Aircraft IT OPS Issue 63: Q1 2025

>Case Study: Fuel efficiency at Virgin Atlantic
Jason Read, Manager Flight Operations Engineering & Efficiency, Virgin Atlantic
>Case Study: Southwest Airlines’ flight planning
Jennifer Paine, Managing Director within Southwest Airlines’ Technology Department
>Case Study: A new EFB and OS for SunExpress
Orhun Sezgin, EFB Specialist, SunExpress
>Case Study: AI for efficiency at Flair Airlines
Flair Airlines (various)
>White Paper: Cathay builds and EFF for pilots
Captain James Toye, Head of Line Operations, Cathay
> VENDOR FLIGHT LOG: ASQS, LogiPad by DextraData, SkyConseil, Signol

25 March 2025

Lufthansa Systems

TAP prepares for different future scenarios with the network planning solution from Lufthansa Systems

Lufthansa Systems announced that TAP Air Portugal (TAP) selected its network planning solution NetLine/Plan. TAP is the 10th Star Alliance carrier to choose the network planning solution from Lufthansa Systems. They opted for NetLine/Plan because of its accuracy, unmatched speed in adapting network planning to the needs of this dynamic industry, and ability to simulate market changes. And all that is tailored to their specific network reality. NetLine/Plan will be delivered as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution hosted in the Global Aviation Cloud (GAC).

24 March 2025

Smart4Aviation

Smart4Aviation Signs Long-Term Agreement with Smartwings

Smart4Aviation is proud to announce the signing of a long-term contract with Smartwings, the leading airline in the Czech Republic. The agreement, signed on March 20, 2025, will run through to the end of 2031, marking the beginning of a strategic partnership focused on enhancing operational efficiency and modernising flight deck processes.

24 March 2025

Lufthansa Systems

Freebird Airlines Becomes the First Airline to directly Implement Lido Flight 4D IFS

Freebird Airlines has achieved another milestone by becoming the first airline to directly implement the flight planning solution Lido Flight 4D IFS withoutprior use of the legacy system, enhancing operational efficiency and optimizing flight planning processes.