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• First partnership between NAVBLUE and Xbox Game Studios
• NAVBLUE to supply data for “Microsoft Flight Simulator”  

NAVBLUE is pleased to announce that it has been selected to supply their data solutions for “Microsoft Flight Simulator,” the next iteration in the franchise scheduled for release this year.

NAVBLUE was selected to supply data solutions after an official contract was signed at the end of March 2020.

The Microsoft Flight Simulator franchise is one of the longest running, best-selling, beloved simulators over the last 35 years.  “Microsoft Flight Simulator” will enable simmers, aviation fans, gamers and pilots to fly all types of aircraft, from light aeroplanes to long-range aircraft, with an extreme level of detail, in an incredibly realistic environment. Players can create their own flight plan and fly all over the world, by day or night, in all weather conditions.

NAVBLUE will provide real-world aeronautical data to Microsoft through its Navigation+ and, post launch, Charts+ services, to support the realistic experience that is the next generation “Microsoft Flight Simulator” software.

Authentic worldwide navigation data, which is currently used on all major Flight Management Systems (FMS) and Flight Operation ground support tools, will be delivered in ARINC424 format, which is the international standard format for aircraft navigation.

Realistic and accurate aerodrome and terminal procedure charts used by professional pilots across the globe will be supplied with Charts+ to allow gamers who are always looking for the best games to win real money and virtual pilots to access genuine information about aviation procedures in the airports and airspace.  

Pierre Madrange, Vice President On Board+ at NAVBLUE, said: “This partnership with Xbox Game Studios is a strong endorsement of our know-how in aircraft data management, supporting both real and simulated flight operation in aviation. Partnering with a major actor in the gaming industry is a new challenge for us at NAVBLUE and we are proud of taking part in the adventure!”

“We are very excited to give to our Flight Simulator community the possibility to use data of quality such as NAVBLUE’s,” said Jorg Neuman, head of “Microsoft Flight Simulator. “For the first time ever, the simulation experience will benefit from regularly proficient updated data that will give the possibility to reach a level of realism never before grasped in Microsoft Flight Simulator. With NAVBLUE, we have an excellent partner who always listens to our simulation needs and provides the tools to allows us to present the most realistic navigation data for the flight sim community.”

About Xbox Game Studios: Xbox Game Studios develops and publishes games for console, PC and mobile platforms. Xbox Game Studios produces popular franchises Age of Empires, Flight Simulator, Forza, Gears of War, Halo, Mojang Studios, State of Decay and more. The organization encompasses 15 game development studios – 343 Industries, The Coalition, Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions, The Initiative, inXile Entertainment, Mojang Studios, Ninja Theory, Obsidian Entertainment, Playground Games, Rare, Turn 10 Studios, Undead Labs, World’s Edge and Publishing.

About NAVBLUE: NAVBLUE is an Airbus Services company, wholly owned by Airbus, and dedicated to Flight Operations & Air Traffic Management Solutions. NAVBLUE provides digital solutions and services, and supports both civil and military environments, on the ground and onboard any aircraft and offers expertise in a range of areas, including digital cockpit operations, Operations Control Centre (OCC) systems, Flight Ops Engineering, Performance Based Navigation (PBN) and Air Traffic Management (ATM). NAVBLUE employs 550 employees spread across the world, with offices in Canada, France, Sweden, Thailand, UK and US and representatives in several other countries across the globe.  

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We are proud to announce that we are changing the name of our operations and crew management product from N-RAIDO to N-Ops & Crew. The name change is a result of our rebranding effort designed to align the product with the rest of our OCC (Operations Control Center) portfolio as we continue to incorporate the Aviolinx business into the NAVBLUE family.

Spirit Airlines lives up to its “Less Money. More Go” slogan with its recent implementation of the TRAX QuickTurn App.

Aircraft Analytics partners with ch-aviation to use its aircraft data for detailed fleet analysis.

ch-aviation brings the most up-to-date and reliable fleet data to power detailed analysis of fleet and potential freighter conversion feedstock candidates in Aircraft Analytics’ launch module: ‘Freighters’.

Aircraft Analytics (a joint venture of Aircraft Commerce and Aircraft IT) is delighted to announce a partnership with ch-aviation to use its industry leading fleet data to power detailed analysis of the current freighter fleet and potential freighter conversion feedstock candidates. The data includes fleet numbers by: Aircraft Type, Aircraft Vintage, Engine Sub Variant, Winglet Status, and Current Operational Status (Active, Stored, in Maintenance).

The data will initially be available for narrow-body freighter aircraft in the Aircraft Analytics launch module, ‘Freighters’. Further Aircraft Analytics modules are to be released to market throughout 2020 and 2021 covering all freighter and passenger aircraft, from regional to wide-body.

Andy Coupland, CEO at Aircraft Analytics, stated; “This is excellent news for us: we are delighted to be working with ch-aviation whose fleet data, containing more than 50,000 commercial aircraft details, is used and trusted by countless airlines, airports, leasing companies, OEMs, and lots more globally. The partnership drives to the heart of our product: to provide our subscribers with only the best and most accurate data available.”

Thomas Jaeger, founder and CEO at ch-aviation added: “As a genuinely Swiss company for us it is all about data quality. Having been supporting commercial aviation decision makers for more than twenty years, we are very pleased to be working with the team at Aircraft Analytics. Information about fleets and aircraft is at the heart of good decisions and our data delivers a world-leading resource in this competitive industry.”

Editor’s notes:

About Aircraft Analytics
Aircraft Analytics is a rich resource putting real-world aircraft and performance data at the industry’s fingertips. In addition to detailed data and analysis per aircraft variant, subscribers can use powerful interactive digital tools to compare aircraft performance and cost. An annual subscription to an Aircraft Analytics module also includes access to the online Aircraft Commerce library of more than 1,200 downloadable articles. The launch module ‘Freighters’ will be available soon.

Meanwhile, you can access the free-to-view site at www.aircraft-analytics.com

About ch-aviation
Founded in 1998 as an aviation information service provider in Switzerland, today ch-aviation operates as the largest and most comprehensive B2B database in the area of commercial aviation. ch-aviation provides more than 800 customers around the globe with relevant and up-to-date airline intelligence and insightful news on the aviation industry. ch-aviation provides reliable and accurate intelligence, and its data and industry news coverage is trusted by airlines, airports, brokers, finance and leasing companies, government agencies, consulting and human resources companies, IT providers, aircraft manufacturers, MRO’s, tourism and hospitality enterprises and travel buyers all around the globe.

Visit https://www.ch-aviation.com/ for more information

Safety Line is expending its international presence and building a global commercial network for further growth. In this context, Elisabeth Monteiller, an experienced Business Developer and aviation expert, has joined the growing team in March 2020. Welcome on board Elisabeth ! Do not hesitate to contact her, ask your questions or request a demo.
Contact : elisabeth.monteiller@safety-line.fr

As part of its international growth strategy, a new Safety Line office opened in March 2020 in Bangkok to support airline customers and prospects in Asia with support services for fuel-saving solution OptiFlight. Vincent Pierre, a young aeronautical engineer (ENAC), attended a 3-month work-training in Paris before taking office in Bankok.

Safety line is delighted to announce that OptiFlight, the unique solution allowing airlines to reduce fuel consumption in all flight phases has been awarded the « Solar Impulse Efficient Solution » Label. This assesment tool for positive impact brings together protection of nature and financial viability through a strict evaluation made by a pool of independent experts.

Nominated for the « New Technologies » category, Safety Line takes part in the French Innovation Tourism Awards and introduces OptiDirect : an interface for pilots recommending shortcuts based on historical tracks flown, with an indication of fuel and time savings.

The annual contest rewards the most innovative companies and promising projects in the field of tourism. Support us, vote for us : https://bit.ly/3dKhawk

Nowadays airport ground operations are based on established common practices which are not efficient and never evolved over the years. In order to deal with the growing airport traffic issues expected within 20 years, Safety Line together with research partners (ENVISA, IFSTTAR, LIP6, Paris Aéroport) launched in 2015 the AWACS (Airside Watch for Amelioration of Capacity and Safety) project. Three years later, the successful collaboration came to an end with the creation of an effective decision-support tool for airports, based on the analysis of radar data.

Today, Safety Line research team wants to go further : not only measure, but also optimize and automize the ground traffic operations to significantly reduce airport CO2 emissions. A new research project named SWAG (Smarter Ways for Airport Ground traffic) has thus been launched and brings in two significant innovations : optimizing and automizing the ground traffic by reducing the taxiing time and distance.

Recognised as an innovative and useful project for parisian airports, but also for all airports around the world, the SWAG project has been funded by the Ile-de-France Region.