Roland Berger and CrossConsense GmbH & Co. KG (CrossConsense) are proud to announce the successful completion of a complex data migration project for TAP Air Portugal (TAP), marking a significant milestone in aviation IT modernization. Over a span of just 16 months, the migration involved transitioning TAP’s entire data repository from its legacy MRO backend system to AMOS, the renowned maintenance and engineering software developed by Swiss AviationSoftware. The project was officially kicked off on June 1, 2023, and achieved its Go-Live milestone on September 30, 2024—a remarkable achievement for a project of this scale and complexity.

The success of the initiative reflects the seamless collaboration between TAP Air Portugal, Roland Berger, and CrossConsense, combining strategic oversight with technical expertise to ensure on-time delivery and data quality excellence.

Roland Berger’s Contribution

Roland Berger served as a strategic partner in orchestrating and executing the complex data migration initiative, delivering value through:

• Leading the joint TAP-CC-RB Project Management Office with end-to-end delivery responsibility
• Implementing robust governance frameworks for efficient decision-making and risk management
• Managing project timelines and ensuring alignment between data migration and implementation streams

CrossConsense’s Contribution:
The technical execution, not only of the data migration itself but also of other activities related to data migration, was managed by CrossConsense, leveraging its deep knowledge of aviation IT systems. CrossConsense’s tasks included:

• Establishing the data migration strategy and ensuring accurate data conversion within the defined scope.
• Conducting thorough data cleanup to maintain consistency, accuracy, and quality.
• Preparing and migrating data, alongside supporting End-to-End automated testing and rectifying any issues.
• Conducting comprehensive User Acceptance Testing to ensure the system meets all business requirements and user expectations.
• Setting up and configuring interfaces to ensure seamless integration with existing systems and workflows.

Achieving such a complex migration within a tight timeline underscores the power of effective partnership and coordination. Both Roland Berger and CrossConsense would like to thank TAP Air Portugal for their trust and cooperation throughout the project.

About TAP Air Portugal: TAP is Portugal’ s leading airline and is a member of Star Alliance since 2005. Flying since 1945, TAP Air Portugal has its hub in Lisbon, a privileged access platform in Europe, at the crossroads with Africa, North, Central, and South America.

TAP Air Portugal is the world’s leading airline between Europe and Brazil. TAP offers more than 1,070 weekly flights to 80 cities in 32 countries through its network of destinations, which includes 5 airports in Portugal, 10 in North America, 14 in Central and South America, 13 in Africa and 38 in Europe (in addition to Portugal).

TAP has made a clear commitment to modernizing its fleet and offering the best product in the sector to its customers. The Portuguese airline operates one of the youngest fleets in the world, with all of Airbus’ next generation NEO aircraft: A320neo, A321neo, A321LR, and A330neo, with superior efficiency and reduced emission levels. TAP also operates 19 Embraer aircraft in its regional fleet (TAP Express).

TAP is ranked by Airline Ratings to be one of the 25 safest airlines in the world.

TAP Air Portugal has been recognized and awarded as Europe’s Leading Airline to Africa, as well as Europe’s Leading Airline to South America by the World Travel Awards in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

About Roland Berger: Roland Berger is one of the world’s leading strategy consultancies with a wide-ranging service portfolio for all relevant industries and business functions. Founded in 1967, Roland Berger is headquartered in Munich. Renowned for its expertise in transformation, innovation across all industries and performance improvement, the consultancy has set itself the goal of embedding sustainability in all its projects. Roland Berger revenues stood at more than 1 billion euros in 2023.

About CrossConsense: Founded in 2002, Frankfurt Germany-based CrossConsense offers its customers in the commercial aviation industry, highly skilled services, designed to buttress their productivity and uptime performance, based on sound knowledge in the areas of maintenance, engineering and logistical support. CrossConsense maintains a staff of 20 dedicated, experienced, and motivated team workers. CrossConsense’s portfolio stretches from AMOS Support, BI-Management, Data Migration and Hosting to the products Aircraft Fleet View, ACSIS (tool for predictive maintenance), AviationDW (tool that supports airlines to get an overview over all KPIs the airline is interested in) and the Approval App. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian’s FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd., CrossConsense also offers solutions for Fuel Management, Turn Process Management and other software applications as well as AFIRS hardware that collects data during flight. CrossConsense is dedicated to helping airlines to achieve their goals through the application of innovative technology solutions.

For more information, visit https://www.crossconsense.com/