The Aircraft IT Operations eJournal is published every 3 months and contains white papers written by leading consultants/experts and case studies from the IT users themselves, the airlines and aircraft operators. There are also sections detailing the latest news items and latest technology updates to allow you to keep up-to-date with this rapidly developing sector of the industry.
> CASE STUDY: Taking basics to the next level at Frontier Airlines
Casey Meeks, Technical Standards Captain, Frontier Airlines
> CASE STUDY: A new Weight & Balance, Takeoff, and Landing Runway Performance solution at Kalitta II
William Pletzke, Director of Safety, Kalitta Charters II
> CASE STUDY: MYAirline builds the right foundations
Capt. Dharmaraj Naiker, Director of Flight Operations, MYAirline
Capt. Kuhan Ananhavadivel, Head of Safety and Quality, MYAirline
> CASE STUDY: A digital solution for greater flight efficiency at AeroLogic
Frank Appeltrath, Head of Flight Ops & Support, AeroLogic
Vincent Togel, Fleet Chief B777, AeroLogic
> HOW TECHNOLOGY WORKS: Making better informed decisions about weather
Guy Maylatt, Aviation Product Manager, Tomorrow.io
> The world according to IT and me
Paul Saunders, Solutions Director, Vistair Systems
> VENDOR FLIGHT LOGS: Logipad
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> CASE STUDY: AI powered fuel efficiency at Wizzair
Jaime Romero Waldhorn, Fuel Efficiency Manager, Wizzair
> CASE STUDY: A new flight operations IT solution for Sunclass Airlines
Lene Nielsen, Business Analyst, Sunclass Airlines
Peter Friis Hojgaard, Head of Flight Operations, Sunclass Airlines
> CASE STUDY: Philippine Airlines steps up to fuel efficiency with an intelligent solution
Captain Leo Ezquiel Reyes Bernabe, VP-Flight Operations, Philippine Airlines
> CASE STUDY: Integrated quality and safety management for Icelandair
Bjorn Gudmundsson, Safety Manager, Icelandair
Florian Lis-Srajer, Project Manager, ASQS
> HOW TECHNOLOGY WORKS: The evolution of a Flight Management system
Pawel Kruk, CEO, Leon Software
> VENDOR FLIGHT LOGS: Conduce, ASQS, and NAVBLUE
> CASE STUDY: British Airways – Our most important journey yet
Captain Spencer Norton, Manager Flight Efficiency & Evaluation, British Airways
> CASE STUDY: Accurate measurements mean better aircraft performance management at Norwegian
Nurdan Pakdil, Performance Engineer, Norwegian
> CASE STUDY: SunExpress – Taking Digital Enterprise-Wide Manuals to the Next Level
Orcun Yuksel, Documentation Senior Specialist, SunExpress
> Column: The world according to IT and me
Paul Saunders, Solutions Director, Vistair
> VENDOR FLIGHT LOGS: Comply365
> CASE STUDY: Star Air Cargo gets an EFB for today and the future
Shaine Labuschange, EFB Technical Administrator, Star Air Cargo
> WHITE PAPER: EFB latest developments and what’s next?
Kalus Olsen, EFB Admin Services
> HOW TECHNOLOGY WORKS: Appreciate your time: Logipad upgrades for an efficient future
Dirk Leese, Manager Process Automation Practice, DextraData
> Column: The world according to IT and me
Paul Saunders, Solutions Director, Vistair
> VENDOR FLIGHT LOGS: Honeywell, Tomorrow.io, Weathernews International, Yonder, and StorkJet
> CASE STUDY: A flight planning solution that works for Loganair
Owen Purday, Senior Flight Support Officer, Loganair
> CASE STUDY: Going paperless from the start at PLAY
Finnbogi Karl Bjarnason, Director Flight Operations, Operations at PLAY
> SURVEY: Aircraft IT 2022 Survey on Optimization Platforms and new IT Technologies
> Column: The world according to IT and me
Paul Saunders, Solutions Director, Vistair
> VENDOR FLIGHT LOGS: Lufthansa Systems, DextraData, and ASAP
> CASE STUDY: Success with a complex implementation at Sunclass Airlines
Lene Nielsen, Business Analyst Nordic Leisure Travel Group IT at Sunclass Airlines
Karl-Oskar Tollsten, Head of Product Management, N-Ops & Crew at NAVBLUE
> CASE STUDY: A new EFB adds real value to Jet Aviation
Juan Amestoy, Senior Director Flight Operations / NPFO at Jet Aviation
> CASE STUDY: Titan replaces the paper log book with an electronic solution
Sara Bellis, Systems Data Integrity Engineer, Titan Airways
Vera Bankina, Senior Project Manager, Conduce
> CASE STUDY: The road to optimization of Fuel Planning
Juan Dorantes, Chief of Fuel, Volaris;
Francisco Becerril, Navigation & Performance Leader, Volaris
Itzel Rodríguez León, Chief of Ops & Maintenance Systems, Volaris
> Case Study: New Technology – Saving Fuel & CO2 at Air France
Delphine Guérin, Head of Flight Efficiency Department, Air France
Kim Heap, Project Manager – Flight Efficiency, Air France
Elisabeth Monteiller, Europe Sales Manager, Safety Line
> White Paper: Future profits from connected aircraft
Joshua Ng, Director and expert on Airline Apps and Connectivity, Alton Aviation Consultancy
Alan Lim, Engagement Manager, Alton Aviation Consultancy
> White Paper: Achieving growth during adversity
Krister Genmark, Director of Operations Americas, Web Manuals
> Solutions in Practice: Securely mounting the EFB
Mike Schulter, Managing Director, PIVOT
> How Technologies work: Tail-specific models
Dr. Emil Kaptur,Head of Research and Development, StorkJet
> Case Study: Digital documents at Canadian North
Chris Pye, Manager, Flight Operations Administration and Ahmad Minkara, Maintenance Asst. Production Manager at Canadian North
> Case Study: SpiceJet saves fuel and gets stronger
Nittin Gulati, Deputy General Manager IT, SpiceJet
> White Paper: Collaborative Air Traffic Management
Henk J. Hof, Manager ICAO and Concepts, Eurocontrol
> New Technology: A single support portfolio for Ops
Igor Dimnik, Director, Airline OCC and Crew Application Portfolio, SITA
> Case Study: Sharing Turbulence information at JAL
Kosuke Saeki, Project Leader – Service menu development team, WNI and Fumiya Homma, Operation Safety and Quality, Japan Airlines
> White Paper: Securing a better post-COVID future
Michael Bryan, Founding Principal & Managing Director, Closed Loop Consulting
> Case Study: Performance Monitoring at Wizz Air
Jaime Romero Waldhorn, Fuel Efficiency Manager, Wizz Air
> Case Study: Optimal flying saves fuel and time at Norwegian
Stig Patey, Captain B737 / Manager Fuel Savings, Norwegian
> Case Study: Digitizing the EFB, Flight Operations and Compliance
Bruno Speck, Head of Ops Support, Edelweiss Air
> Solutions In Practice: Real life essentials in five-minute case studies – Wizz Air W&B Solution
Maciej Zochowski Regional Ground Operations Manager, Wizz Air and Mateusz Godun, CEO, Evionica
> White Paper: Act now to secure the future: Part 1
Michael Bryan, Founding Principal & Managing Director, Closed Loop Consulting
> Case Study: Modern fuel efficiency at LOT Polish Airlines
Kamila Gizynska, Leader of the fuel efficiency team, LOT Polish Airlines
Mateusz Dziudziel, Head of the fuel department, LOT Polish Airlines
> Case Study: Scheduling and more at Empire Airlines
Melanie Ellingson, Director of IT, Empire Airlines
Dan Perich, Manager of Dispatch and Scheduling, Empire Airlines
Tom LaJoie, President, eTT AViation
> EFB should stand for enhanced flight bag. Part 3
Sébastien Veigneau, dgBirds President and Air France A320 Captain
> Case Study: The value of digitization at Air Hong Kong
Atila Taran, Manager Line Operations, Air Hong Kong
Emil Ahlgren, Sales Manager EMEA, Web Manuals
> Will Trajectory Based Operations (TBO) usher in a new way of working? Part 2
Michael Bryan, Founding Principal and Managing Director, Closed Loop Consulting
> EFB should stand for enhanced flight bag. Part 2
Sébastien Veigneau, dgBirds President and Air France A320 Captain
Aircraft IT Operations Issue 43: July / August 2020
> Case Study: An EFB Case Study from SriLankan Airlines
Capt. Tharindu Palihawadana, Technical Pilot, SriLankan Airlines
> MAJOR INDUSTRY COVID-19 SURVEY: 2020
Covid-19 impact on and responses from aviation IT developers and vendors
> Case Study: Involving pilots in fuel saving at JetSmart
Leandro Alberto Castillón, Chief of Flight Ops Engineering & Manuals and Luis Feres Molina, Flight Operations Engineer at JetSmart
> Will Trajectory Based Operations (TBO) usher in a new way of working? Part 1
Michael Bryan, Founding Principal and Managing Director, Closed Loop Consulting
> EFB should stand for enhanced flight bag. Part 1
Sébastien Veigneau, dgBirds President and Air France A320 Captain
Aircraft IT Operations Issue 42: March / April 2020
> Case Study: Building an Innovative Route Optimizing Flight Planning Platform at Qantas
Mike Riegler, Manager Business Innovation and Support Flight Services, Qantas
> Case Study: Big Data Improves Operations and Fuel Performance at Cebu Pacific
Francesc Torres, Director Operational Support, Cebu Pacific
> Solutions In Practice: The Importance of a Regulator Approved Device Fixed Mount in the Cockpit at Southwest Airlines
Alex J. Rodrigo, Director of Engineering/FAA-DER, Avionics Support Group, Inc. (ASG)s
> Vendor Flight Logs
Comply365; Logipad; eTT Aviation
> Case Study: Supporting key operational transformations at Alaska Airlines
Ryan Papineau, Automated Test Engineer, Alaska Airlines;
Jeff Crose, Software Development Engineer, Alaska Airlines
> White Paper: FAA EFB Policy update
Brian Hint, Aviation Safety Inspector – Flight Technologies & Procedures Division, FAA
> Case Study: Sophisticated EFB Mounting Solutions
Joe Nanini, Assistant EFB Administrator, United Airlines;
Amy Ashkinazy, EFB Manager, Southwest Airlines;
Matt Swee, PIVOT
> Solutions In Practice: How LOT Polish Airlines leveraged efficiencies from improved aircraft performance monitoring
Leszek Danielski, Flight Operations Engineer, LOT Polish Airlines
> Case Study: Optimizing Statistical Contingency Fuel at Lufthansa Cargo
Michael Lingermann, Fuel Efficiency Manager, Lufthansa Cargo;
Delyan Savchev, Data Scientist, Honeywell
> Case Study: Digital Efficiency in Flight Operations, Safety and Compliance at Luxair
Florence Baudin, Legislation and Quality Representative, Luxair;
Santiago Mesa, Sales Executive – Aeronautical Engineer, Web Manuals
> Case Study: Using Bid Data to Drive Efficiency at Volotea
Jordi Garcia, Operations Engineering Analyst A319, Volotea
> Case Study: Achieving Operational Efficiency at SAS via a Fully Supported Document Management Solution
Carina Dahlqvist, Publishing Manager, SAS Group Operations
> Case Study: Automating Manual QAR Collection at Air France
Aircraft IT Operations – July / August 2014
Case Study: Norwegian EFB Connectivity
Klaus Olsen, EFB Manager B737 Ops Flight Support, Norwegian
EFB Tablet Strategy: Apple iPad vs Microsoft Surface
Capt Hank Putek Jr., B777 International Pilot & Training Committee Member, Allied Pilots Association (APA)
Capt. Brian C. Tighe, Deputy Chairman Training Committee, Allied Pilots Association (APA)
Case Study: The Power of XML – For Dynamic Operation Manuals on EFBs at TUIfly
Sebastian Franz, Referent Director Flight Operations, TUIfly
Klaus Fenchel, Managing Director, Ovidius
Plus: Vendor Flight Log, Industry News, Technology Updates, Live Software Demo Webinars, Past Webinar Recording Library, Operations Software Directory, Latest Vacancies, plus more..
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Aircraft IT Operations – May / June 2014
United Airlines EFB Program Case Study – Introducing EFB across multiple fleets
John Hancock, Assistant Editor, Aircraft IT
Aeroflot OCC and HCC IT Upgrade Case Study – A giant step into the future
Gesine Varfis, Advisor to the COO, Aeroflot Russian Airlines
EFB the Enabler: EFB that supports an organizational strategy for operational improvement
Phil Benedict, Customer strategy Development, Closed Loop Consulting
Plus: Vendor Flight Log, Industry News, Technology Updates, Live Software Demo Webinars, Past Webinar Recordings, Operations Software Directory, Latest Vacancies, plus more.
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Aircraft IT Operations – March / April 2014
Thomas Cook electronic techlog (ETL) Case Study – A Well-Managed Improvement
Stuart Deathridge, Manager Engineering Projects, Thomas Cook Airlines
Big Data Management for Optimized Fuel Efficiency
Nishant Balakrishnan, Senior Managing Consultant – Travel & Transportation, IBM Global Business Services, IBM
Nico Metzger, Marketing Manager, Airbus Services and Customer Support, Airbus
Application Modernization: Is it better to update Legacy Systems rather than buying new?
Benjamin Walther, CEO, aviationexperts
Marc Borkowsky, Business Analyst, aviationexperts
Plus: Vendor Flight Log, Industry News, Technology Updates, Live Software Demo Webinars, Past Webinar Recordings, Operations Software Directory, Latest Vacancies, plus more.
Aircraft IT Operations – Winter 2013
Modern Workflows to Publish Operations Manuals on EFBs / iPads
Lutz Kohlert, Office Coordinator Postholder Operations, Germania
Torsten Machert, Managing Director, EasyBrowse GmbH
Data Analysis for Advanced Fuel Management
Siow Litingtung, Fuel Consultant, OSyS
Graham Smith,Analytical Capability Engineer, OSyS
Delivering Aircraft Performance Data to Tablets / iPads
Geneth Daley, Director Aircraft Performance, Navtech
Plus: Vendor Flight Log, Industry News, Technology Updates, Live Software Demo Webinars, Past Webinar Recordings, Operations Software Directory, Latest Vacancies, plus more.
Aircraft IT Operations – August /September 2013
Tablet Strategy: The Next Generation
Paul Saunders, Operations Director, Conduce Group
Aircraft IT Fuel Efficiency Survey 2013 – The Results
Fuel is the largest single cost of operating aircraft and is also the source or airline”s controversial emisions. So how are airlines and operators approaching the problem?
Smart Content takes Tablets and iPads in the Flight Deck to the next level
Capt. John Badger, Customer Engagement and Mobility Program Owner, InfoTrust Group
Ed Kase, Product Manager Flight Operations and Mobility Solutions, InfoTrust Group
A Digital Aircraft Future – how to leverage the most advantage from the latest aircraft
Mario Sabourin, Product Manager EFB, SITA
Plus: Vendor Flight Log, Industry News, Technology Updates, Live Software Demo Webinars, Past Webinar Recordings, Operations Software Directory, Latest Vacancies, plus more.
Aircraft IT Operations – June / July 2013
White Paper: The Problem with EFB Implementation
Capt. Michael Bryan, Principal, Closed Loop Consulting
Case Study: Saving Fuel at Condor
White Paper: Leaving and Arriving Safely and Efficiently: Airport Data
Arno Broes, Partner and Commercial Manager, ACFT PERFO
Regular Column: A Question of Integrity?
Paul Saunders, Operations Director, Conduce Consulting
Plus: Vendor Flight Log, Industry News, Technology Updates, Live Software Demo Webinars, Past Webinar Recordings, Operations Software Directory, Latest Vacancies, plus more.
Aircraft IT Operations – April / May 2013
Safety Management – There”s a System for IT
AK Sachdev Senior Vice President Safety & Quality, Sheorey Digital Systems Limited
BA CityFlyer Case Study: ETL – A Brave new world
Dave Cooper, Line Maintenance Manager, BA CityFlyer
BYOD: A double edged Sword
Alex Wood, Marketing Manager at Point to Point
SriLankan Airlines Case Study: iPad EFB made easy
Capt. Ranga Amadoru, Deputy Chief Pilot T&S, SriLankan Airlines
Regular Column: Are we ready for metadata? And what is it anyway?
Paul Saunders, Operations Director, Conduce Consulting
Plus: Vendor Flight Log, Industry News, Technology Updates, Live Software Demo Webinars, Past Webinar Recordings, Operations Software Directory, Latest Vacancies, plus more.
Aircraft IT Operations – February / March 2013
iPad – Managing a Digital Environment
Niall O”Sullivan, CEO, Arconics
Etihad Case Study: Information Saves Fuel and Reduces Emissions
Mauricio J. Arias,
The ”Digital Aircraft” – Heralding a New Generation of Aircraft Operations
Mario Sabourin, Senior Product Manager EFB, SITA
Regular Column: Are Business Cases Stifling Innovation?
Paul Saunders, Operations Director, Conduce Consulting
Alternative Training Qualification Programme (ATQP)
Capt. Mark Linney, Co-Founder & Director, Evoke Systems
Plus: Vendor Flight Log, Industry News, Technology Updates, Live Software Demo Webinars, Past Webinar Recordings, Operations Software Directory, Latest Vacancies, plus more.
Aircraft IT Operations – Autumn 2012
White Paper: Fuel Management: A Piece of Cake or an Art?
Gesine Varfis, Managing Consultant, Lufthansa Consulting
Column: The world according to IT & me! The Consumoerisation of Software
Paul Saunders, Operations Director, Conduce Consulting
Case Study: iPad Case Study: Much more than an EFB
Wolfgang Sperber, Administrator EFB & Operations, Aerologic and Jurgen Glaeser, Product Manager, T&A SYSTEME
White Paper: Integrated Systems or Integrate your Systems
Ingunn Ingimars, IT Consultant, Aviation42
Case Study: Speaking a Common Language – Air Canada Communications Software
Douglas Bernie, Manager Airline Operations IT, Air Canada
Plus: Vendor Flight Log, Industry News, Technology Updates, Live Software Demo Webinars, Past Webinar Recordings, Operations Software Directory, Latest Vacancies, plus more.
Aircraft IT Operations – Summer 2012
White Paper: What is an EFB? The FAA explains their evolving policy and advice
Brian Hint, Aviation Safety Inspector (Operations), FAA
Column: The world according to IT & me! Will Windows 8 be the silver bullet we were hoping for?
Paul Saunders, Operations Director, Conduce Consulting
Case Study: A warm reception for iPad EFB in Alaska
Captain Jim Freeman, iPad Project Pilot, Alaska Airlines
White Paper: HTML5 Demystified
Steve Crabb, CEO and Ingunn Ingimars, IT Consultant, Aviation42
White Paper: Already 2013 for ETS stage 2.
Guido Harling, Lead Auditor, ETSVerification GmbH
Plus: Vendor Flight Log, Industry News, Technology Updates, Live Software Demo Webinars, Past Webinar Recordings, Operations Software Directory, Latest Vacancies, plus more.
Aircraft IT Operations – Spring 2012
Case Study: Use of the apple iPad on the Flight Deck
Hank Putek Jr. B-777 Pilot, American Airlines
White Paper: A new approach to Cost of Weight (COW)
Stef Denuwelaere, CEO, Leading Edge
New Column: The world according to IT & me! iPad as an EFB: great functionality but what about the battery?
Paul Saunders, Operations Director, Conduce Consulting
White Paper: Aircraft Connectivity – not just another node on your network
Walt Akerley, Technical Director Airline Systems, Aeromechanical Services (FLYHT)
White Paper: IT and the pendulum
Shaun Rattigan, Technical Director, Aviation Intelligence
Plus: Vendor Flight Log, Industry News, Technology Updates, Live Software Demo Webinars, Past Webinar Recordings, Operations Software Directory, plus more.
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Aircraft IT Operations – Winter 2012
White Paper: Future EFB Platforms and Hardware. iPad is not the only choice.
Christophe Mostert, Managing Partner, M2P Consulting GmbH
White Paper: Managing Fuel Spend.
Siow Litingtung and Simon Mayes, Consultants, OSyS
White Paper: How to Ensure an Effective Fuel Saving Program
Ian Britchford, Head of Fuel Conservation, ETS Aviation (Formerly easyJet Fuel Conservation Manager)
White Paper: The Future of Operations Control
Christian Lambertus and Benjamin Walther, Managing Partners, aviationexperts PCS GmbH & Co. KG
Plus: Vendor Flight Log, Industry News, Technology Updates, Live Software Demo Webinars, Past Webinar Recordings, Operations Software Directory, plus more.
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AircraftIT Operations – Autumn 2011 – Contents
White Paper: iPad/Tablets in Flight Operations – Trend or Solution?
Paul Saunders, Operations Director, Conduce Consulting
White Paper: Why does the industry always start projects in the middle?
Capt. Michael Bryan, Principal, Closed Loop
White Paper: Integrated Operations and Hub Control Management
Gesine Varfis, Managing Consulting Airline Operations, Lufthansa Consulting
White Paper: Roserting Optimisation Made Simple.
Dean Stewart, Managing Director, Betley Bridge Consulting
Plus: Vendor Flight Log, Industry News, Technology Updates, Live Software Demo Webinars, Operations Software Directory
AircraftIT Operations – Summer 2011 – Contents
Case Study: How to Implement Fuel Savings linked to EFB
Capt. Joachim Scheiderer, Manager Flight Operations Engineering, Lufthansa CityLine
White Paper: Operational Data as a Global Business Asset
Shaun Rattigan, Technical Director, Aviation Intelligence
White Paper: Getting the right Data Transmission for the job.
Sergio Martins, President, LinkSMART
Case Study: Great Service whenever, wherever, whatever, however – THAI’s Cabin Attendant Pre-flight Study and Briefing System has revolutionised crews’ ability to deliver great service.
Jatooron Suwannarut, Department Manager IT Management Operations, Thai Airways International
White Paper: Taming the ETS-Compliance Beast with smart use of IT Systems
Guido Harling, Founder & Managing Director, Tasc4Aviation
Plus: Industry News, Technology Updates, Live Software Demo Webinars, Operations Software Directory
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AircraftIT Operations – April/May 2011 – Contents
White Paper Designing the Enterprise Solution
Bud Sittig, President; Jim Becker, Partner, Flight Guidance LLC
Case Study EFB: Posing Questions and Offering Answers
John Christian Paulshus, Head of Business Development Operational IT Solutions, Norwegian
White Paper Fuel Efficiency through IT Support
Capt. Marcel Martineau, President, TFM Aviation Inc.
Case Study Pilot-In-Command or Processor-In-Command?
Ping Na Thalang, Vice President IT, Bangkok Airways
White Paper Business Intelligence – More than just Information Alone
Gesine Varfis, Managing Consultant, Lufthansa Consulting
Plus: Industry News, Technology Updates, Live Software Demo Webinars, Operations Software Directory
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