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Canadian operator Flair Airlines are the latest carrier to adopt our skybook Ground Portal and EFB Application after identifying how it will help them to become a digital airline.

VP of Flight Operations Matt Kunz led a comprehensive evaluation process which resulted in skybook coming out on top as the preferred platform and we are now looking forward to working closely together to support the team at Flair.

Flair will be using a number of modules from the skybook suite including Flight Dispatch, Flight Tracking, Airfield Watch and Ops Board along with interactive crew briefings and journey logging courtesy of the skybook EFB Application. 

This combination will help the team achieve total digital transformation over time and will also be key to achieving the following:

• Integrating core systems,
• Improving information capture and sharing,
• Improving communication across departments,
• Reducing workloads and improving efficiency
• Reducing costs and improving on time performance
• Helping to reduce carbon footprints

We asked Matt what made Flair select Bytron and skybook and here’s what he told us: “We chose skybook as the first step in digitizing our operation with a goal to begin leveraging data for decision making and measuring our performance across a wide spectrum.

“Technology and the data that it can provide will be instrumental in reducing our costs and building that platform now, as we begin our growth, is the key.

“The flexibility of skybook to modify the crew interface to suit our needs is important and it has the added benefit of allowing us to move to a paperless flight deck.

“On the Dispatch side of the operation it has improved the workflow and capabilities of our dispatch team and we are still just ‘scratching the surface’ with regard to how it can help us improve efficiency.”

Bytron Managing Director Shane Spencer added: “We know how effective skybook can be for airlines and operators looking to embrace technology in order to drive efficiencies and savings so it’s great to be working with the team at Flair Airlines who have a clear vision when it comes to becoming a truly digital airline.”

Find out more about skybook

If you are yet to look into our skybook suite, now is the ideal time to look at making the switch.

We have a number of incentives available and you can also have your own free skybook account to try the modules that best fit for your requirements.

To discuss in more detail or to arrange a call from one of our team simply email info@bytron.aero and we’ll do the rest.

In these special times of hardship and uncertainty caused by COVID-19, Smart4Aviation are pleased to announce a new customer in Europe – Iberia Airlines (part of the IAG Group). At the signature of the contract with Smart4Aviation in April 2020, Iberia Airlines confirmed the key role of Smart4Aviation solutions in rejuvenating and enhancing its daily operations. Besides Iberia mainline, the solution will be used by Iberia Airport Services to perform load planning functions for their Station Customers.

Iberia’s large-scale project is dedicated to automation and digitalization of its operations proved to address a vast number of needs generated by its Weight & Balance services. Significant volume indicators, as well as ever-growing system demand and operating stations, called for a complex, yet easy-to-handle W&B solution which will help maximize efficiency and simplify their operational processes.

After extensive research, such solution proved to be within the portfolio of Smart4Aviation products, a best industry-proven module called S4A Smart LOAD. This exception-based, visual load planning system offers not only fully paperless and automated processes but also ensures full transparency of the performed operations, allowing the user to collect and utilize previous W&B experiences to the benefit of future operational activities. The system fully automates and optimizes the load planning activity, engaging agents only when loading irregularities occur or exceptional corporate policy decisions are to be made. This unprecedented level of automation allows for significant productivity gains and training savings without ever losing sight of safety without compromise. S4A Smart LOAD’s advanced algorithms can also return significant fuel savings through the improved center of gravity calculations. All this done in a centralized or de-centralized environment and facilitated by peer-to-peer communication through role-assigned messages and enriched by RLST extension for mobile phones based on the PWA technology.

As a part of the complete Weight & Balance solution, Iberia will also use Smart4Aviation’s advanced notification and alerting system – Smart COMM,  allowing easy exchange between operating units in collaborating and sharing the latest update information throughout the life of a flight. This represents a significant advance in streamlining and improving airline communications and decision making by presenting relevant, key information and data to all operational stakeholders ensuring a safe and on-time performance.

The complete solution will be installed in AWS (Amazon Web Services) infrastructure fully managed by Smart4Aviation in Software as a Service (SaaS) model.

Smart4Aviation solutions will bring new quality to Iberia’s daily operations and for this we are proud to welcome Iberia Airlines in the Smart4Aviation family!

Smart4Aviation is a company founded to provide web-based, mobile solutions and services to optimize, simplify and improve airline operations. It offers a wide portfolio of high-quality, fully scalable and compatible IT products to key aviation players all over the world. Smart4Aviation’s software is successfully utilized by many airlines including Air Canada, Qantas, Emirates, Alaska Airlines, Air France or easyJet. S4A’s headquarters are located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands with offices in Poland. You can also meet us in Toronto, Canada and New York City, USA.

Find us at www.smart4aviation.aero

EAGLE ID – October 9, 2020. Kalitta Charters II is the newest cargo and passenger airline to secure a multi-year contract with eTT Aviation for the SkedFlex Flight and Crew Management System. SkedFlex will provide Kalitta Charters with the newest and most advanced software solution to help manage their operations more efficiently and profitably.
The SkedFlex suite of tools and its proprietary rules engines will help Kalitta maintain their high quality of safety standards by making it easier to comply with federal and international aviation regulations for
flight and duty limitations, and rest requirements. Furthermore, SkedFlex will provide Kalitta Charters a flexible, visual, and efficient software platform to schedule and manage flights, crew, and fleet.

“We are excited to enter a partnership with eTT Aviation. The value added to our operation will directly benefit our pilots, our operations staff and our customers. We look forward to eTT and SkedFlex being a key piece of our continued growth and success moving forward. Thank you Tom and the whole eTT team for providing a quality solution.”

Doug Kalitta, President and CEO of Kalitta Charters, LLC

About Kalitta Charters, LLC
Kalitta Charters is an American charter airline providing services for cargo, passenger, and medical transportation since 1967. Kalitta Charters II is a FAR 121 operation and FAR Part 145 aircraft repair station based out of Ypsilanti, Michigan with a fleet of Boeing 727-200s and 737’s. Over the years, Kalitta has proven to be one the most highly experienced cargo, business charter, and air ambulance service providers in the world. They are an official carrier for the US government and the Department of Defense, and along with cargo and passenger transportation, they provide repatriation services for deceased service members overseas.

Kalitta Charter’s core value is to provide cargo and transportation services that meet the highest and most rigorous safety standards. Passengers benefit from the comfort and safety resulting from Kalitta Charter’s 40
plus years of passenger transportation experience and their international operating authority. Kalitta stands out from other cargo airlines because of their commitment to transport virtually anything. They have transported a weather station, live rockets and explosives, oil field machinery, and even live animals like penguins and whales. Whether using Kalitta Charter’s scheduled operations or ad-hoc flight services, you can rest assured that both passengers and cargo will arrive at their destination safely and comfortably.

About eTripTrader, Inc. dba eTT Aviation
eTT Aviation is a US service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), headquartered in Eagle, Idaho. eTT specializes in scalable aviation flight, crew, maintenance, accounting, inventory, HR,
and management information solutions that revolutionize the way airlines achieve scheduling flexibility, compliance, and control, all while steadfastly adhering to its core values of integrity, innovation, and first-class customer support. eTT Aviation’s flagship products, the Air Operations Suite (FCMS & MISA), and Crew Companion (worldclass trip trading), support tens of thousands of aviation professionals at global, regional, charter, and cargo airlines worldwide.

EAGLE, ID – October 8, 2020. Regional 1 Airlines has secured a multi-year contract with eTT Aviation for its SkedFlex Flight and Crew Management System – providing R1 the next generation of software solutions to manage their new airline operations more efficiently and profitably.

The SkedFlex suite of tools will provide R1 with the ability to schedule and manage flights, crew members, and aircraft in a flexible, efficient, and visual manner. Coupled with its proprietary rules engines, SkedFlex also helps ensure control and regulatory compliance with the new complex Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) for flight and duty limitations and rest requirements that become effective in December 2020.

“Regional 1 Airlines is happy to announce that we have chosen to partner with eTT Aviation and implement the SkedFlex Crew Management and Operational software. Airline software applications can be very cumbersome and expensive to implement and operate, from everything we have seen from eTT, this choice was an easy one to make as the product appears very user friendly, powerfully compliant to our needs and regulations, and one of the most affordable platforms on the market today. Mr. TomLaJoie and his team were fantastic to deal and made us feel part of his family right from the start. We believe SkedFlex to be a major asset in streamlining our operations, keeping our crews compliant and
providing innovative crewing solutions for the future. We look forward to a long and fruitful partnership with eTT.”

Trevor Wakefield – President and Accountable Executive, Regional 1 Airlines

About Regional 1 Airlines Ltd.
Since 2003, Regional 1 Airlines has provided their customers world-class business charter, workforce transportation, and cargo shipping services. R1 is headquartered out of Calgary, Alberta. In 2019, Regional 1 engaged a new management team to restructure the airline division, this new team
is to focus on expanding and streamlining operations. R1 Airlines prides themselves on taking their customers wherever their business takes them, all while operating at the highest aviation operation and safety standards. R1’s fleet and crew provide charter services to diverse international industries such oil and natural gas, mining, humanitarian missions,
construction, and more.

About eTripTrader, Inc. dba eTT Aviation
eTT Aviation is a US service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), headquartered in Eagle, Idaho. eTT specializes in scalable aviation flight, crew, maintenance, accounting, inventory, HR,
and management information solutions that revolutionize the way airlines achieve scheduling flexibility, compliance and control, all while steadfastly adhering to its core values of integrity, innovation, and first-class customer support. eTT Aviation’s flagship products, the Air Operations Suite (FCMS & MISA), and Crew Companion (worldclass trip trading), support tens of thousands of aviation professionals at global, regional, charter, and
cargo airlines worldwide.

New Jersey, USA – October 13, 2020 – Global Aviation software specialist Ramco Systems announced that it will implement its flagship aviation software Ramco Aviation M&E MRO Suite V5.8 for a leading helicopter OEM, to digitally transform its global MRO operations.

Ramco will implement its unified enterprise application containing modules for Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Safety Compliance, MRO & Part Sales and Mobility for Warehouse and Mechanics.

Ramco Aviation Suite will enable high productivity and automation of MRO Operations by moving away from manual recording of data and enabling access to real-time information. The application will ensure high efficiency with its next generation capabilities like straight through processing, mobility, hub-based architecture and secured technology. The system also enables Task card digitization with electronic signature capability to achieve paperless operations with dual authentication.

Virender Aggarwal, CEO, Ramco Systems, said, “Having gained the confidence of 7 of the top 10 Heli-operators, this win puts us on the front foot to lead the Heli MRO segment. We are thrilled to add a leading helicopter manufacturer to our growing clientele. Our focus on delivering digital transformation with quantifiable results continues to gain the trust of clients, globally. This has been possible because of the steadfast focus we place on Innovation and infusing our application with AI, ML, Chatbots, User based personalization and more.”

Ramco Aviation Software is trusted by 24,000+ users to manage 4,000+ aircraft globally. Accessible on cloud and mobile, Ramco Aviation Software continues to innovate with ‘Anywhere Apps’, significantly reducing transaction time both during aircraft-on-ground (AOG) conditions and critical aircraft turnarounds. Ramco is changing the paradigm of enterprise software with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning based solutions, powered by cool new features such as digital task cards, offline capability, chatbots, mail bots, HUBs and cognitive solutions. With 80+ Aviation organizations onboard, Ramco is the solution of choice for top heli-operators, leading defense and multiple MROs around the world. 

About Ramco Systems:
Ramco is a next-gen enterprise software player disrupting the market with its multi-tenant cloud and mobile-based enterprise software in HR and Global Payroll, ERP and M&E MRO for Aviation. Part of the USD 1 billion Ramco Group, Ramco Systems focuses on Innovation and Culture to differentiate itself in the marketplace. On the Innovation front, Ramco has been focusing on moving towards Active ERP leveraging Artificial Intelligence and  Machine Learning by building features such as Talk It – which allows transactions to be carried out by simple voice commands, Bot it – which allows users to complete transactions using natural conversations; Mail It – transact with the application by just sending an email; HUB It – a one screen does it all concept built to address all activities of a user; Thumb It – mobility where the system presents users with option to choose rather than type values and Prompt It – a cognitive ability which will let the system complete the transaction and prompts the user for approval.

8 October, 2020 – De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (De Havilland Canada) is rationalising its application landscape and replacing 300+ legacy business applications with an extended enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform from IFS.

IFS Applications™ will be deployed in the cloud at De Havilland Canada’s facilities in Toronto and will support operational processes including sales and order management, manufacturing, materials management, procurement and finance, and aftermarket support.

“We chose IFS because of its impressive qualifications in the global aerospace and defence sector as well as the comprehensive nature of its technology,” said Anca Preda, Vice President, Information Technology, De Havilland Canada. “By unifying our entire operations on the IFS stack we will get full control and transparency across mission-critical processes including sales, project manufacturing, materials management, procurement, finance, all the way through to aftermarket service. All using out-of-the-box, fully integrated functionality. This is a significant investment by De Havilland Canada that will help us increase efficiency and effectiveness while offering even more value to our customers.”

“Concluding an extensive bid process, IFS was selected among other reputable ERP solutions,” said Scott Helmer, President, IFS Aerospace and Defence (A&D). “De Havilland is a beacon in the aerospace sector and we are thrilled to be joining their journey of transformation and development. Our product offering has been tried and tested over decades by some of the largest and most demanding organisations in the A&D sector, making us the ideal partner for any business looking to optimise its make-to-order or make-to-stock operations and seamlessly integrate it with project management, finance, CRM, supply chain, service and beyond.”

The solution will be implemented by IFS partner Tsunami Tsolutions.

About IFS
IFS develops and delivers enterprise software for customers around the world who manufacture and distribute goods, build and maintain assets, and manage service-focused operations. The industry expertise of our people and solutions, together with a commitment to delivering value to every one of our customers, has made IFS a recognised leader and the most recommended supplier in our sector. Our team of 4,000 employees and growing ecosystem of partners support more than 10,000 customers around the world challenge the status quo and realise their competitive advantage. Learn more about how our enterprise software solutions can help your business today at ifs.com

Follow us on Twitter: @ifs
Visit the IFS Blog on technology, innovation and creativity: https://blog.ifs.com/

<sub>About De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited
With its acquisition of the Dash 8 aircraft programme, Longview Aviation Capital has proudly relaunched De Havilland Canada, one of Canada’s most iconic brands. De Havilland Canada’s portfolio includes support to the worldwide fleet of Dash 8-100/200/300/400 aircraft, as well as production and sales of the Dash 8-400 aircraft. With its low carbon footprint and operating costs, industry-leading passenger experience and jet-like performance, the Dash 8-400 aircraft, which seats up to 90 passengers, is the environmentally responsible choice for operators seeking optimal performance on regional routes. https://dehavilland.com

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Lion Air group, the largest private aviation company in Indonesia, signed a deal with NAVBLUE to use its digital navigational charts and database solutions: Charts+ and Navigation+.

The airlines are constantly looking for innovative and cost-effective solutions. Thanks to its integrated services offer, NAVBLUE will provide Lion Air group a one-stop shop to meet their flight operation needs.

Charts+ is an application for both iPad and Windows platforms, that is supported by a ground Web based solution for administration. This electronic solution aims to simplify and digitalize the navigation operation of pilots from the Lion Air group.

Navigation+ provides the most complete and accurate aeronautical information available to support their Flight Management System (FMS).

Pierre Madrange, Vice President On-Board+ at NAVBLUE, said: “This efficient, reliable and tailored solution perfectly fits Lion Air group operational needs; it strengthens the relationship between Lion Air group and NAVBLUE, showcases a strong charting and navigation database solution success story in the region.”

Lion Air group is the largest private aviation company in Indonesia and operates domestic as well as international routes, connecting different destinations of Indonesia to Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, India, Japan and Saudi Arabia. Lion Air group also provides charter routes to Mainland China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Macau.

MIAMI, October 5, 2020 – Global Crossing Airlines is an airline that is looking toward aviation’s rebound and has decided that now is the right time to launch a modern, efficient charter passenger and cargo airline catering to tour companies, other airlines, sports teams, and clients requiring 150-seat aircraft for transportation. Known as Global X, the operation is now being certified in the U.S. as a part 121 Flag carrier.

Starting with an Airbus A320-200 aircraft, the company plans to grow a fleet of 20 passenger A320s and 10 cargo A321s. It has just signed an agreement for the conversion of five A321 passenger aircraft to freighter and plans to acquire four A321s from a major European airline.

Global X recently combined its business with Canadian carrier Canada Jetlines and now includes them as a subsidiary alongside Global Ground Team. Part of their vision is to create a major base operation at Miami International Airport with an 80,000 square foot hangar complex, and a training center with full motion simulators and training devices. Global X plans to re-launch Canada Jetlines with scheduled services from Canada’s Toronto Pearson and Montreal Trudeau to leisure destinations in the Caribbean and its second hub at Atlantic City, New Jersey.

With its ambitious plans to expand over time, Global X selected the TRAX eMRO solution to put itself in a strong position for productivity and continued growth. Chris Toro, VP Tech Ops, stated, “We evaluated every MRO software system in the market and chose Trax because of the system’s
flexibility to handle all of our operations and planned rapid growth”.

Contact: Maureen Coletta
Phone: 305-662-7400 X630
Email: maureen.coletta@trax.aero
About TRAX
TRAX provides comprehensive software solutions designed to cater to all aspect of aircraft maintenance management. With over 185 customers, TRAX is the best-of-breed global provider of aviation maintenance mobile and cloud products in the market today. TRAX products support digital
signatures, paperless Workpacks and manuals, RFID-capability for logistics, Biometric security, offline capability for mobile apps, web-based pplications and the ability for users to work anywhere with easy access to real-time information.

Flygprestanda are delighted to be entering to a new long term partnership with Eastern Airways, who will be utilizing Flygprestanda’s Guru2 application to streamline their aircraft performance calculations. Flygprestanda’s support has enabled Eastern Airways to progress their EFB project faster than initially expected given a mixed turboprop and E-Jet fleet.

Eastern Airways has thoroughly evaluated Guru2 and came to the decision to take it on to their whole fleet, which we are very happy about. As an operator with a mixed fleet, they wanted to streamline their aircraft performance services. Guru2 is a perfect option that delivers high quality performance calculations for any aircraft type.

Mattias Lindblad, Manager – Sales & Marketing, Flygprestanda

Ruan is joining the sales team as regional sales and training officer in North America and will support local air operators and maintenance facilities.

Our new colleague spent many years working as Safety and Quality Manager for one of our customers and therefore brings a wealth of knowledge and industry experience to our sales team. Ruan knows IQSMS very well and is committed to support existing regional customers and provide training to new customers in the North American region. Based in New Brunswick, he will closely work with our customer support agent, Christine, who will be based in Calgary by the end of this year, to extend our service network and be the person of contact on Canada’s east coast.