S4A’s Flight Tracking solution S4A Smart VIEW+ purchased by Air Austral

Smart4Aviation, the leading provider of innovative software solutions for airline operations is pleased to welcome Air Austral as our latest partner to join our growing portfolio of international airlines. Headquartered in the beautiful Reunion Islands, Air Austral has selected S4A’s unique Smart VIEW+ flight tracking and monitoring solution for enhanced flight operational support.

The newly acquired S4A Smart VIEW+ product will not only further enhance Air Austral’s portfolio of current S4A solutions (Briefing Solutions for Pilots) but will also significantly increase the air carriers operational awareness and daily performance. S4A Smart VIEW+ is designed to combine real-time flight visualization and aircraft situational awareness by employing interactive maps and intuitive characteristics of displaying both aeronautical and geographical information tailored for providing a comprehensive operational Flight Watch.

Thanks to S4A’s partnership with Flightradar24, Air Austral will receive ADS-B aircraft tracking data from Flightradar24’s world-leading terrestrial receiver network. Furthermore, S4A provides ADS-C integration to retrieve data from ACARS position reporting which ensures complete flight following coverage of each flight in the S4A Smart VIEW+ system.

S4A can also integrate with 3rd party weather data providers making this product a solution of choice for all airlines providing the most accurate and valid weather data available. Air Austral will receive weather data provided by DTN, one of the industry leaders in the delivery of weather information and supply and connectivity solutions. In addition to basic weather data, the DTN service also enables selected WX layers such as: radar and satellite weather, volcanic ashes, SIGMETs, AIRMETs, icing, lightning and much more.

“I would like to express our utmost gratitude to Air Austral for making S4A Smart VIEW+ another solution of choice. For us it is the best confirmation of the good quality and reliability of our products. We are all aware how challenging the Flight Following and Flight Watch can be on a daily basis. Smart4Aviation aims to not only meet, but also exceed the airline expectations related with the smooth and effortless operation of such monitoring platforms. We are sure S4A Smart VIEW+ will make this process much easier also for Air Austral”, said Mike Lewis, President and CEO of Smart4Aviation.

“Air Austral keeps working in collaboration with Smart4Aviation and has just launched the Smart VIEW+ to ensure our Operational Control Center has the best tools to follow our aircraft fleet in flight.”, said Olivier Jay, VP Flight Operations at Air Austral.

Smart4Aviation is a company founded to provide web-based and mobile solutions and services to optimize, simplify and improve airline operations. It offers a wide portfolio of high-quality, fully scalable and compatible IT products to key aviation players all over the world. Smart4Aviation’s software is successfully utilized by airlines including Air Canada, Emirates, Alaska Airlines, Air France, Qantas or easyJet. S4A’s headquarters are in Amsterdam, the Netherlands with offices in Poland. You can also meet us in Toronto, Canada and New York City, USA. More information can be found at www.smart4aviation.aero