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ADSoftware is proud to announce that Veteran Avia, the newly formed Armenian airline has selected ADSoftware’s aviation dedicated software AIRPACK to manage its cargo fleet which operates worldwide.

To assist its expansion plans, the cargo airline Veteran Avia has seen the need for a powerful maintenance software to manage its expanding number of aircraft, bases and stocks. The objective was to find a provider capable of offering both guarantees for reliability and simplicity. The French software developer and publisher ADSoftware has been chosen because of its proven implementation methodology and track record worldwide. An agreement has been signed on May 2012.

Together with Rayyan Air in Pakistan, Veteran Avia is part of the Aerospace Consortium FZE. The UAE based aviation group is focused on aircraft leasing, with fleet of Eastern and Western aircraft specialising in wet lease of both fixed and rotor wing aircraft. Short and long term solutions are provided as well as operation in risky areas and excess cargo aircraft capacity. Veteran Avia was only created in June 2010 in Yerevan – Armenia and operates three B747- 200F and three IL-7TD6. The rapidly growing cargo airline now has hubs in Jedha for two aircraft operated for Saudia airline for Africa and North Europe and one in Sharjah operated in Charter between UAE, Kuwait and Pakistan.

The coordination between Veteran Avia’s project management and ADSoftware engineering team has maintained the focus and the objectives. ADSoftware has already started the implementation of its AIRPACK Fleet Management System and Logistics Solutions comprising of AIRTIME (Fleet management- CAMO), AIRSTOCK (Inventory control – Logistic), AIRDOC (Documentation management), AIRUSER (Security management) and AIRSTAT (Reliability and statistic reports).

Veteran Avia is very much aware that the user’s ability and willingness to adopt the new system will depend in part on the type of training they will receive. This has been carefully thought about and a realistic time frame has been scheduled. The training session will very soon start in Sharja – UAE. ADSoftware will provide an instructor on site for five days. This session will focus primarily on AIRSTOCK (stock inventory, purchase orders, receipts, repairs, provisioning requests…). Following this training, according to what has been achieved, a second session of six days will be planned. Fred Ulrich says “We really believe in a flexible approach and a case to case scenario in terms of training. From experience, this approach is comfortable for users and allows a quicker and greater achievement”

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About Veteran Avia
Established in 2010, Veteran Avia is a cargo airline based in Yerevan, Armenia. From its primary base at Zvartnots International Airport the carrier operates charter freight services to destinations in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Veteran Avia operates three B747-200Fs and three IL76 cargo aircraft worldwide. The planes are available for ad-hoc charters or long term leasing. Visit www.veteran.aero for more information.

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About ADSoftware
ADSoftware is a thirteen year old IT company based in France, with offices in Thailand, Brazil and South Africa. Specialised in Aviation software, the company has developed a fleet management system and logistic package called “AIRPACK”. This system meets the needs of airlines operating fleets between 2 and 25 aircrafts, as well as Maintenance and Repair Organisations (MRO) and Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisations (CAMO).
The strength of ADSoftware is the simplicity of its product. It is Microsoft Windows® ready, Web-enabled, multilingual and complete training can be done in five days. The company provides 24/7 online technical support, with extremely competitive pricing that is up to 40% lower cost than competitors. Visit www.adsoftware.fr for more information.

Press Information: a.guillot@adsoftware.fr
General Information: contact@adsoftware.fr

Earlier today, Moelis Capital Partners (MCP) – a private investment firm out of New York – announced a definitive agreement to acquire Mxi Technologies. MCP is a middle market private equity firm founded in 2007 in connection with the formation of Moelis & Company, a global independent investment bank.  MCP manages $700 million of committed private equity capital and specializes in traditional private equity investments in the middle market, and has targeted Aerospace and Defense companies as one of the key investment areas in their portfolio.

MCP has an excellent track record in growing and developing businesses and sees great potential for Mxi:

• The company and its current management team stay intact to support Mxi’s drive to expand its market footprint – a ringing endorsement for the company. 
• Dave Seibel, President and CEO of Mxi Technologies and Chairman of the Board, now welcomes Kurt Larsen, Greg Share, and Jim Johnson of MCP to the Mxi Board replacing the existing board members.

Copies of the press releases announcing the acquisition, and the new Board of Directors can be found on the Mxi Website:

• Moelis Capital Partners Announces the Acquisition of Mxi Technologies
• Mxi Technologies Announces New Board of Directors

If you have any questions, please contact me at 613-747-4698 ext 7517 or trisha.cooke@mxi.com.

Entire SWISS fleet now managed in AMOS

“Having a complete technical overview of all SWISS data in AMOS has reduced the complexity of the fleet management while significantly increasing cost transparency,” states Peter Wojahn, Chief Technical Officer of SWISS.

Before the in-sourcing process was finalised, SWISS managed only the Avro and A330 fleet in-house. SWISS has now taken over the responsibility for 84 instead of the 32 aircraft so far. This also means that SWISS relies heavily on AMOS in its full extent to cope with the significant strategic change.

Managing the 84 aircraft and more to come will now be the daily business of SWISS Technical Services.

Project “Manumea“ successfully completed

Project “Manumea” was launched by SWISS to in-source its Part M and Line Maintenance activities from an external MRO provider. Now SWISS Technical Services is responsible for the entire fleet including the A320 and A340 aircraft. After months of preparation, the transfer of services from the 3rd party MRO provider to SWISS Technical Services took place successfully in April 2012. Since the SWISS MRO data for the A320 and A340 aircraft was historically kept in the maintenance provider’s system, the data was transferred into AMOS in the context of the Manumea project. Several working groups with assigned tasks ensured that AMOS quickly came up to speed in managing the complete SWISS fleet. The data transfer, as in most projects, was the major hurdle to overcome. The main challenge was that the data in the legacy ERP system was structured differently to that of a typical MRO software. However, the project team, supported by Swiss-AS experts, solved this issue successfully and this guaranteed that the go-live was on time.

About Swiss International Air Lines

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is Switzerland’s national airline, serving 70 destinations in 37 countries from Zurich, Basel and Geneva and carrying some 15 million passengers a year with its 90-aircraft fleet. The company’s Swiss WorldCargo division provides a comprehensive range of airport-to-airport airfreight services for high-value and intensive-care consignments to about 120 destinations in over 80 countries. As the airline of Switzerland, SWISS embodies the country’s traditional values, and is committed to delivering the highest product and service quality. With its workforce of some 7,600 personnel, SWISS generated total operating income for 2011 of CHF 4.9 billion. SWISS is part of the Lufthansa Group, and is also a member of Star Alliance, the world’s biggest airline grouping.

About Swiss AviationSoftware and AMOS

AMOS – developed and distributed by Swiss AviationSoftware – is a comprehensive, fully-integrated software package that successfully manages the maintenance, engineering and logistics requirements of modern airlines and MRO providers by fulfilling all airworthiness standards. Swiss-AS is a 100% subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines Ltd., and counts more than 100 customers worldwide to its loyal customer base, including pure operators of all sizes, major low-cost, regional and flag carriers, large airline groups and MRO providers.

The fact that none of them has ever replaced AMOS by another system speaks for itself. Swiss-AS’ AMOS is the industry-leading MRO software in Europe and one of the best-selling solutions world-wide. Swiss-AS has its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, and is also represented in Miami, FL, USA.

Conduce Software & Thomas Cook Airlines

Conduce Software are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a contract by Thomas Cook Airlines to provide hosting and support services for their CAA approved Electronic Techlog and Electronic Flight Bag (ETL/EFB). The contract runs for three years with the work to transition the support and service taking with immediate effect.

The current ETL/EFB solution has been in place with Thomas Cook for a number of years, but when the current provider expressed their desire to exit from the EFB market last year Conduce Software were well positioned to take over the service having already been contracted by Thomas Cook to develop iPad data acquisition software for their pilots. Conduce Software were selected from three tendering companies and have been working with the current provider to ensure there is a relatively seamless transition of service and that licenses are in place to grant usage of the various patents and intellectual property behind the solution.

What is an electronic Techlog?

All flights are required by law to be recorded in the aircraft’s technical logbook. This log details where the aircraft flew from and to and the aircraft utilisation, namely for how long it was flying and how many landings it made. This data is essential to schedule maintenance and safety inspections for the aircraft. A copy of each logbook page is required to remain on the aircraft with a copy staying on the ground at the last destination and another copy being sent back to base. The use of paper of course has its issues and airlines have sought to replace antiquated paper, post and fax systems with more up to date electronic systems. The ETL system in use by Thomas Cook does exactly this. Each aircraft is equipped with a ruggedized laptop installed with the ETL software to record all the data normally entered onto a paper logbook and this data is synchronised after each flight with a centralised server. That uploaded data is then transferred to the airline’s maintenance system for processing and analysis. The solution in use by Thomas Cook also provides a number of additional tools for the pilot and line engineers and is known collectively as an electronic flight bag partially replacing the bulky black bags filled with paper charts and manuals that most pilots use.

Conduce Director Wayne Enis said: “As well as providing service and support for Thomas Cook for the existing systems we will be developing and enhancing the ETL software. At present the software only works on PC based laptops, but we would like to offer potential customers the option to choose whatever platform they wish. There is a new Windows operating system being launched later this year, so preparing the software to work with Windows 8 is an obvious first step, but converting the software to work on iPads or Android tablets is an obvious next step and one we are already working towards.”

Thomas Cook General Manager for Line Maintenance Rob Woods is looking forward to seeing how a small company like Conduce Software can differentiate themselves from larger companies who are normally in the EFB arena. “We have been working with Conduce for some time on a number of smaller software projects and we have been very pleased with their ability to react and meet our requirements. I am confident in their ability to be nimble and provide innovative solutions to complex aircraft maintenance problems and that this can be scaled up for a project like this.”

About Conduce Software

To put it simply, “WE MAKE SOFTWARE”… You can buy software we have already made or we can make software especially for you. Either way, our focus is on using the latest and greatest technologies to solve complex problems with simple and useful software.

We have a small and agile development team, so we are able to turn great ideas into REAL working software in a very short period of time. However we are pragmatic and flexible enough to adopt approaches and methodologies that work best for the specific problem.
Our own software reflects what we believe:

• Our software is targeted to performing a specific function flawlessly. No bloat.
• Our software has open architecture to allow it to connect to other systems.
• Our software is designed around the user. No added complexity.
• Our software is mobile and adaptable to work anywhere on any platform.

Founded in 2010 Conduce Software is based in Nuneaton in Warwickshire at the Eliot Park Innovation Centre.

About Thomas Cook

Thomas Cook UK & Ireland is the second largest leisure travel group in the UK with around 19,000 employees and is part of Thomas Cook Group PLC

Thomas Cook UK & Ireland has a network of more than 800 high street stores (Thomas Cook and Going Places), a leading website (www.thomascook.com) and some of the world’s favourite travel brands.

The Company’s airline, Thomas Cook Airlines, operates a fleet of 44 aircraft and flies from various regional airports to destinations worldwide.

For further information please contact Paul Saunders on paul.saunders@conduce.net or call +44 333 888 4066

Zurich, Switzerland – 09 May 2012 – The fuel savings software from Aviaso will be used at Monarch Airlines to support Pratt & Whiney’s fuel conservation program. Monarch Airlines selected Pratt & Whitney’s fuel conservation program, EcoFlight Solutions, reaching a 5-year agreement (see attached Press release). 

Aviaso is the exclusive provider of Fuel Efficiency software for Pratt & Whitney, offering a full range of data analysis, reporting, and monitoring tools to help airlines save fuel and reduce emissions. 

For the implementation at Monarch Airlines Aviaso has appointed a dedicated team, which configures the software according to the needs of Monarch Airlines and integrates the software with the airline’s various existing IT systems.

The fuel conservation software from Aviaso includes more than 100 ready-made analysis reports. These reports allow an airline to thoroughly understand the fuel consumption and to identify potential fuel savings. Furthermore, the Aviaso solution not only identifies the fuel savings, but also helps in actually achieving these savings by rigorously monitoring the various fuel saving initiatives for each and every flight.

Aviaso (www.aviaso.com) is an international software company developing products exclusively for the aviation industry. The focus of Aviaso is on complex, operational aviation topics such as Fuel Efficiency, EU-ETS, Aviation Reporting, and Crew Communication. Additionally, Aviaso has a long experience in integrating aviation IT systems and also develops the Aviation Portal – a leading intranet solution for aviation companies.

Contact
Aviaso Inc.
Roumen Jordanov
+41 55 422 0000
roumen.jordanov@aviaso.com

AMOS will enhance competitive advantage

Flybe Aviation Services has chosen the fully-integrated software package AMOS  to manage its entire aircraft maintenance, engineering and logistics’ requirements.

The AMOS implementation is expected to take between 12-15 months and will incorporate business process mapping, ‘gap’ analysis, data migration, key-user workshops and key and enduser staff training for 600 potential users. It will replace Flybe’s current and somewhat fragmented in-house built legacy system and leverage greater efficiencies and cost savings.

John Palmer, Managing Director Flybe Aviation Support, says: “For some years, there has been an aspiration for Flybe Aviation Services and Flybe UK to have an M&E system that can be used to leverage and exploit technological advances and in turn also satisfy our business and regulatory requirements. We are therefore extremely pleased that we have concluded this agreement with Swiss-AS to implement AMOS  in order to satisfy the diverse and individual demands of the 20 divisional units that comprise our engineering facility.”

The fully integrated Swiss-AS AMOS system is one of the market leaders in M&E software and, FAA and EASA compliant, is being continually developed to meet the needs of its customers.

Swiss-AS CEO, Ronald Schaeuffele, adds: “We are honoured to have been awarded this prestigious contract to implement AMOS for Flybe that will also play a key role in supporting its planned fleet expansion.”

Mr Palmer concludes: “We’ve established a close working relationship with Swiss-AS during the AMOS evaluation process and look forward to embedding this advanced system into our operations to enhance our competitive edge by providing value for money maintenance services to our expanding list of high profile global clients.

About Flybe

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline with 196 routes serving 17 countries, operating from a total of 93 departure points, 35 UK and 58 European airports.

Flybe’s headquarters are at Exeter International Airport with 14 additional bases across the UK, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The airline employs over 3’000 staff of which 745 are engineers.

Flybe operates a fleet of 80 aircraft including Bombardier Q400 turboprop, Embraer 195 and E175 that is maintained by Flybe Aviation Services (Line and  Base maintenance) which also offers its MRO services to third parties.

Moreover, the carrier  placed a multi-billion dollar order with Embraer in July 2010 for up to 140 Embraer 175 and E-family aircraft, the first deliveries having arrived in December 2011.

In August 2011, Flybe jointly acquired Finnish Commuter Airlines (Finncomm) in a 60-40% partnership with Finnair.

About Swiss AviationSoftware and AMOS Swiss-AS’ AMOS is the industry-leading MRO software in Europe and one of the best-selling solutions world-wide, developed and distributed by Swiss AviationSoftware. It is a comprehensive, fully-integrated software package that successfully manages the maintenance, engineering and logistics requirements of modern airlines and MRO providers by fulfilling all airworthiness standards. Swiss-AS is a 100% subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines Ltd., and counts more than 100 customers worldwide to its loyal customer base, including pure operators of all sizes, major low-cost, regional and flag carriers, large airline groups and MRO providers.

Swiss-AS has its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland and is also represented in Miami, FL, USA

IRVINE, CA – May 3, 2012 – InfoTrust Group (InfoTrust) announced today that it has been awarded a multi-year contract by Esterline Control Systems to provide XML-based ATA iSpec 2200 and S1000D publication solutions. Esterline manufactures Korry products at its Everett, Washington facility.

InfoTrust, a global supplier of aerospace publishing and content solutions, will be utilizing its software and service capabilities to create and maintain ATA iSpec 2200 and S1000D technical content for Esterline customers. The XML content, which can be used to publish traditional Component Maintenance Manuals (CMMs) as well as more modular, targeted service information, can be dynamically tailored to a wide array of current and future customer needs.

As part of the agreement, InfoTrust will provide a turnkey solution for Esterline that includes authoring services from some of the industry’s most experienced technical resources, software capabilities via the TechSight/X suite of publishing solutions, and on-site project management to ensure quality and responsiveness to Esterline’s day-to-day needs.   

The solution provided by InfoTrust will ensure that Esterline stakeholders and content end-users benefit from:

• A consistent “look and feel” for the technical publications used across Esterline’s Korry product families
• Improved flexibility in conforming to the diverse content standards required by customers for the integration of multi-vendor content and the support of components in the field
• Enhanced productivity for Korry customers through access to the highest quality technical documentation tailored for their environments
• Lower publication costs and improved accuracy for Esterline’s technical publishing teams

“InfoTrust was a natural choice to meet our long-term technical publishing needs,” stated Erik Andersson, Central Engineering Manager at Esterline. “Their combination of technology and domain expertise is unique in the marketplace,” Anderson continued, “and their ability to extend our publishing capabilities while lowering costs was something no other vendor could match.”   

“We are pleased that Esterline Control Systems has selected InfoTrust to meet their technical publishing needs. We look forward to a mutually beneficial partnership that will allow Esterline to improve the maintainability of their products and meet emerging business requirements more 17671 Cowan Avenue, Suite 200, Irvine, CA 92614-6078 efficiently than ever before,” stated Geoffrey Godet, InfoTrust Group President and CEO.

ABOUT INFOTRUST GROUP

InfoTrust Group has been a recognized leader in the Aerospace, Defense, Manufacturing, Automotive, High-Tech, Publishing and Health Care industries for more than 25 years. Today, our unique global approach is based on an in-depth knowledge of  content, data and standards such as XML, SGML, S1000D, DITA, ATA and Military Standards.  We deliver solutions to hundreds of companies, including international and Fortune 500, for their information processing, conversion, authoring, content and change management, publishing and distribution objectives.  InfoTrust Group’s wide range of end-to-end solutions provide a strong ROI  that increases productivity and produces more accurate and reliable information.  To learn more about InfoTrust Group’s wide range of products, services and solutions, please visit www.infotrustgroup.com.

ABOUT ESTERLINE CONTROL SYSTEMS

Korry Electronics Company is marketed under the Esterline Control Systems brand and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Esterline Technologies Corporation. Esterline’s Korry products have been a trusted name in aircraft cockpit control solutions since 1937.

Contact:
Brian Morse  
Email:  bmorse@infotrustgroup.com 
Tel: (602) 773 5911 

AircraftIT for iPad reaches 2000 download milestone

Yesterday the AircraftIT iPad app was downloaded from the iTunes App Store for the 2000th time since launch in October last year. The app which complements the AircraftIT website which is a global portal for aircraft MRO and operations IT suppliers and buyers is developed by Conduce Software. After an initial flurry of downloads, which saw the first thousand downloads achieved in less than a month, there has been a steady trickle of new installs each week.

AircraftIT for iPad, is available as a FREE download on the iTunes App Store. Keep an eye out for the next version of AircraftIT with new content and features coming very soon. Preview AircraftIT for iPad here

Please contact us for information about Conduce Software’s bespoke iOS development services.
  

Leading Global Enterprise Integrated EFB solution now supported on iPad

Dublin, Ireland (2nd of May 2012) – Flightman today announced the availability of its award winning Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) applications suite for Apple’s iPad range of tablet devices.

The iPad has revolutionized the portable device market and has already established a solid foothold in the Aviation sector. In contrast to the many EFB “point” applications available today, Flightman offers a fully integrated EFB solution which is tightly integrated with the airlines’ operations systems and has the capacity to drive iPad adoption at an even greater level.

The Flightman EFB Solution Suite allows airlines to achieve optimized regulatory compliance, total operational efficiency, enhanced in-cabin passenger service and revenue opportunities by seamlessly connecting and integrating aircraft within airlines’ IT infrastructure. The company develops Aviation Software Solutions, which are incorporated in a Service to connect the aircraft to company systems and drive productivity and operational improvements.

This new addition to the Flightman product suite enables airlines to deploy Flightman EFB software applications on iOS or Windows based EFB Class 1 and Class 2 devices. Airline users will be able to connect to their ground-based enterprise systems using secure cellular, wireless and satellite communications. This EFB software solution meets all industry standards and manages the delivery of cockpit and cabin data between the crew and airlines’ backend business and operations systems.

Commenting on the iPad release, Joe McGoldrick, Chief Executive Officer of Flightman said, “Flightman on the iPad complements our existing product offering allowing airlines to install EFB applications on either crew or aircraft assigned devices or even a combination of both. The ability to deploy a common platform approach irrespective of hardware provides for system wide information sharing between crew, aircraft and operations, thereby facilitating the streamlining of processes and the realization of significant cost savings. We believe Flightman is the first true Enterprise level EFB suite of applications available for the iPad and we expect to see phenomenal interest in the aviation marketplace”.

About Electronic Flight Bag (EFB)
The Electronic Flight Bag is a general purpose computing device that can be deployed in the cockpit or assigned to flight crew to assist them in carrying out their functions. When combined with communications capabilities they provide a platform for the hosting of connected applications, which enable the bi-directional exchange of data with the airlines’ ground systems.

About Flightman
Flightman is an EFB software provider that automates and streamlines operations within the aviation industry. The Flightman family of products comprises innovative software technology which synchronizes an extensive data model between the aircraft and various airline ground systems, and provides forms and workflows tailored to various users to enable dramatic process improvement in the cockpit, cabin and on the ramp, thus reducing costs and enhancing efficiency in aircraft operations and maintenance. The EFB applications provided include the eJourney Log, Electronic Flight Folder, Weight & Balance, Large Content Manager, eTechlog, Forms Designer, Business Intelligence, Passenger Relationship Management and Cabin Technical Log.

(For further information, please visit www.flightman.com)

Press Contacts:

Diogo Serradas
Flightman
Tel: +353 1 806 1000
Email: diogo.serradas@flightman.com