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Following over 10 years using EFOS Jet2 signs another 5 year contract for EFOS training Management System and EFOS Flight Management Journey Log along with numerous system integrations

Jet2.com has signed a new 5 year agreement with Evoke Systems to continue supplying Jet2.com with the well-established EFOS platform (Evoke’s sophisticated Flight Operations software) and its diverse suite of modules used across all Jet2.com operational teams. Having worked closely together for over 10 years, the EFOS Training Records Management System has enabled Jet2.com to achieve ATQP status. This new agreement will provide Jet2.com with Evoke’s latest  modules and software for Jet2.com’s training records, qualification and course management tracking requirements, as well as providing future opportunities to work together in other areas of the business.SHARE

FLYdocs to Showcase New Aviation Asset Management Platform at Leasing MRO-Dublin 2019

FLYdocs has announced that it will be exhibiting at Leasing MRO 2019 in Dublin on 14-15 May 2019. Exhibiting on Booth D127, FLYdocs will be showcasing its full suite of products and services including the Aircraft Records Management Platform and the recently launched Asset Management Platform.

FLYdocs is already recognised as a pioneer in the digital transformation of managing aircraft and asset transitions with some of the world’s leading airlines. This is largely through the use of the FLYdocs® Aircraft Records Management Platform which helps airlines:

• Easily manage their day-to-day aircraft records and compliance requirements
• Quickly demonstrate fleet airworthiness with automated document builds
• Streamline processes to deliver significant time and cost efficiencies
• Save an average of $2M USD in late penalty fees per aircraft

With the new cloud-based Asset Management Platform, lessors and lessees will be able to accurately forecast maintenance reserves and end-of-lease compensation. The platform boasts features such as:

• Asset management to track the history of every major assembly
• Lease management, capturing essential core lease data to effectively manage lease compliance throughout its life
• MR and EOL compensation to record current MR and EOL rates along with their escalation process
• MR and EOL compensation forecasting, encompassing advanced event forecasting and cash flow predictions
• Reporting and dashboards utilising advanced reporting and mobile-optimised dashboards
• Event management including automated reminders of critical events

“Dublin is known for its burgeoning leasing community, making it the perfect location for FLYdocs to showcase this new Asset Management Platform. What makes this platform truly unique is that it seamlessly integrates with the current Aircraft Records Management Platform. This enables a truly omnichannel experience where the customer can securely navigate between asset management and records management without ever leaving the FLYdocs® system,” said Mark Hadfield, FLYdocs’ Head of Asset Management.

Delegates attending the show will be able to get a look at both platforms and speak to our team of experts to find out what FLYdocs can do for their organisation.

Book a meeting with FLYdocs ahead of the show to help plan your time and secure a meeting at a time that suits you.

For more information or to book your meeting, please contact sales@flydocs.aero or call +44 (0) 1827 289 186.

Bytron announces expansion plans

Due to continued demand for its aviation software products, Bytron, the Lincolnshire-based software development company, is pleased to announce the expansion of the company with a new office location in Hull as they get ready to welcome more talented Software Developers into the team.

Bytron has acquired office space in the modern business centre located at The Deep, based within walking distance of the Old Town of Hull, the location boasts direct links to the UK motorway network via the A63 and M62 and the train station provides links to London, Manchester and Leeds.

Shane Spencer, Bytron’s Managing Director said: ‘This is a great opportunity to expand the business in a location that has excellent transport links and a local pool of talented software developers with the skills relevant to our business.’

The expansion in to Hull marks a successful start to 2019 as Bytron has already welcomed new team members and clients into their Kirmington based Head Office, and the new Hull base will create further employment opportunities to work with the award winning company as they are recruiting for PHP, JavaScript and Full Stack Developers along with an IT Support Manager.

Shane added: ‘This is an exciting time for Bytron, but our recent growth has presented challenges with both space and resources. The new office will ensure, in the long term, that Bytron can continue to grow and create jobs in the area.’

Always Growing – Expanding into Korea

25 April – As Seabury Solutions continue to expand in Asia, we are delighted to introduce Project Engineer, Sangdon Kim who is based in Seoul, Korea.

Air Busan, South Korea’s largest low-cost carrier who are a subsidiary of Asiana Airlines, became Alkyms launch customer in the region. Korea Aviation Engineering & Maintenance Service Ltd (“KAEMS”) is a subsidiary of Korean Aerospace Industries. (“KAI”) This is Seouls first aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul company. We are very proud to have implemented our maintenance solution with both organisations.

Sangdon is looking forward to expanding the Seabury presence in this growing market.

Channel Islands airline, Aurigny, opts for OASES from Commsoft

Press Release – 23rd April 2019 

Guernsey-based Aurigny Air Services Ltd has chosen OASES, Commsoft’s industry-leading MRO IT system, to support its fleet of Embraer, ATR and Dornier aircraft.

Wholly owned by the States of Guernsey since nationalisation in 2003, Aurigny connects Guernsey with destinations in the Channel Islands and U.K. flying scheduled and occasional charter services. One of the longest serving regional airlines in the world, established in 1968, Aurigny has just been voted best short-haul airline by consumer magazine ‘Which’.

Implementation of OASES will begin shortly and the system will be shared by Aurigny’s sister company, Anglo Normandy Aero Engineering. 

Combining a technical sophistication with an intuitive user interface, OASES is structured in a modular format to provide maximum flexibility and scalability. Aurigny has selected the Core, Airworthiness, Planning, Materials Management, Production and Line Maintenance Control modules which will be accessed through Commsoft’s Private Cloud service.

Nick Godwin, Commsoft’s Managing Director, commented: “We’re delighted that Aurigny has opted for OASES and it’s particularly gratifying that we won this contract against some strong competition from several other MRO IT systems. We’re looking forward to working closely with Aurigny to ensure a successful implementation and an excellent ongoing relationship.”

John-Paul Williams, Aurigny’s Group Technical Director, commented: “We have gone through a very thorough selection process with over 10 software options presented and reviewed. We have selected OASES as it will provide all the functionality we require now and in the future. It is an established system used by many similar airlines to us in Europe, who when asked provided us with positive feedback on the implementation and use of OASES.”

The global OASES community currently consists of more than 130 aviation operations in over 55 different countries, including national and regional carriers, business aviation and charter operators, cargo specialists, leasing companies, MROs and specialist rotable stockists.

Smart4Aviation’s Electronic Flight Bag application certified for Inmarsat’s SB-S platform

New solution now available on Inmarsat SB-S, the world’s first and only digital airline operations platform, to enhance productivity, operational awareness and efficiency

24 April 2019: Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, has certified Smart4Aviation’s Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) application, Smart MOBILE, for use on its award-winning SB-S digital aircraft operations platform. 

Smart MOBILE is a unique solution that allows pilots, cabin crew and other airline employees to access, complete and submit documentation quickly and efficiently on their mobile devices via a single portal, helping to increase productivity, operational awareness and efficiency. It also enables peer-to-peer communication, ACARS messaging and provides instant access to briefing packages and important flight-related information, such as up-to-date weather reports and potential load, fuel and hazard alerts.

The application can be tailored to match each airline customer’s exact requirements to deliver tangible cost savings. Benefits include a reduction in the frequency and duration of flight delays, together with improvements to on-time performance. In addition, increased automation and real-time information translates to a reduction in workload, resulting in less bottlenecks for both flight and cabin crew. 

Smart MOBILE is the latest in a range of value-added operational and safety applications to be certified via Inmarsat’s Aviation Certified Application Provider (CAP) Programme for SB-S. Other available applications include flight profile optimisation, weather information, digital navigation charts, and aircraft diagnostics and performance monitoring. 

Mike Lewis, CEO of Smart4Aviation, said: “We are excited about this partnership, as it allows us to take another major step forward and enhance our products within a connected aircraft environment. Inmarsat is a leading provider of satellite communications solutions to airlines, operators and passengers worldwide, keeping people and systems connected at thousands of feet in the air. Together, we will be able to provide real time situational awareness to flight crew during all flight phases. These benefits will result in more efficient decision making, leading to less disruption resulting in increased cost savings and enhanced flight safety. Together with our new partner, we are ready for the future.” 

John Broughton, Senior Vice President of Aircraft Operations and Safety, Inmarsat Aviation, said: “Smart4Aviation is a global industry-leader in proving best-in-class EFB technology to airlines. With the launch of Smart MOBILE on Inmarsat’s SB-S, we look forward to bringing Smart4Aviation’s innovative solutions to our commercial airline customers, driving operational efficiency and enhancing safety with a cost-effective, tailored offering.”

The SB-S digital aircraft operations platform is powered by Inmarsat’s advanced global L-band satellite constellation, which has underpinned safety services for 40 years. Inmarsat is scheduled to launch two additional L-band payloads in 2020 and 2021, further cementing its long-term commitment to offering highly reliable services over this spectrum.

Global Aviation Cloud: Lufthansa Systems provides complete solutions as cloud services
Successful implementation of NetLine, Lido and SIRAX® applications on cloud platform | Improved service quality and level of innovation

Raunheim, April 17, 2019 – Lufthansa Systems today announced that it has integrated its solutions for flight operations (NetLine), route planning and navigation (Lido) and finance management (SIRAX®) into a new cloud delivery platform following a successful project phase. The Global Aviation Cloud is a cloud service developed specifically to meet the needs and security standards of airlines. Lufthansa Systems has thus created a forward-looking infrastructure for its customers which deliver administrative, operational and technological benefits. The ultimate goal is to offer the entire Lufthansa Systems product portfolio as a cloud service in the near future.

“The strategic shift from monolithic legacy systems to cloud services is a major challenge in the aviation industry. Technologies such as AIX, which was the basis for the development of our Lido product, are not easy for cloud platforms to handle because they are closely tied to hardware. We therefore completely overhauled Lido’s software architecture so that we could expedite the creation of the cloud,” said Oliver Grimm, Head of IT Infrastructure Development, Technology & Information Security at Lufthansa Systems. “We successfully tested the various solutions from the cloud, and the first customers have already migrated. This has laid the foundation for the innovative and future-proof Global Aviation Cloud.” 

Thanks to cloud solutions, it is often no longer necessary to run applications, systems and resources locally on a physical server (on-premise). Instead, they can be provided and used as needed in the form of software as a service (SaaS). “With the SaaS model we offer our customers full service from a single source so they can concentrate on their core business. As the service provider, Lufthansa Systems handles all of the IT administration, including maintenance and software updates,” said Grimm.

A complete cloud governance model was defined and set up as part of the Global Aviation Cloud. This also covers the creation of new teams and roles. The Operations Center in Budapest, for example, is responsible for infrastructure operations and was established alongside the pure application operations. The end-to-end managed service is therefore completely within the domain of Lufthansa Systems.

Lufthansa Systems primarily uses Microsoft Azure as its public cloud provider. Special technical set-ups relating mainly to security aspects turn the public cloud into a virtual private data center. With a growing number of data centers in 54 regions around the world, Azure can provide services in close proximity to customer sites, which enables faster data transmission. The strategic partnership with the cloud provider additionally increases the flexibility, scalability and security of the applications.

By 2021, the more than 70 customers using Lido, NetLine and SIRAX® products should be able to access the solutions on-demand from the Global Aviation Cloud.

Lufthansa Systems will offer its NetLine, Lido and SIRAX® solutions as a cloud service.

EASA certifies new Altimeter Setting Monitor function on A320 Family, as part of Landing Surveillance suite

Toulouse, 17/04/2019

• Airbus and NAVBLUE introduce new functionalities over and above ROPS alerting, to further develop its comprehensive runway safety solution to enhance safety at landing for passengers and crew.
• The first function of this Landing Surveillance suite, Altimeter Setting Monitor, receives its Type Certification

NAVBLUE in partnership with, Airbus, Honeywell Aerospace and Lufthansa Group achieve the integration and certification of selected functionalities of Honeywell SmartLanding® over and above ROPS (Runway Overrun Prevention System). Landing Surveillance is derived from the Honeywell SmartLanding® technology and is a set of monitoring and alerting functions designed to increase flight crew situational awareness during approach and landing.

Landing Surveillance is composed of 3 functions: Altimeter Setting Monitor, Approach Stabilisation Monitor, and Taxiway Landing Monitor.

Altimeter Setting Monitor is now certified and available on A320 Family. The Altimeter Setting Monitor can detect barometric reference setting entry errors and starts monitoring at Transition Altitude. Based on real-time conditions, the Altimeter Setting Monitor cross-checks the GPS altitude versus the barometric corrected altitude. This function issues an advisory alert to the crew in case a barometric reference setting error is detected.

The Approach Stabilisation Monitor and Taxiway Landing Monitor are planned to be certified in the next release. Approach Stabilisation Monitor will take the aircraft performance into account to issue an advisory alert in the case of excessive height and/or speed deviations. Taxiway Landing Monitor will actively monitor the aircraft trajectory and alert flight crew if the aircraft is not lined up with a runway below a minimum altitude.

ROPS is a performance-based alerting system developed by Airbus to guide and assist the flight crew in the go-around decision-making process and in the timely application of deceleration means on-ground. ROPS is certified by all leading authorities, available and in service on the Airbus A320, A330, A350 and A380 aircraft families.

“We are delighted to introduce the first part of the Landing Surveillance trio, which will offer our customers an additional innovative product to complement ROPS, which has already performed over 3+ million safe landings and is trusted by over 90 operators worldwide”. concludes Pierre Madrange Vice President, On-board+ NAVBLUE.

CHATHAM ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND: Air Chathams, the New Zealand regional airline, has chosen Rusada’s software ENVISION as its information management solution.

Air Chathams operates regional passenger and cargo services between the Chatham Islands and mainland New Zealand. The airline serves destinations such as Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Whakatane using a diverse fleet of over 15 aircraft, including an ATR 72 recently acquired from Air New Zealand.

Air Chathams have selected 8 of ENVISION’s modules, including Flight Operations, Fleet Management and Base Maintenance. Rusada will begin implementing these immediately, with the first aircraft expected to go-live at the end of May.

Craig Emeny, Owner of Air Chathams said:

“Our continued growth has resulted in the need for a robust solution to manage our ever-increasing volume of data. After seeing ENVISION firsthand and spending time with the Rusada team, I am very much looking forward to starting our partnership.”  

Julian Stourton, CEO at Rusada said:

“I am thrilled to welcome Air Chathams to the Rusada family. This is our third new regional airline this year, and a further example of how ENVISION’s flexibility and scalability make it the perfect fit for this kind of operation.”

Latest contract for Commsoft sees OASES supporting seaplanes

15/04/2019 – Commsoft is delighted to announce that Jet-Ops FZE has chosen OASES, Commsoft’s industry-leading MRO IT system, to support its current fleet of five Cessna 208 Caravan seaplanes.

Commsoft is delighted to announce that Jet-Ops FZE has chosen OASES, Commsoft’s industry-leading MRO IT system, to support its current fleet of five Cessna 208 Caravan seaplanes.

Based in Dubai, Jet-Ops specialises in the management and leasing of seaplanes in the UAE and operates Passenger Air Transport flights and Aerial / Scenic Tours as its current core business, with market trading provided by Seawings LLC. Strategically located to provide aircraft management services for clients across Middle Eastern and European operational bases, Jet-Ops holds a UAE Air Operator & EASA Aircraft Training Organization Certificates with own Part 145 AMO and CAMO, and has the expertise to provide management services for various aircraft types, including Cessna, SAAB, Piper, Beechcraft and a number of others.

For Commsoft, this represents an exciting new addition to the global OASES community which currently consists of more than 130 aviation operations in over 55 different countries, from national and regional carriers to business aviation and charter operators to cargo specialists, leasing companies and independent MROs.

Combining a technical sophistication with an intuitive user interface, OASES is structured in a modular format to provide maximum flexibility and scalability. Jet-Ops has selected the Core, Airworthiness, Planning, Materials, Line Maintenance Control and Production modules. Work has already begun on both the server procurement process and data assessment with training and on-site implementation set to start in early May.

Nick Godwin, Commsoft’s Managing Director, commented:

“Not only is this our third major contract win in 2019, it also represents a first for us in terms of supporting seaplanes. We’re delighted that Jet-Ops has chosen OASES and we’re looking forward to working closely with them to ensure an early and successful implementation.”

A PDF version of this press release is available here