Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 25^th April 2013 – AerData, the provider of software and services for the aviation industry announces that Jetstar Airways, the leading provider of low cost airfares in Australia and New Zealand, has selected AerData’s STREAM records scanning and indexing software solution.

STREAM (Secure Technical Records for Electronic Asset Management) is the leading web-based solution used by airlines, lessors and MROs to manage scanned aircraft and engine records. AerData, together with a local Melbourne-based partner, has delivered a paperless office solution providing access to all Jetstar’s technical records on demand.   

Commenting on the announcement, Mark Nieuwendijk, Managing Director of AerData said; “Jetstar is a significant engagement for AerData, one that we are proud to add to our impressive airline portfolio. AerData, along with a local document scanning and storage partner in Melbourne, have successfully completed ‘back to birth’ scans on 53 aircraft, implemented the software and started an ongoing records scanning and archiving project for Jetstar.”  

Jetstar’s Executive Manager of Engineering, Chris Snook, said the airline had worked with AerData to ensure the product met the requirements of a growing low fares airline. “We are pleased to be working with AerData, who are a company formed from people in the aviation industry who are passionate about aviation and therefore understand our specialized needs and requirements.”

Mr Snook continued; “A key requirement was the experience that AerData has brought to the scale of what we wanted to achieve, namely a complete back to birth scan of all our aircraft and an ongoing fully outsourced records management service, all delivered here in Melbourne.”

About AerData

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

About Jetstar Group

The Jetstar Group is Asia Pacific’s fastest growing and largest low fares network by revenue. It is made up of Jetstar Airways (subsidiary of the Qantas Group)  in Australia and New Zealand, Jetstar Asia in Singapore, Jetstar Pacific in Vietnam, Jetstar Japan in Japan and from 2013 (subject to regulatory approval) Jetstar Hong Kong. Jetstar branded carriers operate up to 3,000 flights a week to around 57 destinations. The Jetstar Group carried more than 20 million passengers in financial year 2012.

About Jetstar Australia and New Zealand

Jetstar Australia and New Zealand (subsidiary of the Qantas Group) is currently the third largest domestic Australian airline (by market share) and fifth largest international airline (by capacity share) serving international routes to-and-from Australia. Jetstar operates both international and domestic services in New Zealand and is the country’s second-largest airline, representing around 20 per cent of the domestic market share.

ENDS

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

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