the 737 MAX in the third quarter of 2017.”

Contact:
Lauren Penning
737 MAX Communications
+1 425-306-3691
Lauren.L.Penning@boeing.com

More information: http://www.boeing.com/newairplane//737/737Max/

Astra Airlines, an emerging passenger airline operating from Greece went live with Ramco Aviation on Cloud .The cloud implementation was carried out remotely using Lean model that ensured ‘On time, within budget’ delivery. 

From project kick-off to go-live, the implementation was handled predominantly from off-shore through conferencing facility, without compromising on efficiency. With virtual blueprinting, pre-built business process documents, pre-loaded Industry standard codes, the lean model of implementation further ensured reduction in deployment cost by 40%. Astra has been able to reap the benefits of a functionally rich Maintenance & Engineering (M&E) Solution with industry best practices and standards in record time, within budgets.

Commenting on the Go-Live, Mr. Kostas Drizis – CAMO Manager, Astra Airlines, said “Within a short timeframe and limited resources from our end, we have transitioned to a modern and sophisticated Maintenance & Engineering IT system provided by Ramco. This has been possible because of the strong domain knowledge, professional approach and lean methodology adopted by Ramco. The Ramco team exhibited excellent domain knowledge and systematic approach which ensured every member at Astra understands and appreciates the interdependencies within units and contribute towards an efficient and coherent value-adding system.”

Mr. Virender Aggarwal, CEO, Ramco Systems, said “This is a proud moment for all of us as we have created yet another revolution in Aviation industry by adopting lean method of implementation to go live in record time of 45 days at Astra Airlines. Having demonstrated our strength both in functionality and usability, this implementation reiterates the strength in our process and approach. This landmark implementation will set a trend for many other airlines which have not embarked on modernization of their IT systems because of the cost and time involved to look at new-age cloud based Aviation solution.”

Astra Airlines has gone live on Ramco Aviation’s complete suite that covers Engineering, Line Maintenance, Maintenance Planning, Materials Management, Procurement Management, Vendor Invoicing, and Management Accounting.

Rewarded for the innovative design of its Avionics 2020 cockpit, Thales is a proud recipient of this year’s prestigious Red Dot Design Concept Award. Thales is also ranked amongst the “Best of the Best” award-winners, since its Avionics 2020 cockpit has been selected as one of the 50 design concepts which stand out from the 5,000 applications submitted from over 50 countries worldwide across all categories.

Avionics 2020 represents a new generation cockpit founded on the principles of natural, hands-on interaction and human-machine interfaces. With a user-friendly cockpit layout, it incorporates tactile displays, providing pilots with an intuitive way of interacting with all aircraft systems and functions. Set for entry into service in 2020, the Avionics 2020 cockpit is simple to use and to train with, allows complex tasks to be managed easily and provides an efficient and modern environment in which to work.

Developed at Thales’s cockpit innovation hub, in Bordeaux, France, the Avionics 2020 cockpit has brought together pilots, researchers, engineers, psychologists, physicians and world-class experts in the field of human-machine interfaces and has resulted in a cockpit design that is entirely centred around the pilot.

Thanks to this multi-disciplinary approach and its two partners – Félix & Associés and Use Design – Thales has succeeded in creating a seamless cockpit where hardware and software interactions are entirely consistent from a look-and-feel perspective.
Commenting on the award, Bruno Nouzille, VP, Technical, of Thales’s Avionics business, said: “This is a major reward for the forward-thinking innovation policy we’ve put into place. It is supported by a structured process, teams with unrivalled expertise in human factors and human-machine interfaces and a workspace tailored to foster creativity, communication and the development of new technologies.”

Avionics 2020 represents a major milestone towards implementing the ODICIS (One DIsplay for a Cockpit Interactive Solution) concept. A futuristic cockpit concept, ODICIS highlights the types of technologies and innovations expected to become the norm on commercial aircraft in the next twenty years.

We want to make sure “our customers have access to our products” through different tools, hardware and browser technology. This will allow a user to integrate the greatest and latest new features of commercial tools without restricting the apps.

It enables any user, pilot or ground staff, to perform a take-off, landing and W&B calculations from any mobile office and hardware. The same application can be used on an iPad, Android tablet or a Windows operated device.

Designed to be used on small screens such as the iPad mini, it offers your company the possibility to use a wide range of hardware/operating system combinations.

The features of the new HTML5 versions of ACFT Perfo applications include:

• Full independency of hardware and utility on any operating system.
• It can be used on any type of aircraft such as Airbus, Boeing, ATR, etc.. This flexibility results in reduced training costs.
• RTTO performance software has been redesigned with the possibility to make the same calculations on a tablet/iPAD as well as on an EFB. This can be used by operational staff in flight preparation and in backup of any EFB.
• The online tablet/iPAD software guarantees the use of synchronized data and allows an immediate follow-up on the webserver of all connections and calculations made.
• The users are free to choose any hardware in this way reducing the pressure on the company to provide extra hardware for pilots.
• 4G technology will allow synchronization before take-off and a full flight preparation in connected modes on most airports.

NEWS:

RTTO was the first computer program which was used by Ukrainian carrier Air Onix. Today the airline decided to become a user for our new RTTO HTML5 product. All B737 pilots now have a full access to performance calculations via tablet or iPAD as well as the EFB. The launch was a success and it is a milestone in the concept of giving pilots the access to the tools and so improving performance, reducing costs and increasing safety. Air Onix and Aerosvit are the users of RTTO and the airport database by ACFT Perfo since 2006

Lineas Aereas Suramericanas S.A (LAS Cargo) is an air cargo company with over 40-years experiences. The Colombian carrier offers charter flights for domestic and international routes, to destinations in Central and South America, Caribbean and USA.

They currently operate a modern fleet of Boeing 727 and are about to consequently extend their catalogue of services.

To support its significant growth and resulting challenges, the company has decided to adopt the very trusted ERP solutions SAP® Business One, completed by the certified vertical dedicated to aerospace-industry small and medium size enterprises: Aero One®.

The twinning of Aero One® and SAP® Business One will allow LAS CARGO to benefit a cross-functional and fully integrated system that will give a global real-time view of its core business processes (such as inventory management, order processing, etc.) and that will cover all the activities of an air cargo, always within the framework of required airworthiness standards and regulatory compliance.

The air carrier was looking for a reliable global solution, easy to use and implement and that does not require a large IT team and expansive cost to be maintained, to replace its legacy system based on locally-developed software that was not compliant anymore with LAS CARGO corporate strategy.

The successful single solution Aero One® & SAP® Business One won over its opponents and has been convincing regarding the great interest of integrating dispersed organizational systems that enables flawless transactions.

Along with its local and expert SAP® Partner Consensus SA in Colombia, 2MoRO is very pleased to take up this challenge and helps LAS Cargo to fulfill as soon as possible its objectives of business quality and efficiency improvement. 

2MoRO is very pleased to announce that LAS CARGO has decided in favor of Aero One®, in early October, to manage its Airworthiness and MRO processes, and very soon, its flight operations.

Lineas Aereas Suramericanas S.A (LAS Cargo) is an air cargo company with over 40-years experiences. The Colombian carrier offers charter flights for domestic and international routes, to destinations in Central and South America, Caribbean and USA.

They currently operate a modern fleet of Boeing 727 and are about to consequently extend their catalog of services.

To support its significant growth and resulting challenges, the company has decided to adopt the very trusted ERP solutions SAP® Business One, completed by the certified vertical dedicated to aerospace-industry small and medium size enterprises: Aero One®.  

The twinning of Aero One® and SAP® Business One will allow LAS CARGO to benefit a cross-functional and fully integrated system that will give a global real-time view of its core business processes (such as inventory management, order processing, etc.) and that will cover all the activities of an air cargo, always within the framework of required airworthiness standards and regulatory compliance.

The air carrier was looking for a reliable global solution, easy to use and implement and that does not require a large IT team and expansive cost to be maintained, to replace its legacy system based on locally-developed software that was not compliant anymore with LAS CARGO corporate strategy.

The successful single solution Aero One® & SAP® Business One won over its opponents and has been convincing regarding the great interest of integrating dispersed organizational systems that enables flawless transactions.

Along with its local and expert SAP® Partner Consensus SA in Colombia, 2MoRO is very pleased to take up this challenge and helps LAS Cargo to fulfill as soon as possible its objectives of business quality and efficiency improvement.

Latest AMOS developments to be rolled out at LOTAMS

Swiss-AS is pleased to announce that LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services (LOTAMS) has chosen AMOS from Swiss AviationSoftware to fully track and control its maintenance operations and to gain a competitive edge by implementing this proven MRO system.

Shortly after the spin-off from the Polish national carrier, LOTAMS started its search for a modern M&E system with advanced MRO functions. During the pre-sales phase LOTAMS realised that AMOS’ user-friendliness and extensive functionality would improve the company’s efficiency and accordingly cut costs.

The implementation of the AMOS system is considered by the MRO provider as a major step in the process of restructuring the company’s internal maintenance procedures.

“During the past months we have had major investments in the functional area for pure MRO providers. LOTAMS’ engagement with Swiss-AS clearly indicates that we are moving in the right direction. Our efforts are already paying off in terms of a broader and deeper functionality for customers who are MRO providers,” states Ronald Schaeuffele, CEO of Swiss-AS.

Pawel Gontarczyk, LOTAMS Board Member, says: “The most important role of Swiss-AS in AMOS system implementation project is guiding and assisting LOTAMS in streamlining and changing current maintenance and engineering procedures in order to develop and implement future state-of-the-art business processes. AMOS is an enabler to achieve the company’s goal.”

Swiss-AS is confident to guide LOTAMS smoothly towards go-live due to the highly standardised implementation process which is optimised and fine-tuned with each AMOS project.

About LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services (LOTAMS)

LOTAMS is an independent MRO provider, based in Warsaw, Poland. Until 2010, LOTAMS used to be the Technical Base of LOT Polish Airlines. Today LOTAMS acts as an individual MRO entity on the 3rd party operators market. As full-scale aircraft service provider, LOTAMS offers maintenance for the most popular aircraft types: B737, B767, B787, ERJ 170/190, A320, Q400-8, EMB 145, ATR 42/72, repair, overhaul and modification services for civil aviation fleets and government agencies. Under special contracts, LOTAMS offers also other advanced services including CAM and engineering consulting services. Moreover LOTAMS is the Embraer’s Authorized Service Center servicing all types of ERJ fleets. Apart from providing MRO and engineering services to LOT Polish Airlines, LOTAMS offers MRO services to many other airlines/companies in and outside Europe. Its market share increases due to its highly qualified and skilled staff who make LOTAMS a trustworthy partner in the MRO service business.

About Swiss AviationSoftware 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 of modern airlines and MRO providers by fulfilling all airworthiness standards. Swiss-AS is a 100% subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines Ltd., and has almost 120 customers worldwide. This loyal customer base includes pure operators of all sizes, major low-cost, regional and flag carriers, large airline groups and MRO providers. The fact that none have ever replaced AMOS with an alternate system speaks for itself. Swiss-AS is an industry-leading MRO software provider and their AMOS product is one of the bestselling solutions worldwide. Swiss-AS has its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland and is also represented in Miami, USA and Singapore. SWISS-AS.COM

Le Fauga – 2013, October 24th – Air Méditerranée has signed a partnership with Open Airlines to install SkyBreathe® Fuel Efficiency, an innovative software solution which will reduce its carbon footprint and save fuel.

The solution developed by Open Airlines will allow Air Méditerranée to save from 2% to 4% on its fuel consumption.

SkyBreathe® Fuel efficiency analyzes extensive data on each phase of flights and provides detailed guidance to optimize the fuel consumption.

The software has been deployed at Air Méditerranée at the end of 2013.

With an increase in its scheduled flights, this partnership is part of Air Méditerranée’s energy efficiency project. For the Winter season, Air Méditerranée will propose scheduled flights from 7 French cities to 14 destinations in 8 countries, in addition to its leisure flights.

About Air Méditerranée :

Air Méditerranée, founded in 1997, is a French airline.

Specialized in Mediterranean destinations, the airline offers scheduled flights from the major French cities and charter flights for the European tour operating market leaders.

Air Méditerranée is IOSA certified.

About Open Airlines :

Open Airlines 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™).

Contact : amaury.defenoyl@openairlines.com​

In addition to a bunch of improvements, this new release includes 2 main changes: one from a technical point of view, and the other from a functional point of view.

First, Aero One is now compatible with SBO 9.0 which includes nice new features of interest for MRO businesses such as bin management or more accurate account determination. These new features will reflect in Aero One, setting once again a higher standard when it comes to ERP systems for small to medium size MROs.

Second, Aero One is now even more powerful in terms of maintenance execution (part 145). In addition to its state of the art features for maintenance management and controlling, we added advanced functionalities to simplify the jobs of sales and logistics departments. This translates into advanced cockpits.

The Sales cockpit allows to easily create sales documents (Quotation, Invoice) from technical information fed by the technical staff. Whether you need to create a quotation from the results of the inspection process (Which is also covered in Aero One) or create Time & Material invoice, Aero One does it all, and it does it in flawless way ! Inspection cockpit provides a bunch a features to easily get the sales inputs and finally create the document in a few clicks. Of course, this is done in a perfect integration with Business One features and standards.

Meanwhile, the Logistic Cockpit is a precious help for logistic team. It summarizes in a easy-to-handle way all logistic information and stock movements to perform or to be performed in relation to a project. No need for complex searches to retrieve what has to be done, it is all there. Quick access to standard stock transactions is of course part of the cockpit.

Whether you are from the logistics or sales team, your life will be simplified with the use of Aero One cockpits, thus giving you a simple overview, in one screen, of information and transactions that you need, saving you a lot of time and efforts and giving the accuracy your expecting from a world class ERP.

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