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Raunheim, August 27, 2020 – Lufthansa Systems today announced the launch of the New Demand Indicators (NDI) Dashboard, a web-based solution that displays schedule insights, weekly market size updates and current travel restrictions through an intuitive and user-friendly interface. The newly developed NDI Dashboard enables businesses operating in the aviation industry to analyze and evaluate ever changing supply and demand trends. Based on comprehensive information on scheduled vs. flown flights, supply-driven market size estimates and COVID-19 travel restrictions, decision-makers are able to make smart data-driven choices when rebuilding airline networks in the recovery phase.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought global air passenger traffic almost to a complete halt. “In these turbulent times we have been working hand in glove with our customers and discovered that most airlines were facing similar challenges,” said Simon Zemitis, Head of Network Operation Products at Lufthansa Systems. “We realized that airlines need a faster and a more flexible approach to adapt to new market conditions. To tackle this challenge, we developed an innovative solution that makes reliable market intelligence available promptly. Leveraging an agile development framework, we were able to come up with the brand new tool within just a few weeks.”

Based on industry-leading data sources and Lufthansa Systems’ proprietary models and algorithms, the NDI Dashboard includes the following key intelligence:

Scheduled vs. flown flights: Due to the current volatility in the air travel market, it is important to understand which airlines are resuming flight operations and what routes they are operating again. In order to facilitate network planning tasks, the dashboard compares scheduled flights with flights actually flown and filters the results at various levels such as by airline or by route.

Passenger demand: In normal times, historical passenger demand figures are an important source for understanding passenger behavior and determining future passenger demand. In times of COVID-19, these historical figures only have limited informative and predictive value. Lufthansa Systems has developed an innovative approach that reliably estimates current market sizes using an optimization algorithm based on supply indicators. By integrating this information into the dashboard, users can follow the development of relevant markets with just a few clicks, both on a global level and for specific routes.

Travel restrictions and COVID-19 case trends: In the current situation, travel restrictions triggered by COVID-19 are changing rapidly. Based on Lufthansa Systems’ flight planning solution Lido Flight, valid travel restrictions are extracted from Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs), processed and made available in the dashboard. The tool provides an extensive overview of COVID-19 related passenger and operational restrictions. It also displays the development of COVID-19 cases for each country. This gives airlines the opportunity to implement protective measures in time or to adjust the route network accordingly.

The NDI Dashboard is a lean web-based application featuring a user-friendly interface and clear visualization. “The concept was powered by our extensive network planning expertise, strong data science know-how and access to leading airline industry data sources,” said Jan-Peter Never, Product Owner NDI at Lufthansa Systems. “The information displayed in our dashboard can be downloaded, allowing users to further process and integrate the data into Lufthansa Systems’ solutions or other applications. Several airlines are already accessing the beta version of the NDI Dashboard and we look forward to making it available to a wider audience including airports and other stakeholders in the aviation industry.”

To access the NDI Dashboard visit: https://ndi.lhsystems.com/

About Lufthansa Systems

Lufthansa Systems GmbH & Co. KG is a leading airline IT provider. Based on long-term project experience, a deep understanding of complex business processes and strong technological know-how, the company provides consulting and IT services for the global aviation industry. Over 350 customers worldwide rely on the know-how of IT specialists at Lufthansa Systems. Its portfolio covers innovative IT products and services which provide added value for its customers in terms of enhanced efficiency, reduced costs or increased profits. The company is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2020 and, in addition to its headquarters in Raunheim near Frankfurt/Main, Germany, now has offices in 16 countries.

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www.LHsystems.com

SafetyCube integrates every aspect of operational safety and compliance. For this reason, many airports show interest in implementing this software. Saint-Pierre – Pierrefonds Airport, one of the two airports located in La Réunion island became a new SafetyCube user this Summer.

Learn more about SafetyCube: https://bit.ly/2KJKyY0

With the aim to enable airlines to save more fuel and further reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, Paris-based start-up Safety Line has just obtained a patent for its OptiDirect solution which is already operational on all Air France and Transavia flights.

Airline Flight Plans are often very constrained and do not always follow the shortest or most optimal route, taking into account winds and temperatures encountered along the flight. Once the aircraft is at cruise level, pilots have the possibility to request to ATC to grant them a ‘direct route’ or shortcut to save time and fuel. However, until now, they did not really have any tools in the cockpit to know which shortcuts have been previously flown and how much fuel and time could be saved based on the weather conditions of the flight. Thanks to machine learning algorithms applied to historical flight data, OptiDirect will recommend shortcuts that have been flown before, with an indication of the time and fuel that could be saved, thereby enabling pilots to make more efficient requests to ATC.

This is actually the 6th patent obtained by Safety Line, including a related patent in 2015 for OptiClimb, a solution that optimises the climb phase thanks to machine learning performance models for each tail, an innovative technology exclusive to Safety Line.

According to Pierre Jouniaux, Safety Line’s Founder & CEO, “Certain pilots would comment that they had access to user-friendly applications on their smartphones to identify shortcuts when driving their cars, but no equivalent in the cockpit. This has now been corrected thanks to OptiDirect”.

“Transavia is proud to be an innovation partner to Safety Line, and as such, to have been the launch customer for both OptiClimb and OptiDirect. We are very pleased with this new patent, which comes as a fruit of our cooperation” says Emmanuel Cachia, VP Flight Operations at Transavia France.

Jean Fernandez, VP Flight Operations at Air France adds: “I would like to congratulate Safety Line for this new patent. OptiDirect, which our pilots have been using since January 2020, aligns perfectly with our continued efforts towards implementing more eco-flying solutions and contributes to our sustainability commitments”.

AeroLogic, the joint-venture between DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo operating 777 freighters, innovates and becomes the first cargo airline to implement OptiClimb, a unique fuel saving digital solution developed by Safety Line, that recommends customized speeds to pilots for each climb.

Reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, a challenge for Cargo operators

Although the Covid-19 crisis has had less impact on cargo operations, it has further enhanced the general drive for more sustainability in aviation. AeroLogic is more than ever committed to pro-actively save fuel and reduce CO2 emissions. Climbout is one of the most fuel-consuming phases of the flight, especially for AeroLogic’s fully loaded 777Fs. Thereby, it offers the most potential for savings, but it is also the most complex phase, with many parameters changing simultaneously as the aircraft ascends.

Using Machine Learning to optimize climb speeds

Machine Learning allows to address this complexity. By building performance models for each aircraft based on historical flight data, OptiClimb allows to analyze thousands of scenarios taking into account individual aircraft performance and accurate 4D weather forecasts to recommend optimal climb speeds to pilots for each flight. Further to an OptiClimb trial involving more than 1,000 flights, AeroLogic has demonstrated average fuel savings of 234kg per climb, which could translate into a fleetwide carbon footprint reduction of at least 5,000 tons of CO2 per year.       

Continued innovation

In addition to implementing OptiClimb, AeroLogic is working with Safety Line to explore further flight optimization opportunities in all flight phases. For instance, AeroLogic was the first cargo operator to successfully trial OptiDirect, a solution that recommends shortcuts to pilots based on historical tracks flown and forecasted weather on the route. According to Managing Director Joe Moser, “Within AeroLogic, sustainable operations is a priority for all. We are excited to innovate with OptiClimb, a unique solution that empowers our pilots to further contribute to more efficient and greener operations.” Safety Line Founder & CEO, Pierre Jouniaux added “We are proud to have AeroLogic as first cargo airline customer. We look forward to working together towards even more flight efficiency.”

Air France is today pursuing its efforts in terms of innovation for carbon reduction by partnering with OpenAirlines, the leading global provider of fuel efficiency solutions. Under the agreement, OpenAirlines will continuously analyze the data of thousands of daily flights by deploying its eco-flying solution SkyBreathe® – which was developed in partnership with Transavia France, an Air France Group company – to identify fuel-saving opportunities to maximize Air France’s operational efficiency and thus minimize costs and carbon emissions.

This new initiative is part of Air France’s global commitment to reducing its environmental footprint through its fleet renewal, its piloting or ground handling practices, the use of biofuels, or its partnership with the Solar Impulse foundation aimed at developing innovative sustainable solutions for aviation. Air France has set an objective for 2030 to reduce by 50% its CO2 emissions per passenger/kilometer compared to 2005.

SkyBreathe® was one of the first innovative solutions to be labeled by the Solar Impulse Foundation. The software taps into the latest digital technologies by using sophisticated Big Data Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning. It automatically analyzes billions of data records to identify the most relevant saving opportunities and provides a series of recommended actions that can reduce the total fuel consumption by up to 5%.

“We applaud all airlines that can go beyond the collective industry goals; this new agreement shows Air France’s leadership in climate action. Topping the Dow Jones Sustainability Index in the airline category, the Air France KLM group is recognized as a leader in environmental performance. We are honored that Air France has chosen us to contribute to its clean recovery and to reduce its CO2 emissions further. As we are all working to rebuild our industry, severely impacted by the Coronavirus crisis, we will continue our unwavering commitment to helping airlines further reduce their costs and their carbon footprint at the same time.”

Alexandre Feray, CEO and founder of OpenAirlines

“Sustainability is a top priority at Air France, and one of our greatest opportunities to reduce aviation’s environmental footprint is through implementing more efficient procedures – both on board and on the ground – to make our operations greener.” said Jean Fernandez, Executive Vice President for flight operations at Air France. “We chose SkyBreathe® because OpenAirlines is a tech company with a longstanding experience in fuel efficiency combined with an agile mindset. Thanks to SkyBreathe®, we will better understand our operations and improve our flight efficiency by taking advantage of accurate data. Our ambition is to be more competitive while becoming a leader in environmental excellence.”

Air France joins the large community of airlines adopting SkyBreathe® to improve their fuel efficiency, including Norwegian, Malaysia Airlines, Cebu Pacific, GoAir, Atlas Air, and many other leading airlines.

About Air France:

Since 1933, Air France has been promoting and highlighting France throughout the world. With an activity divided between passenger transport, cargo transport, and aeronautical maintenance, Air France is a major air transport player. More than 45,000 staff that make up its workforce are committed on a daily basis to offering each customer a unique travel experience.

Air France is part of Air France-KLM, the leading air transport group in terms of international traffic on departure from Europe. With its three brands Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Transavia, the Group covers a network of 312 destinations in 116 countries and notably relies on its powerful hubs at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol. Its Flying Blue frequent flyer programme has over 17 million members. Air France and KLM are members of the SkyTeam alliance. With their partners Delta Air Lines and Alitalia, they operate the biggest trans-Atlantic joint venture.

Air France has set itself ambitious sustainable development objectives and is working to reduce and offset its CO2 emissions. As part of the Horizon 2030 programme, the company is committed to reducing its CO2 emissions per passenger/km by 50% between now and 2030 thanks to the integration of new-generation aircraft into its fleet, eco-piloting innovations and the progressive use of biofuels. Since 1st January 2020, Air France has been offsetting 100% of emissions on its domestic flights.

About OpenAirlines:

Based on the observation that every year, nearly 660 million tons of CO2 are emitted by airplanes in the world – representing 20 000kg of CO2 per second, OpenAirlines decided to act by developing innovative solutions to help airlines reduce their costs and environmental impact.

Created in Toulouse in 2006, OpenAirlines has drawn on 7 years of R&D before launching its eco-flying software SkyBreathe®. Relying on big data algorithms, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, the software automatically analyzes the large sum of data available in aircraft black boxes to provide recommendations to airlines and pilots that help them reduce their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

Today, SkyBreathe® is the most widely used eco-flying solution in the world. Its active community federates more than 42 airlines across the planet, including Transavia, Malaysia Airlines, Norwegian, Cebu Pacific, flydubai, and Atlas Air.

In 2019, its customers saved more than 150 million USD and 590,000 tons of CO2.

More information: www.openairlines.com 

India, 24 August, 2020: In the past months, the Indian aviation sector has been heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. As flights take to skies, GoAir, India’s most trusted brand, avails the opportunity to be at the forefront of environmental excellence by implementing SkyBreathe® eco-flying solution to improve its operational efficiency. This partnership will help GoAir become greener while reducing fuel costs and increasing competitive advantage.

Typically, fuel consumption accounts for as much as 30-40 percent of an airline’s operating costs and lower fuel burn ultimately contributes to substantial cost savings. To increase fuel efficiency, airlines need to identify the areas requiring improvement with the help of analytics and must drive behavioral change with their systems and processes.

SkyBreathe® is an innovative cloud-based software solution invented by OpenAirlines and used by more than 40 airlines and operators of all sizes and fleet types worldwide. The software features an Artificial Intelligence engine with cutting-edge algorithms to automatically analyze large amounts of flight data and assess operational efficiency improvements at fleet, route, and individual flight stage level. The Big Data solution considers the exact flight conditions, such as weather, flight path, Air Traffic Control, and payload, to produce optimum recommendations. It generates insights, which are shared with all stakeholders through synthetic and easy-to-read dashboard. Pilots can visualize their actual flights in 3D, and get an individual debrief on each fuel-saving best practice via a dedicated mobile app.

“Aviation is key to help people move freely across the planet. The biggest challenge for aviation in the future ahead is sustainability, both economical and ecological, and we must be a leader of this new era. Flight efficiency services are an important part of the global aviation industry, helping airlines reduce costs significantly and help regulate emissions, which India has committed to reducing. If we harness the power of digital technology to reduce fuel consumption, we can improve our competitiveness, lower our costs, save jobs, and give hope to people in communities across our country. SkyBreathe® is flexible enough to integrate with GoAir’s existing aircraft systems, enabling fast deployment and the ability to support fleet growth Additionally, the implementation will enhance fuel conservation, help solve climate change and make sure that we emerge from this Covid-19 crisis as a leader of Indian aviation. At GoAir we continuously initiate to proactively take steps to take care of our passengers at every touch point.

Mr Kaushik Khona, Chief Executive Officer, GoAir

 “Green aviation represents the future in the development of the aviation industry. Despite this pandemic situation, forward-looking airlines like Go Air have chosen this moment to embrace new digital technologies that will make them more competitive while reducing their CO2 emissions. With SkyBreathe®, GoAir is now up and prepared for a bright future and we are proud to help them accelerate their transition to sustainable aviation”, 

Alexandre Feray, OpenAirlines CEO and founder

Learn more about SkyBreathe®: https://openairlines.com/fuel-management-software/ 

Trans Continental Airlines Balearics, S.L. (TCAB) and ASQS GmbH signed a contract for the integrated web-based Safety-, Compliance- and Risk Management system IQSMS.

The Palma de Mallorca based start-up airline implements the Reporting-, Quality-, Risk Management and Document Distribution Module of IQSMS in their operation.

“We are really excited to start our cooperation with Trans Continental Airlines Balearics, S.L. as a new IQSMS customer in Spain. This partnership proves once more that IQSMS is also a perfect fit for start-up airlines, since the software is easily adaptable to any company size and complexity. With our reliable ECCAIRS interface, we help our customers to make reporting of mandatory occurrences to their authority a very easy task of just a few seconds. Automatic updates of follow-up’s included. Especially in this currently challenging market environment, I would like to thank our colleagues from Trans Continental Airlines Balearics, S.L. for their trust in our product and our services and I look forward to a long-lasting cooperation”,

Günther Schindl, CEO of ASQS

Hong Kong’s Low-Cost Carrier Gains Single System for Authoring and Compliance Management

Beloit, WI, USA – Aug. 26, 2020 – Aviation software leader Comply365 is pleased to welcome HK Express, Hong Kong-based low-cost carrier and a subsidiary of Cathay Pacific Group, to its customer base with a multiyear contract that will streamline its operational content authoring process as it provides “smart manuals” to crew members and improves the airline’s compliance management system.

Comply365’s ProAuthor, an end-to-end operational content and compliance management system, will replace multiple disparate systems at HK Express while delivering more personalized and relevant content to crew in flight operations, inflight service, ground operations, maintenance and engineering, as well as to third-party vendors.

“We were looking for a unified system to improve document control and maintain regulatory compliance. Comply365’s proven solution and innovative team will give us the tools and flexibility we need to efficiently deliver smart manuals to our crews,” HK Express CEO Mandy Ng said. “We’re excited that the airline will benefit from the user-friendly system, setting us up to emerge stronger from today’s unprecedented challenges.”

Using ProAuthor, HK Express will now be able to better track regulatory compliance, including industry and Hong Kong regulatory standards, while improving efficiency throughout the authoring process from creating, editing, and reviewing manuals to maintaining the data after distribution. Improved user and group management with Comply365 will provide more effective document distribution and notifications, enhancing safety and compliance.

“We are happy to welcome HK Express to our global user community, and we know they’ll find a supportive team here at Comply365 that will ensure our solutions set them up for success as the industry rebuilds,” Comply365 CEO Tom Samuel said. “The tremendous benefits HK Express will realize, including simplifying a complex process into a streamlined, efficient and automated system to deliver more targeted content to the end user, will help the airline better manage the ‘new normal’ facing carriers.”

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, as well as energy workforce rely on Comply365 for digital delivery of operational content, including OEM and internal company manuals. Having played an instrumental role in the regulatory approval of electronic flight bags (EFB) to replace the traditional, paper-based, pilot flight bags, Comply365 partners with clients to transform their industries.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gina Duwe
Comply365 Marketing Coordinator
+1 608.313.1500
gduwe@comply365.com

Loganair has chosen to continue its relationship with Vistair’s DocuNet to provide a coherent, single point of control for managing all operational documentation including OEM data for their ATR fleet.

Loganair, known as Scotland’s Airline, was founded in 1962 and is one of the UK’s longest established airline operations. Since that time, its route network has grown to encompass over 40 routes to and from Scotland, the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Norway and Ireland, making it the Uk’s largest regional airline. In 2018, they introduced the ATR42 to it’s fleet, forming part of the airline’s future operational plans under the Loganair brand.

Vistair has worked in partnership with Loganair since 2012, when DocuNet was first implemented to support publication of its OEM paper manuals. In 2018, Loganair invested in paperless technology by rolling out 6th generation iPad devices for its pilots and crews to serve as mobile EFBs to support sustainability, operational efficiency and to improve flight operations.

This agreement strengthens the existing relationship and continues to provide a document management platform with a single point of control and superior usability for end-users. In addition, DocuNet facilitates the ability to leverage structured data across their mixed fleet, to drive further efficiencies throughout their operation.

By eliminating traditional paper-based operational manuals and using DocuNet’s iOS viewer on the upgraded iPad, Loganair has significantly improved operational efficiencies across the group. This includes the immediacy of receiving real time manual updates, and the real reduction in cost as a result of iPad weight versus traditional manual flight deck documents.

Neil Hughes, Flight Operations Director at Loganair comments:

“We’re delighted to continue our relationship with the Vistair team. As we look to maximise operational efficiencies even further, DocuNet offers us the perfect platform to establish consistency across our operational manuals and to manage and deliver our operational content as well as track end-user compliance.”

Leveraging the latest DocuNet technology, Vistair’s dedicated document’s team has particular expertise in the management of all fleet types including Airbus, Boeing and ATR structured documents which, for all of our clients, ensures fast delivery of OEM manual revisions across an entire fleet.

As part of the on-going partnership with Vistair, Loganair will continue to benefit from DocuNet’s future-proof technology. This involves upgrades and enhancements to make sure that the DocuNet service supports -their operational needs both now and in the future.

Ian Herbert, CEO at Vistair comments

“We are incredibly proud to continue our partnership with Loganair and their outstanding team. Having worked with Loganair for over 20 years, it is great to be able to support their development and, in particular, use our expertise to enhance their flight operations. Loganair’s evolution over the past few years has been great to see and working with them to help implement a paperless cockpit was particularly enjoyable. We look forward to continued support in the successful future.”

ABOUT VISTAIR 

Vistair’s document management product, DocuNet, supports over 40 airlines across the globe and is able to integrate with airlines at every level of the document management processm from structured operational and OEM document in all formats, right through to the complete management, publication and distribution of all documents to various platforms (EFB, mobile devices – android, iOS, tablets etc.).

For more information about Vistair’s document management capabilities Click Here.

dgBirds announced in April 2020 that LAM Mozambique Airlines has subscribed to the Documentation and Mission services. LAM Pilots will be able to easily access their operational manuals offline during their missions, get their rosters and flight folders to prepare, follow and close their missions. After France, Swiss and Europe customers, dgBirds team is proud to celebrate its first African customer.