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Southwest Airlines, the largest U.S. airline in terms of domestic passengers, has chosen AvioBook, a Thales Group Company, to equip its fleet with an industry-leading technology portfolio. Supported by AvioBook, Southwest aims to further optimize operations with environmentally sustainable solutions.

The carrier’s multi-year contract with AvioBook provides Southwest with the most innovative technology platform on the market. The deal includes the only fully-integrated Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) and Electronic Logbook (eLB) solution on the market to improve efficiency throughout the operation. Southwest has also signed an agreement to equip the world’s largest all Boeing 737 NG fleet with AvioBook’s Aircraft Interface Device (AID), known as AvioCast. Once installed, it will provide real time aircraft data to various operational groups. AvioBook’s comprehensive suite of software and hardware is designed to further mitigate safety risks, enhance compliance, add technology redundancy and resiliency, and increase environmental sustainability, all while enabling shorter turn times.

Southwest has long been a trailblazer in incorporating digital technologies to improve the Employee and Customer experience. The AvioBook suite will help eliminate the 88 million pages of paper still being printed annually and will give users the confidence of having the latest information at their fingertips, with data updated as and when the situation changes.

AvioBook’s FAA-approved solution is built on user-centric product design as well as robust and reliable integrations meaning pilots can easily find the information they need, when they need it. To ensure full user engagement, implementation will be gradual with the first benefits of the project expected to be seen in 2024.

With Southwest as part of the customer community, AvioBook strengthens its leadership position in the EFB market handling a fleet of over 4,000 tails and 100,000 flights per week.

“Southwest is thrilled to collaborate with AvioBook to modernize our operation and introduce cutting-edge technology solutions directly benefiting our frontline Employees. These advancements not only streamline processes but also eliminate numerous paper-based documents. This shift empowers our Employees to dedicate more time and focus on delivering Southwest Hospitality to our valued Customers.” ​ Steve Christl, Vice President Ops Strategy & Implementation, Southwest Airlines

“Being able to support Southwest’s digital transformation is a great source of pride for everyone at AvioBook. We look forward to helping bring together all Southwest stakeholders from across the airline, improving communications and workflows while eliminating paper.” ​ Frédéric Dru, AvioBook CEO

Comply365 to Enable More Efficient Content Delivery to Crews

Beloit, WI – NOV. 2, 2023 – Aviation-software leader Comply365 is pleased to announce its mobile platform will enable Asia Pacific Airlines – a cargo airline that transports emergency relief supplies, US Mail, live animals and other important cargo – to better manage and deliver mission-critical content to its flight crews.

Asia Pacific Airlines, headquartered in Guam, specializes in air cargo services throughout the Pacific region, often delivering critical supplies and relief efforts during times of crisis with a fleet of Boeing 757s. The all-cargo jet service needed a better way to manage and update its operational manuals and track compliance in its EFB (Electronic Flight Bag).

“We serve many small island nations where the remote locations create unique challenges for air cargo transportation, and we needed a reliable solution that would bring more sophistication and efficiency to our EFB,” said Adam Ferguson, President at Asia Pacific Airlines. “Comply365 will reduce our manual processes, enabling us to better manage and deliver the information our crews need and seamlessly track our read and signs.”

Using Comply365’s app, crew members will be able to review their most up-to-date operational content more accurately and quickly, even in the most remote locations. The cargo carrier also will be able to deliver content and personalized notifications based on roles and locations and drive higher rates of compliance with reporting insights.

Asia Pacific Airlines joins multiple cargo airlines among Comply365’s more than 90 global customers, from start-up airlines to the world’s largest carriers, from ultra low-cost to full-service airlines, charter operators, business aviation, ACMI and wet-lease operators, Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), flight training and rail operations.

“I’m happy to welcome Asia Pacific Airways as the newest member of our Comply365 community, which continues to grow in the Asia-Pacific region,” Comply365 CEO Tom Samuel said. “We’re excited to bring a great mobile experience to Asia Pacific’s crews, and we’re proud to support the valuable services they provide, especially in times of vital need.”

ABOUT COMPLY365
Comply365 is the leading provider of enterprise SaaS and mobile solutions for content management and document distribution in highly regulated industries including aviation, rail, and energy. Comply365 supports the world’s most mobile and remote workforces with targeted and personalized delivery of job-critical data that enables safe, efficient, and compliant operations. Every day, hundreds of thousands of pilots, flight attendants, maintenance technicians, rail conductors and engineers, and energy workers rely on Comply365 for digital delivery of operational (OEM and company) manuals. Having played an instrumental role in the FAA’s approval of replacing the traditional, paper-based, pilot flight bags with electronic flight bags (EFBs), Comply365 partners with clients to transform their industries.

ABOUT ASIA PACIFIC AIRLINES
Asia Pacific Airlines was formed in 1998 to serve Micronesia and the Western Pacific with much needed all-cargo jet service. The Fleet and Service has grown to encompass the entire Pacific theatre, providing scheduled and ad-hoc charter service, with bases in Guam and Honolulu. APA is an FAA part-121 Supplemental all-cargo carrier, headquartered in Guam, making the airline the westernmost US part-121 based carrier. APA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tan Holdings Corporation, which has called the Western Pacific its home for over 50 years.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:                                    
Gina Duwe, Marketing Specialist, Comply365
marketing@comply365.com
+1 608.313.1500

Adam Ferguson, President, Asia Pacific Airlines
+1 808.600.9884

Empowered by the Ditto Platform, Logipad’s Electronic Flight Bag enables pilots and copilots to
collaborate in offline environments

Logipad, a leading provider of Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solutions, is excited to announce its
collaboration with Ditto, the creator of a real-time database that can sync data with or without the
internet. Through its integration with the Ditto Platform, Logipad’s EFB system can now function
completely cloud-optional, enabling a more reliable digital collaboration experience for pilots and
copilots and ensuring a quicker turnaround for planes.

Logipad’s new EFB system automatically detects nearby pilot devices and establishes the best
available connection to sync quickly, cellular or Wi-Fi when internet is available, or local networks
such as Bluetooth Low Energy, Local Area Network, and Peer-to-Peer Wi-Fi in offline situations. This
intelligent background synchronization enables pilots to enter data on any connected device and
have it instantly update across all synced devices without manual interaction.

In pre-flight situations where pilot data sync is crucial to airplane turnaround, Logipad’s real-time
syncing capability allows pilots and copilots to collaborate in the cockpit and other offline
environments, ensuring that reliable data sync insn’t a hindrance to takeoff. The synchronization
includes eForm data within the briefing, allowing for more efficient data management. Furthermore,
annotations within a PDF belonging to the EFB package are also synchronized, streamlining the
workflow for pilots.

In addition, Logipad has introduced a new “DIRECT” feature within the flight log. Pilots can now
select a start and endpoint for a direct route, marking it with ABEAM values to input fuel and time
data. Multiple “DIRECT” entries can also be added as required.

Logipad remains committed to improving the efficiency and convenience of EFB solutions for aviation
professionals. The integration with Ditto significantly enhances the user experience of Logipad’s EFB
system by providing real-time syncing capabilities across devices, enabling pilots to work seamlessly
and collaboratively.

– Full suite of NAVBLUE solutions for OCC and Flight Operations

-First Mission+ customer in Indonesia

Domestic Indonesian carrier PT Pelita Air Service, a member of Pertamina,  has chosen to partner with NAVBLUE to support its entry into fully digital Operations Control Centre (OCC) and Flight Operations.

The chosen solutions include Mission+, Flysmart+, N-Flight Planning, N-Tracking, Navigation+, Airport Obstacle DataBase (AODB) and Performance Factor Optimizer (PFO).  

Mission+, NAVBLUE’s Electronic Flight Assistant, optimises the pilot’s journey from preparation to closure of a flight: this EFB gathers all the information pilots need in one single application on a globe-centric display and reduces their workload, streamlining the flow of information between ground and onboard systems. Mission+ includes an electronic flight folder for mission management, navigation charts and airport moving map, weather information, and is integrated with Flysmart+ for their aircraft performance calculations, documentation and checklists. 

At the same time, PT Pelita Air Services benefits from NAVBLUE expertise for the administration and hosting of Flysmart+.

N-Flight Planning (N-FP) benefits the airline with a more compliant Flight Planning solution, helping the airline optimize on fuel, time and cost, to meet operational needs while ensuring overall safety and compliance;

N-Tracking empowers the dispatcher with flight situational awareness, with aircraft position reports and alerting;

AODB, NAVBLUE’s Airport Obstacle Database, supports the calculation of take-off and landing performance of Pelita Air Services in case of an engine failure.

PT Pelita Air Service also uses Navigation+ as the navigation database for their FMS (Flight Management System). In addition, Performance Factor Optimizer (PFO), NAVBLUE’s web-based tool helps ease the overall Aircraft Performance monitoring process. This web application automatically computes the corrective fuel factor representing each aircraft in its current state of performance leading to accurate fuel prediction.

Capt. Bambang Tarunaning P, Vice President Operations Regular of PT Pelita Air Service, said: “By partnering with NAVBLUE for the launch of our Digital OCC project, we are enhancing our Operational Safety and Efficiency by creating accurate, optimised and efficient processes that integrate into our other operational systems, boosting situational awareness, reducing workload, and minimising human error”.

Briac KERIHUEL, Chief Commercial Officer of NAVBLUE, says: “We are proud to support PT Pelita Air Service in their paperless implementation, aligning with their commitment to sustainable aviation. The aviation industry is increasingly reliant on data analytics to enhance flight operations. As airlines around the world strive towards a truly digital Operations Control Centre (OCC), Mission+ is proving to be the key enabler that they need to get there.” 

About PT Pelita Air Service: PT Pelita Air Service is an Indonesian airline based in Jakarta which operates fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. PT Pelita Air Service has served charter flights since January 1970 and regular flights since April 2022. Today, PT Pelita Air Service operates 5 Airbus A320-200s for regular flight.

About NAVBLUE: NAVBLUE is a leading services company, wholly owned by Airbus, dedicated to Flight Operations & Air Traffic Management Solutions and services for airlines, airports and Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs), on the ground and onboard. NAVBLUE combines aircraft manufacturer expertise, flight operations know-how and agile development to enhance operational efficiency, optimize resources and increase productivity, for a safe and sustainable aviation.

NAVBLUE delivers a reliable, optimum and customized user experience to more than 500 customers worldwide, 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 500 employees spread across the world, with offices in Canada, France, Poland, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, UK and US and representatives in several other countries across the globe. 

Discover NAVBLUE’s solutions here: www.navblue.aero.

We are pleased to announce that as of 5th of May Bamboo Airways decided to implement Logipad EFB/EFF solution to digitize their flight management and to efficiently manage the briefing process

Bamboo Airways has chosen Logipad as their Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) and Electronic Flight Folder (EFF) solution, marking the beginning of their digital flight management journey. Effective from May 5th, Bamboo Airways will implement Logipad to digitize their flight management processes and enhance the efficiency of their briefing procedures. This decision demonstrates the airline’s embrace of the digital era. Bamboo Airways, the largest hybrid airline in Vietnam, will benefit from streamlined flight management, resulting in more efficient briefings for all flight officials. Currently operating 30 aircrafts across all three fleets (Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Airbus A320 Family, and Embraer 190), with plans to expand the fleet to 100 aircrafts by 2028, Bamboo Airways operates nearly 200 flights per day, boasting a remarkable 97% on-time performance. With the assistance of Dextradata’s Logipad Software, Bamboo Airways will continue to soar across Vietnam and worldwide. We appreciate your trust in DextraData’s Logipad Software and look forward to the exciting journey ahead.”

⎯ Suite includes Mission+, N-Flight Planning, N-Tracking, N-Ops & Crew and Navigation+
⎯ 27+ Airbus aircraft to be equipped

flyadeal, one of the youngest and fastest growing low-cost airlines in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Middle East has chosen NAVBLUE Operations Control Centre (OCC) suite and Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) applications for its all-Airbus aircraft fleet, to optimize its operations and streamline its operational workflows, creating more added-value.

In addition to Mission+, NAVBLUE’s Electronic Flight Assistant, flyadeal has selected the OCC suite including N-Flight Planning, N-Tracking and N-Ops & Crew, as well as Navigation+, and will benefit from a fully integrated and enhanced user experience.

The newly implemented NAVBLUE suite will enable complete, seamless, end to end connectivity from OCC to aircraft, taking advantage of onboard FOMAX Aircraft Interface Device to allow real time connection to avionics parameters. The NAVBLUE ecosystem allows automated transition of data from ground to air and return, maximising operational flow while minimising workload, bringing truly cutting edge technology to the airline.

● Mission+, the Electronic Flight Assistant, gathers all the information pilots need in one single application on a globe-centric display. Mission+ is a true flight assistant, which reduces pilot workload and streamlines the flow of information between ground and onboard systems. It includes an electronic flight folder for mission management, navigation charts and airport moving map, weather information, and is integrated with Flysmart+ for aircraft performance calculations, documentation and checklists. Mission+ will support flyadeal pilots in all flight phases from preparation to closure;
● N-Flight Planning will help the airline optimize on fuel, time, and cost to meet operational needs while ensuring overall safety and compliance;
● N-Tracking will offer flight situational awareness, with aircraft position reports and alerting;
● N-Ops & Crew will empower flyadeal with the ability to plan and distribute their network schedules, maintain full operations control with configurable operating rules, as well as manage and optimize crew schedule planning, day-of-ops, crew control, crew training and qualifications, and crew mobile access all within one single solution;
● Navigation+ is part of the NAVBLUE Aeronautical Data Portfolio that delivers reliable and comprehensive aeronautical information to operate, support the avionics safety functions,
and increase situational awareness. flyadeal will use Navigation+ as Navigation Database
for their FMS (Flight Management System).

flyadeal is the first airline in Saudi Arabia to benefit from these managed-by-exception, highly
automated and integrated flight operations solutions.

“Thanks to this fully integrated suite, our pilots will benefit from the latest technology in terms of OCC and EFB, taking our operations to the next level. NAVBLUE’s tailored solution will help streamline both our cockpit and ground operations, thus enhancing our pilot experience and creating more added value for our company”.

Con Korfiatis, CEO of flyeadeal

Originally a domestic carrier, flyadeal, launched 5 years ago in Jeddah, is now growing and operating international flights to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) / Middle East and further afield (Istanbul, Georgia). The current fleet of 27 aircraft should increase to 60 in the coming years.

About NAVBLUE: NAVBLUE is a leading services company, wholly owned by Airbus, dedicated to Flight Operations & Air Traffic Management Solutions and services for airlines, airports and Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs), on the ground and onboard. NAVBLUE combines aircraft manufacturer expertise, flight operations know-how and agile development to enhance operational efficiency, optimize resources and increase productivity, for a safe and sustainable aviation.
NAVBLUE delivers a reliable, optimum and customized user experience to more than 500 customers worldwide, 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 500 employees spread across the world, with offices in Canada, France, Poland, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, UK and US and representatives in several other countries across the globe.
Discover NAVBLUE’s solutions here: www.navblue.aero

Toulouse, France, November 12th 2020

In November, NAVBLUE and Ultramain Systems signed a cooperation agreement to integrate Ultramain Electronic Logbook (ELB) into NAVBLUE’s Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) applications.

ULTRAMAIN ELB replaces aircraft paper flight logs with an easy-to-use, touch-screen interface that speeds communication between cockpit crews and ground maintenance teams. ULTRAMAIN ELB enables faster turnaround times, so aircraft spend more time in the air and less time on the ground. 

NAVBLUE’s Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) includes an Electronic Flight Folder application in the cockpit and a ground tool which manages the workflow between OCC systems and the on-board applications. It covers all mission data required for a flight, including archiving of any reporting and associated data.

Airlines are constantly looking for integrated solutions to facilitate their daily operations and this cooperation agreement will allow them to have their EFB and ELB solutions in the same platform.

“We are very excited about what this agreement means to the aviation community”, said John Stone, Vice President of Product Management for Ultramain Systems. “Products contained within NAVBLUE’s Electronic Flight Folder and ULTRAMAIN ELB already operate in the hands of common customers, it’s a natural conclusion that the two products should be interoperable. Through both purposeful technical advancement and unforeseen worldly events, the aviation industry will react to the need for digital products and the efficiencies they bring.  The partnership will evolve the flight deck ecosystem with best in class digital products. This agreement will allow users to seamlessly navigate, and data to freely flow, between NAVBLUE’s EFB and ULTRAMAIN ELB providing a more streamlined flight deck workflow. This will be a game changer in the industry.” 

Juergen Thevenin, Head Of Business Development & Partnerships at NAVBLUE said: “I am pleased to see NAVBLUE and Ultramain Systems joining forces to bridge flight operations and maintenance applications in a seamless interface. Integration and data exchange will simplify user experience and push innovative features such as automated performance update depending on aircraft technical status.”