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Yes Airways Selects Commsoft’s OASES to Support its New Charter Operations

• Commsoft is a leading global provider of MRO IT systems
• Commsoft’s OASES is one of the world’s most successful aviation engineering and maintenance systems, used by over 50 organisations globally
•  Start-up Polish airline Yes Airways has signed a 5 concurrent user deal with Commsoft for the use of its OASES system including new AMP revision management
• Commsoft will support Yes Airways’ rapid start up, helping to manage the first Airbus A320s to be operated by a Polish Airline

London, 30th March 2011

Yes Airways (“Yes”) www.yesairways.pl, a new Polish airline has chosen Communications Software (Airline Systems) Limited (“Commsoft”) www.commsoft.aero to provide it with market leading software systems for managing the maintenance of its fleet. Yes has chosen Commsoft’s Open Aviation Strategic Engineering System (“OASES”) to support its planned charter operations with Airbus A320 aircraft.

To begin with, Yes will be operating two Airbus A320s and the airline plans to expand, adding at least four more aircraft over the next two years. The flexibility of the OASES system means that Commsoft can extend the support it offers to Yes as it grows, adding more modules as the client requires them. Commsoft will help rapidly implement OASES so that Yes will be able to quickly obtain CAMO approval and begin operations as planned in late April this year.

At Yes Airways, the OASES system will initially cover:

• Reliability, Tech Logs and Defect Control
• Technical Records and Forecasting
• AD/SB Evaluation
• Planning and Workpack Production
• Digital Documentation for Workcard Manual Attachments
• AMP Revision Management

Nick Godwin, Business Development Director at Commsoft, commented on the deal:

“We are delighted to have won Yes Airways as a new customer and to be able to support its aggressive start up schedule. Key staff at Yes are former OASES users from other airlines and we are particularly pleased that we will be able to continue our excellent relationship with them. Yes Airways will be the first customer to ‘go live’ with new AMP management functionality in OASES.”

Jacek Łyczba, President of Yes Airways added:

“We were looking for a system that would be powerful enough to meet not only our current, but also future requirements in the course of dynamic growth, yet friendly and efficient in use. Therefore, we are very pleased with the selection of the OASES system, as well as excellent relations and professional support from the Commsoft team.”

Commsoft’s OASES is a sophisticated and easy to use system that is utilised by national and regional carriers, third party maintainers, cargo specialists, charter operators and specialist rotable stockists around the world. Commsoft has four regional centres in the UK, an international office in Australia and a technical support office in India.

For Further Information:

Communications Software (Airline Systems) Ltd
Press Office
M +44 (0)7739-461-061
T +44 (0)844-822-1658
E press@commsoft.aero

Notes to Editors:

About Commsoft

1. Communications Software was formed as a software house in 1971 and won its first airline contract in 1975
2. Commsoft is headquartered in Tiptree, Essex and has four additional offices in the UK and one in Australia
3. Commsoft’s market- leading product, OASES is utilised in around 50 airlines and maintenance organisations internationally to support 70 aviation operations

About OASES

1. The OASES system has a wide array of services ranging from implementation support, user training, system tailoring, as well as day-to-day help desk, maintenance support and update release services
2. All of these services together provide the user with the professional service and reliability our customers have come to expect
3. The product is constantly improved and refined in collaboration with airline and aircraft maintenance clients
4. This has been proven worldwide in a variety of live maintenance environments from large LINUX systems to PC networks
5. OASES has FAA, EASA and various national CAA approvals

About NextJet

1. NextJet was founded in 2003
2. NextJet currently provides an extensive domestic service from Stockholm’s Arlanda and Bromma airports to 19 destinations concentrated mainly in northern Sweden, with an international extension to Copenhagen, Denmark
3. Next Jet also operates taxi and executive charter flights with two business jet aircraft

SINGAPORE, 23rd March 2011 – Singapore based Flight Focus and Netherlands based Smart4Aviation announced a strategic partnership designed to mutually benefit the customers of both companies. The joint co-operation will begin with the integration between the Flight Focus PLATFORM™, an enhanced and connected Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solution with ‘open’ application hosting for Class 2 software, and Smart4Aviation’s EFB solutions supporting Aircraft and Runway Performance. Ralf Cabos, Managing Director of Flight Focus, said “Our customers will benefit through the integration of Smart4Aviation’s Performance calculator and analysis tools into the Flight Focus PLATFORM™. One of the key advantages of our ‘open’ system concept is the ability for Airlines to choose their own vendor solutions and have these run seamlessly on our PLATFORM. Coupled with our dynamically updated Weather and NOTAMs, Flight Crew will have more options available to optimize their Take-Off and Landing data, which will lead to enhanced safety and improved aircraft engine life through the ability to perform reduced thrust take-offs. Flight Focus will also be extending its Outsourced Flight Operations services to include S4A’s ground based Aircraft Performance solutions as required by its customers”.

Dirk Jan Baas, CEO of Smart4Aviation, said “This collaboration is another huge step forward, designed to give our customers full access to all of their airline operations information from any and all hardware platforms, from any location. The virtualization of the AOCC (Airline Operations Control Centre) has been a primary focus for Smart4Aviation; through the Web, Mobility solutions, and now with our new partner Flight Focus, through the best EFB hardware solutions available”.

About Flight Focus Pte Ltd
Flight Focus is a flight operations solutions and services provider for the aviation industry. The primary business is to provide airlines an open and complete Electronic Flight Bag solution resulting in savings and efficiencies almost immediately via the Flight Focus PLATFORM™. A well defined global delivery model enables a reduction in time-to-market and cost-of-ownership while offering world class quality solutions and services. Flight Focus headquarters is in located Singapore.

Following high demand for a more cost-effective EFB hardware solution, UK based aviation system specialists company BYTRONis delighted to announce the launch of its EFB application suite skybook^®on the Apple iPad.

skybook^®eFBon the iPadwas demonstrated at the Aircraft CommerceAirline & Aerospace, MRO & Operations IT Conference, Miami, 2^nd/3^rd March, alongside BYTRON’s existing Class I and Class II solutions.  This innovative and game-changing product received positive reviews from many major airlines and operators. The intuitive interface of the skybook^® system is enhanced by the leading-edge capabilities of the Apple iPad, creating a truly user-friendly EFB solution, that can be rapidly deployed.

Aviation Solutions Manager Simon Clayton commented; “At BYTRON we recognise the need for adapting and evolving our products in parallel with the ever-changing technology of today.  The launch of skybook^®eFBon the Apple iPad will revolutionise the EFB market; providing airlines and operators with a cost-effective solution through the utilisation of a hardware component that people are becoming increasingly familiar with.”

About BYTRON:

BYTRON is a UK based company specialising in aviation data systems, delivering weather, operational data and totally integrated 24/7 flight data management solutions for airlines, airports and air traffic control.  With over 25 years of experience supplying aviation systems to Air Traffic Control and Airline customers, we are experts at getting the right data, to the right place, at the right time.

The BYTRON team is second to none within the industry, comprising software developers, software testers, business and aviation specialists.  The company’s design philosophy is, and has always been, to provide highly flexible, technically innovative, and compliant user oriented solutions.  We believe in being adaptable; reacting quickly to customer requests, enhancing our products to improve the service and help our users.

iPadis a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

MIAMI, 4th March 2011 – Flight Focus today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Dutch Antilles Express (DAE) to install its enhanced Electronic Flight Bag solution, the Flight Focus PLATFORM, onboard the Airline’s entire fleet.

Flight Focus will implement the Flight Focus PLATFORM, an encompassing solution that will integrate fully with DAE’s Flight Operations, Engineering, Maintenance and Finance Departments’ business processes, and allow ‘always on’ connectivity between their aircraft and ground stations through Iridium Satellite Communications (enhancing operational efficiency and supporting flight safety). Flight Focus will also be working with DAE to implement Cabin Wi-Fi and GSM SMS services to enhance the customer experience in the air.

Flight Focus’s Managing Director, Mr. Ralf Cabos, yesterday said “We are delighted to be working with Dutch Antilles Express – our first customer in the Caribbean, to implement the Flight Focus PLATFORM across their entire fleet of aircraft, and adding value to their operation. We have the complete end-to-end solutions in place to support DAE’s growing fleet of aircraft, and with our regionally based staff and 24/7 support network we look forward to a long and successful relationship. With the global reach and cost benefits of Iridium®, the Flight Crew of DAE will have a real time messaging and alerting system that helps to support proactive decision making processes and maintain excellent on-time performance”.

Dutch Antilles Express President & CEO Mr Arnold Leonora, who was in Miami with Flight Focus to sign the agreement, said “As a fast growing airline in the region, we wanted a proven EFB solution that helps us to streamline our operations, support flight safety, and one that adds value to both DAE and to our customers. With the scalability offered by this system, we can also introduce new features into the cabin that allows our passengers to interact with their family, friends or work colleagues from the air”.

About Dutch Antilles Express

Dutch Antilles Express is a regional airline headquartered in Curacao. It operates high-frequency scheduled passenger services within the Dutch Caribbean and to Venezuela, Colombia and the Dominican Republic. The airline has flights originating out of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, and operates a mixed fleet of aircraft including ATR and Fokker 100. More information can be found at DAE’s main website, www.flydae.com

About Flight Focus

Flight Focus Pte Ltd is a flight operations solutions and services provider for the aviation industry. The primary business is to provide airlines an open and complete Electronic Flight Bag solution resulting in savings and efficiencies almost immediately via the Flight Focus PLATFORM. A well defined global delivery model enables a reduction in time-to-market and cost-of-ownership while offering world class quality solutions and services. Flight Focus headquarters is in located Singapore, with offices and staff located worldwide.

Contact Information:
Stef Slavujevic
Sales Director, Flight Focus
www.flightfocus.net
(T) +5999 6684115
(E) stef.slavujevic@flightfocus.net

Today announced that it has signed a new agreement with AirAsia to install its next generation Electronic Flight Bag solution, the Flight Focus PLATFORM™, onboard the Airline’s entire fleet, including more than one hundred Airbus A320 aircraft.

Flight Focus is pleased to announce that it has signed a new agreement with AirAsia to install its next generation Electronic Flight Bag solution, the Flight Focus PLATFORM™, onboard the Airline’s entire fleet, including more than one hundred Airbus A320 aircraft.

This is in addition to the services already provided by Flight Focus to AirAsia X, where the Airbus A330 and A340 fleets are already operating with its EFB on long haul flights to destinations in Europe, Middle East, Australia and throughout Asia.

Flight Focus shall implement the Flight Focus PLATFORM™ an encompassing solution for EFB / E- Charts / Iridium Satellite Messaging / Web- based portal  / Flight Tracking to name a few.

Flight Focus’s Managing Director, Mr. Ralf Cabos, yesterday said “We are delighted to have been entrusted by AirAsia to implement the Flight Focus PLATFORM™ across their entire fleet of aircraft, adding the A320 fleet to our already supported A330 and A340 fleets. It proves we have the right systems, methodology and support in place, and we very much look forward to adding more value to their AOC’s based in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

With the global reach and cost benefits of Iridium®, the Flight Crew of AirAsia have an ‘always on’ and ‘real time’ messaging and alerting system that helps support proactive decision making processes and maintain excellent on-time performance. Embedding the Flight Focus PLATFORM™ into the business processes of an airline is key to both the airline and our success; our teams of engineers, software developers and support personnel have and continue to work very closely with the entire AirAsia team.”

WestJet set Phase 1 of their FuelPlus EFM installation successfully into production.

After just four months from the initial user workshops, the joint implementation project team delivered FuelPlus modules for Planning, Contract Management, Inventory Management, Operations, and Accounting to the WestJet fuel group. Phase 1, completed in time and under budget, enables WestJet to automate fuel volume forecast and budget planning, fuel price maintenance, inventory monitoring, and invoice reconciliation.
 
In the second phase, scheduled for delivery by June 30, the implementation team will provide additional modules for Tendering, Supply Chain Management, and Tankering. Furthermore, FuelPlus has also implemented inventory valuation using FIFO methodology and is working with WestJet on the automation of their de-icing accounting process.

Miami – March 2011 – TRAX USA Corp. is proud to announce a new partnership with Zest Air. The carrier has selected TRAX Maintenance, the top-selling MRO software available in today’s market, to manage their MRO operations.

Jose Almeida, President and CEO of TRAX USA Corp., states “It is with tremendous excitement that we welcome Zest Air to the TRAX Family. The signing of this contract reiterates our growing presence in Asia, a region that continues to provide us with new customers and endless opportunities.”

Zest Air will implement e4, the latest version of TRAX Maintenance. Comprised of over 20 modules and catering to virtually every aspect of airline maintenance, TRAX Maintenance Software has been proven to be the complete MRO system solution for modern airlines.

TRAX Maintenance will benefit Zest Air in countless ways. From Material Management and Finance to Technical Records and Reliability, Zest Air will have aircraft, inventory, and maintenance activity information integrated into a single system.

About Zest Air

Zest Airways Inc. is an airline based in Pasay City, Manila in the Philippines. It operates scheduled domestic and international tourist services, mainly feeder services linking Manila and Cebu with 24 domestic destinations in support of the trunk route operations of other airlines. Its main base is Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila, and they have a hub at Mactan-Cebu International Airport

For more information please visit www.zestair.com.ph

About TRAX

TRAX USA Corp., with offices in the United States and United Kingdom, is the number one seller of airline maintenance software globally. TRAX Maintenance solution has been developed – with Airlines and for Airlines – to provide the most comprehensive and advanced MRO software solution available today. For more information about TRAX, please visit www.trax.aero.

For further information about TRAX Maintenance or media related inquiries call +1.305.662.7400 or e-mail sales@trax.aero

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