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VIM Airlines of Russia joins global OASES user community 

Commsoft, a world leader in aviation engineering and maintenance systems, is pleased to announce that VIM Airlines, one of the largest airlines in Russia, has chosen OASES to support both its scheduled and charter passenger operations.

OASES, designed to combine ease of use with an industry-leading technical sophistication, is structured in a modular format and for its current fleet of ten Boeing 757-200s and four Airbus-319, VIM Airlines has opted for all of the following modules: Core; Airworthiness; Planning; Production; Materials; Line Maintenance Control; Warranty.

The airline’s use of OASES is scheduled to go live progressively in 2015.

Nick Godwin, MD of Commsoft, commented:
“We’re delighted that VIM Airlines has joined the ever growing, worldwide community of OASES users and we’re looking forward to working closely with them to ensure a successful implementation process. Their decision is further evidence that we really have developed a truly ‘best of breed’ MRO IT system.” 

Mr Alexander Kochnev, General Director of VIM Airlines, added:
“OASES offers VIM Airlines a flexible engineering management solution that fits the needs of our dynamic business operations.”

New Topographic Charts Are Available for Apps

RocketRoute is pleased to announce that new topographic charts are now available in our system!

(NOTE: available for iPad/Android Apps only).

This data is prepared and enriched for aviation purposes using OSM data.

Install this product today and make you VFR flying easy and pleasant! One time purchase, annual updates available.

Just go to the shop page and choose the necessary country and chart. After purchase instantly download charts to iPad, iPhone or Android device.

Do not forget about the main advantages of Rocketroute Apps that allow to prepare flights, file flight plans and navigate using a moving map capability in-flight.

Rocketroute has integrated two types of charts into the system to meet all your requirements! Charts are available under the 1: 250 000 scale and 1:500 000 scale.

Charts are downloaded in full and remain available during flight for navigational use.

Detailed map information includes:

– Motorways, Roads, Tracks

– Buildings, Villages, Towns and Cities

– Terrain data

– Rivers, Forests

1:250 000 Charts

RocketRoute 1:250,000 Topographic Charts provide detailed terrain information for helicopter, gliding and fixed wing navigation and flight planning.

Ideal for VFR and Yankee and Zulu flight planning.

Check examples of screenshots for the UK below.

1 : 500 00 Charts

RocketRoute 1:500,000 Topographic Charts provide detailed terrain information for fixed wing navigation and flight planning.

Ideal for VFR and Yankee and Zulu flight planning.

Check examples of screenshots for the UK below.

If you any questions please contact our team at support@rocketroute.com

IFS Applications #1 in Aerospace and Defence EAM and FSM software

IFS’s position as market leader once again confirmed by research and advisory firm ARC Advisory Group
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has been identified as the number one vendor in market share in enterprise asset management (EAM) and field service management (FSM) software for Aerospace and Defence (A&D) industries by ARC Advisory Group, the leading information technology research and advisory firm for industry and infrastructure.

In its publication “Enterprise Asset Management and Field Service Management Global Market Research Study,” ARC Advisory Group recognises IFS as the leading supplier to the global aerospace and defence industry. According to the report, IFS has gained market shares in aerospace and defence in each of the last three years, growing nearly 25 percent since 2012.

“Aerospace and defence is a sector with significant requirements for traceability, asset serialisation, and heavy maintenance, repair and overhaul,” ARC Research Director for Enterprise Software Ralph Rio said. “The key users are the military, defence contractors, and commercial aviation sectors – all of which require high equipment reliability for a large number of mission-critical assets. IFS has a long history of strength in the A&D market with both commercial and military customers.”

Director of the global IFS A&D Centre of Excellence Graham Grose commented, “IFS products are developed with dedicated vertical industry software components and expertise, enabling us to provide a solution that fits the client’s specific asset lifecycle management requirements. In the A&D industry, this means addressing the specific needs of those in the field by supplying a solution that provides support when and where needed.”

IFS customers in aerospace and defence include BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, SAAB, GE Aviation, HAL, and Emirates.

For more information on ARC’s findings, visit here to view an overview or obtain the full-length report.

Aeromexico Group takes off with AMOS

At a glance

• Flag carrier Aeromexico and regional airline
  Aeromexico Connect to implement AMOS
• Project kick-off already in April 2015
• Usage of optional module “Financial Multi
  Entity”

Footprint further increased in the Americas
Swiss-AS is pleased to announce that the Aeromexico Group has selected AMOS for managing its full spectrum of maintenance activities as the outcome of an extensive market review. Since the opening of the AMOS office in Florida over four years ago, AMOS’ footprint has significantly expanded in the Americas region and Swiss-AS is happy to welcome another prime customer from the region into the AMOS community.

Benefit from using “Financial Multi Entity”
“We would like to thank Aeromexico for the trust placed in Swiss-AS and our software AMOS. Our proven “Financial Multi Entity” functionality will surely support the airlines efforts for further group-internal synergies,” states Ronald Schaeuffele, CEO of Swiss-AS.

The “Financial Multi Entity” module allows the two financially independent airlines to work in the same AMOS environment, taking advantage of centralized processes while maintaining separate general ledgers.

The project was already kicking off last month in the headquarters in Mexico City. The training will focus on a trainthe-trainer approach along with e-learning for the 1,500 designated AMOS users within the company.

About Grupo Aeromexico
Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V. is a holding company whose subsidiaries are engaged in commercial aviation in Mexico and the promotion of passenger loyalty programs. Aeromexico, the largest airline in Mexico, operates more than 600 daily flights and its main hub is in Terminal 2 at the Mexico City International Airport.

Its destinations network features more than 80 cities on three continents, including 45 destinations in Mexico, 16 in the United States, 16 in Latin America, three in Europe, two in Asia and three in Canada.

About Swiss AviationSoftware and AMOS
AMOS is a comprehensive, fully-integrated MRO software solution being developed and distributed by Swiss AviationSoftware. Swiss-AS, a 100% subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines has more than 130 customers worldwide and belongs to the industry-leading MRO software providers. Our loyal customer base includes pure operators of all sizes, major low-cost, regional and flag carriers, large airline groups and MRO providers. In the Americas, AMOS is distributed through a partnership with Lufthansa Systems. For more information, please contact us via marketing@swiss-as.com or visit us at SWISS-AS.COM

“We are pleased to deepen our partnership with Swiss-AS, in order to keep Aeromexico daily maintenance operations under the highest quality standards” says Andres Conesa, CEO of Aeromexico.

ADSoftware successfully implements AirPack in Asia; Thai Express Air & City Airways

ADSoftware, one of the leading international aviation software firms, is pleased to announce the successful implementation of their AirPack maintenance and logistics system for two more airlines in Thailand; City Airways and Thai Express Air.

ADSoftware’s presence in the Asian aviation industry began in 2006 when the French MRO* software specialist partnered with Aviation Engineering & Planning Services (AEPS), for the exclusive distributorship of AirPack in the Middle East and Asia. Together they have signed 11 operators on the Asian continent in countries like Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.

AEPS has provided on-site B2B training and support for City Airways and Thai Express Air, to facilitate the software installation phase.  The cargo airline, Thai Express Air currently operates a single B737-300(F), while low cost carrier (LCC), City Airways is operating a B737-400 and 1 B737-800. The Don Mueang based LCC offers domestic flights as well as regional flights to popular destinations like Hong Kong and China.

Commenting on the successful launch of the AirPack solution for the two airlines, the CEO of ADSoftware Fred Ulrich said, “Our principle is to get as close to the customer’s needs as possible, while meeting the highest possible standard of regulatory compliance and cost effectiveness”.

AEPS Administrative & IT Director also commented, “We have been implementing the AirPack suite for several years now to meet the airworthiness needs of our customers. The fact that we can easily customize the software to generate the information at the customer’s request makes AirPack our software of choice”.

*MRO: Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul

IFS demonstrates in-memory capabilities for IFS Applications 9

IFS announces plans to deliver an in-memory optimised update to IFS Applications 9 in 2015

IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces its plans for in-memory capabilities at IFS World Conference in Boston. Real-world scenarios using real-time data analysis in IFS Applications™ were run thousands of times faster through the use of in-memory database technology.

IFS’s in-memory database technology brings companies closer to their businesses by allowing speedy analysis and reporting of transactional data rather than of data stored in warehouses, which is only updated periodically. It also supports IFS’s strategy to use visualisation and analysis built into processes and tasks in the application to improve transparency and decision making on every level of the organisation.

As part of the in-memory offering, IFS also revealed IFS In-Memory Advisor™- a new tool designed to help customers apply in-memory technology to the areas of IFS Applications where it will yield maximum effect. The in-memory offering will be included in an update to IFS Applications 9 planned to ship in the fourth quarter of 2015.

By applying the in-memory capabilities, many analytical queries go from taking minutes to fractions of a second.

“The benefits of in-memory kick in when you have about a million records in a table, with the greatest effect seen when you are processing hundreds of millions of records,” IFS CTO Dan Matthews said. “The speed of narrow analytical queries can be increased by hundreds or thousands of times, whereas broader queries might increase by a factor of up to ten, and some are not affected at all. Using real customer data, we see compression ratios ranging from 3:1 to 10:1, so you need much less memory than the data occupies on disk.”

The memory need is further reduced by IFS’s evolutionary approach to in-memory databases. Rather than constantly storing the entire database in-memory, which is not necessary or especially beneficial, IFS has developed IFS In-Memory Advisor. Designed and delivered as part of the IFS in-memory offering, IFS In-Memory Advisor helps customers apply in-memory technology only to those parts of IFS Applications that it will offer the most significant benefits. This ensures the optimal balance of using in-memory where beneficial while leaving the rest of the data on a less expensive disk.

“IFS has always believed in evolution rather than revolution. We believe in offering in-memory capabilities to our customers on their own terms. We are not forcing them to throw out their existing databases and skills, go through a major upgrade, or repurchase their IFS Applications user licenses,” Dan Matthews continued.

Cargolux Engages with navAero for Toughpad EFB System

May 18, 2015 Sundsvall, Sweden — navAero announced today Cargolux Airlines International S.A. has selected the navAero “Smart” Mount Tablet EFB System hardware applicable for the Panasonic Toughpad tablet for deployment on the airline’s 747-400BCF and 747-400ERF fleets. navAero will also be supplying technology and engineering services to fulfill the detailed requirements of the airlines EFB program.

The fully-ruggedized Panasonic Toughpad incorporates MIL-STD-810G standards to withstand a 4-foot drop, all weather dust and water resistance and features a 10.1-inch daylight-readable display with multi touch capabilities…making it an ideal EFB platform. The ToughPad will be deployed in the navAero “Smart” Mount system with the integrated Power Interface module which will be linked to certified connectivity with aircraft power for device charging. The integrated system will allow Cargolux to realize maximum functionality of the Toughpad tablet as a deployed portable EFB device usable in all phases of flight.

Simone Giordano, President, navAero Group, stated: “We are extremely proud to have Cargolux join the ever growing number of commercial airline operators who have made the business decision to embark on an EFB program and have selected navAero as their solutions partner for providing cost effective deployment technologies. The commitment of Cargolux to navAero Tablet EFB solutions is a strong proof point as to the capabilities, range of services and product affordability that our company is delivering today to the commercial aviation marketplace.”

Arconics shortlisted for the Aviation Innovation Award

Arconics are delighted to be shortlisted for the Irish Aviation Authority Aviation Industry Awards 2015 in the category of Aviation Innovation for its AeroDocs EFB content management product.

Arconics set about extending its AeroDocs product as a solution for flight crews to becoming one key element of a complete nose-to-tail e-Enablement platform, on which several mobile applications could be installed – for flight crews, cabin crews, passengers, engineers and airline management and administrative staff.

The first customer of the expanded platform was Aer Lingus, an airline with a long tradition of IT innovation.

With results such as lower costs, reduced timescales, reduced workload, improved audit compliance and better staff awareness, both Aer Lingus and Arconics consider the project a great success given the high level of acceptance from flight crews within Aer Lingus.

Further, the regulator has allowed Aer Lingus to remove paper copies of manuals from the aircraft, saving some 35-40kg per aircraft, per flight –a significant weight and hence cost saving for the airline.

Such was the success of the platform, in 2014 it was purchased by Cathay Pacific Airways, the flag carrier of Hong Kong.

Arconics will also announce another customer for the platform in June 2015 – a top-tier and one of the fastest growing airlines in the world with some of the newest aircraft flying today.

About Aviation Industry Awards
The Aviation Industry Awards celebrate excellence in the aviation sector in Ireland. The trophies will be handed out at the glamorous Awards ceremony on Thursday, May 28th 2015 in Dublin.

Austrian chooses Tablet EFB System with Data Connectivity from navAero

Deploying the integrated navAero EFB system across all fleets will allow Austrian to realize maximum cost efficiencies of the Surface Pro 3 tablet as a portable EFB platform. An EASA STC for the navAero Tablet EFB system exists for all fleets except the B777 – the STC for which is scheduled for completion by mid-second quarter, 2015. The installation of the EFB provisions will be done with minimal ground time so to speed the deployments…with first installations planned to commence in late second quarter, 2014.

Dr. Philipp Haller, A320-Captain and EFB-Administrator, Austrian Airlines stated: “The unique design of the navAero Tablet EFB system showed that they had the right technology solution to meet our requirements. And their credentials as a Microsoft Designed for Surface partner further qualified them as being the right partner for Austrian. It will allow us to reduce weight, cost and effort and will also enable us to achieve greater flight operations efficiency and improved situational awareness for our cockpit crews.”

Simone Giordano, President, navAero Group commented: “Throughout the past year, we have worked closely with Austrian to document and demonstrate our technology and how our Tablet EFB system could meet the specific needs and requirements of their EFB program. It’s a flexible  system that can interface with our own technology as well as integrate with technology already deployed on our customer’s aircrafts. Ours is a system that brings together all the components under strict certification approvals that provide for the utmost in reliability and usability. The system’s flexibility to adapt to different needs in terms of platform and capability and aircraft configurations is its core added-value.”

Giordano continued: “We are delighted to add Austrian to our family of airline customers who have embraced EFB technology and look forward working with them in the implementation of their EFB program.”

IFS announces global availability of IFS Managed Cloud on Microsoft Azure

Customers can now benefit from a fully managed, single-tenant cloud offering where IFS will manage the cloud infrastructure, operating system, database, middleware, and IFS Applications

IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces the global availability of IFS Applications™ as a fully managed service on Microsoft Azure. IFS Managed Cloud on Microsoft Azure, which was revealed today at IFS World Conference 2015, offers customers a flexible and cost-effective way to benefit from IFS Applications.

Optimised for IFS Applications versions 8 and 9, IFS Managed Cloud is a security-enhanced single-tenant cloud within the world-class Azure environment. Customers can decide how and when changes are made to IFS Applications, specify maintenance and upgrades to suit their business needs. The offering enables a company’s internal IT staff to focus on supporting business requirements rather than administrative maintenance and upgrades.

“IFS Managed Cloud marks a major milestone in our company’s history as it offers our customers a new set of options for deploying, running, and using our solutions,” IFS CTO Dan Matthews said. “We have designed IFS Managed Cloud to provide flexibility, improved security, and reliability at a level that would be very expensive to achieve in any on-premise installation. Coupled with the layered application architecture of IFS Applications 9 and the ability to utilise Azure’s global network of data centres, we are offering a truly future-proof cloud solution that reduces complexity, risk, and cost.”

“While more and more companies are turning to the cloud to increase speed and reduce costs, it is important to remember that not all solutions are equal,” said Vibhor Kapoor, Director of Product Marketing, Microsoft Azure. “Improved security, global availability, and the ability to integrate with companies’ existing IT assets are also important factors for cloud adoption. IFS Managed Cloud on Microsoft Azure taps into these capabilities in an ideal way to allow organisations to utilise the power of the cloud.”