iPAD OR WINDOWS EFB?

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V4.1 • APRIL/MAY 2015
iPAD OR
WINDOWS EFB?
Danish Air Transport decide
GETTING IT RIGHT WITH EFB
ProJet EFB Case Study
EFFICIENT ARRIVALS
Air Baltic AMBER project
Case Study: Danish Air Transport, Air Baltic, ProJet and aircore_systems
PLUS… The World according to IT & Me, News, Upcoming and Past Webinars, Operations Software Directory
Welcome…
V4.2 • APRIL/MAY 2015
Aircraft IT Operations: good systems don’t do the job but
allow people to do a better job
Doing more with less: it’s a mantra of our time: it also makes sense. Of course, there’s the
perennial ecological consideration of using less fuel (or any materials come to that) to
achieve our objectives. And it would be hard to deny that a world in which we used less
of everything and so created less waste would not be a better place. But… and there is
always a ‘but’; the world’s population is growing, people’s expectations of life are growing
and, in particular for airline operations, more people are travelling more often. So the
challenge is not only to provide the same service while burning less fuel and generating
lower emissions but also to serve ever increasing numbers of passengers.
However, ‘green’ issues are not the only ones at stake. Profitability is arguably more
important for any business because, if it doesn’t make a profit, green issues become
academic matters. Fortunately, commercial aviation is in the vanguard of getting to grips
with the challenge of doing more with less in respect of flying. Not only are new generation aircraft (B787, A350)
built in a more environmentally friendly manner but, for all aircraft, fuel efficiency and lower emissions are now a
major concern. Again, engines are considerably more efficient than they use to be but also increasing numbers of
airlines are adopting and implementing a range of strategies and actions to reduce the fuel burn of their aircraft and
to make doing more with less a reality.
In this issue we cover an RNP program that has reduced the approach times, distance and fuel burn for an airline.
We see not only the logic behind the program but how it was planned, tested and implemented. We also keep up
to date with that perennial operations issue, EFBs. This time our article covers the choices now available with not just
iPad but Android devices and the Microsoft Surface; the pros and cons of all systems are considered and weighed.
And we see how a specialist business aviation operator has developed an EFB solution that leverages the strength of
Communication Efficiency Optimizing.
Also, it wouldn’t be Aircraft IT Operations without the World according to IT and to Paul Saunders: reminding us
that the issue of lithium battery fires on aircraft has not gone away. Plus we bring details of webinars to come and
past webinars available in recorded form.
Aircraft IT Operations: you have the ideas, aircraft IT offers the means to make them happen.
Ed Haskey
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04 LATEST NEWS AND TECHNOLOGY
UPDATES
Aircraft IT is an exciting place to be at the moment with
developments in aircraft connectivity aircraft tracking,
fuel management, route planning, EFB and a host of
other developments. It’s all in Aircraft IT Operations and
here in the Aircraft IT Operations eJournal News.
18 CASE STUDY: IPAD OR WINDOWS EFB?
OR BOTH!
Lasse Nyberg, EFB Administrator, Danish Air
Transport
This case study looks at why some airlines are choosing
to run their EFB program not on iPad but instead on
Windows-based tablets and installed units. But it also
looks at why a movement must be expected from one
platform to another in the future.
OPERATIONS
26 CASE STUDY: GETTING IT
RIGHT WITH EFB
Michael Weber, CEO & ACM Pro Jet Europe and
Michael Rosenkranz, CEO aircore_systems
How ProJet developed its EFB solution for the
challenges of business aviation, based on the workflow
optimization offered by CEO (Communication Efficiency
Optimizing).
30 ON-DEMAND WEBINARS: VIEW
RECORDINGS OF EXCELLENT FLIGHT
OPERATIONS IT WEBINARS
View Recordings of Past Operations Software
Demonstration Webinars
See full information and view video recordings of past
Operations Software Demonstrations, including: Arconics,
ACFT PERFO and Boeing.
22 CASE STUDY: AMBER, A MORE EFFICIENT 31 THE WORLD ACCORDING TO IT & ME!
Assault and Battery. Paul Saunders
APPROACH
Captain Pauls Calitis, Senior Vice President Flight
Operations, Air Baltic Corporation
RNP is an efficient system well-suited to making it
possible to fly into difficult aerodromes but it can also
deliver enormous efficiency, environmental and financial
benefits if used at any airport, challenging or not.
25 UPCOMING WEBINAR: YOUR CHANCE
TO ATTEND CONVENIENT AND
FREE LIVE OPERATIONS SOFTWARE
DEMONSTRATION WEBINARS
Preview of fuel management, EFB and XML document
management software demonstration Webinar with
OpenAirlines on 25th June 2015 plus EFB and XML
document management with Ovidius on 2nd July 2015.
Consumer electronic devices are our constant
companions, even when flying. But are we aware of the
risks from worn or damaged device s and their lithium
batteries?
34 UPLOAD TENDER
Whatever software solution you are looking for, this
Tender upload feature will allow you to reach out to all
the major Vendors at once.
35 OPERATIONS SOFTWARE DIRECTORY
A detailed look at the world’s leading Operations IT
systems.
4 | TECHNOLOGY & NEWS | AIRCRAFT IT OPERATIONS | APRIL/MAY 2015
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Compatibility with a wide range of tablets
Connectivity to multiple devices
Growth path for added capabilities and future purpose-built EFB systems
All that’s new in Aircraft Operations IT
software and systems
GOOD news is no news, so they say. Perhaps that accounts
for why the commercial aviation sector is most likely to hit the
front page when something goes wrong. It’s disappointing
but the reason that those headlines disappoint is not because
they are untrue, things do go wrong in aviation as in any
other sector, but because they distract from the whole truth
about safety.
Flying commercial airplanes is possibly the safest means
of transport. And the reason for that is rooted in the
extraordinary care with which people in the sector go about
their business, the ‘no-compromise’ quality with which aircraft
are built and maintained, the meticulous regulation of the
sector and the comprehensive infrastructure within which
aircraft fly around the world. But each of these adds its own
level of complexity to the process and so the discipline that
underpins all of these and makes it possible for the humans
involved to access enough and good enough information with
which to work and make decisions is IT.
Without IT, it would not be possible to have a commercial
aviation sector as extensive and ubiquitous as the one we
enjoy today. And without the many skilled and specialist IT
developers and vendors who create aircraft IT for Operations…
well, you can see where we’re going with this one.
Because of the extraordinarily pivotal role that aviation IT
plays in the sector, Aircraft IT puts the developers and vendors
at the heart of the information we bring to users. In that
sense, the Aircraft IT Operations Vendors’ panel garners and
focuses the accumulated skills and experience from across the
aviation IT sector to deliver users of the website and readers of
the eJournal information that is useful and applicable to their
needs. It’s always a pleasure to welcome new vendors to the
panel which, in this issue will be UTC Aerospace Systems and
Web Manuals Sweden AB / Web Manuals Inc.
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ARINC 429
OTHERS
Our unique system employs Tablet Interface Module (TIM™) hardware that
works with our certified aircraft interface device installed on the aircraft.
utcaerospacesystemsEFB.com
UTC Aerospace Systems Electronic Flight Bag hardware and
software solutions enable operators of all types of aircraft to
use and manage aircraft data to help increase operational
efficiency and enhance flight safety. Our new tabletcompatible EFB system couples a unique Tablet Interface
Module (TIM™) with an Aircraft Interface Device (AID) and
transforms any tablet into a fully functional EFB system. Our
G700 SmartDisplay® EFB system provides avionics grade
hardware which can enable FAA-certified software to meet
emerging NextGen and SESAR applications or operate as
a Windows-based EFB system in order to run non-certified
applications.
WEB Manuals is a web-based tool for digitizing manuals for
the aviation industry. The system helps operators improve
documentation control, simplify regulatory compliance
monitoring and improve operational efficiency. The Web
Manuals tool simplifies the writing and publishing of
operational manuals for operators by taking care of all the
administrative editing work with revisions. Monitoring of
EASA/FAA regulatory compliance is automated with monthly
notifications of amendments in regulations to show how
content in manuals is affected by these changes. The Web
Manuals Reader Apps for Windows tablets and iPads provide
quick updating of manuals, bulletins and other documents for
offline reading.
Welcoming the new vendors to the Panel, Ed Haskey,
Publisher and Editor of Aircraft IT said, “This is what Aircraft IT
is all about: bringing the accumulated talent and experience of
the aviation IT sector onto the desktops of users and readers.
We know that UTC Aerospace Systems and Web Manuals will
further add to that capability that we have developed over the
years and so we welcome them to Aircraft IT Operations.”
To keep right up with the latest developments, Operations
IT professionals can use Aircraft IT News coverage to learn the
latest from leading providers in their sector.
Aviaso is finalist for the IT Company of the Year
AVIASO has been named a finalist in the 2015 Air Transport News Awards, category ‘IT Company of the Year’. The award,
announced in late March 2015 recognizes aviation IT companies for their corporate innovation, leadership, and superior
performance during the previous year.
“We’re very proud that Aviaso has been named a finalist in such a competitive category as the ‘IT Company of the Year’”, said
Rudolf Christen, CEO of Aviaso. “To be selected by the aviation industry is a huge honor and shows that airlines appreciate our
products and services. This is also an obligation to continue providing the best possible service to our clients.”
Aviaso is the market leader for fuel efficiency software in terms of the number of airlines using the Aviaso software. Additionally,
according to various independent reviews, Aviaso provides complete and comprehensive fuel efficiency software. Aviaso
is investing substantial efforts in the continuous development of its fuel efficiency software as well as in the research on
aerodynamics, aircraft performance measurement, airline operations, etc.
“The nomination is also a recognition for our people and the hard work we have put into developing our fuel conservation
software over the past years”, adds Georgi Mitov, COO of Aviaso.
APRIL/MAY 2015 | AIRCRAFT IT OPERATIONS | TECHNOLOGY & NEWS | 5
First Transaero iPad EFB on Boeing 747-400
and Boeing works with Hainan Airlines to
bring greater efficiency to the operation
TRANSAERO AIRLINES IS
AUTHORIZED TO USE IPAD
AS ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAG
CLASS 2
TRANSAERO Airlines has made another
important step forward in implementing
an iPad based advanced technologies
Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) on board
its aircraft. The carrier was also the first
Russian passenger carrier to be licensed
by the Federal Air Transport Agency to
use iPads as Electronic Flight Bags — EFB
Class 1 in September 2013. The airline
moved forward to implementing EFB
Class 2 in June 2014.
By the end of March 2015, Transaero
Airlines had got the first authorization
of the Federal Air Transport Agency to
use iPad as EFB Class 2 on its first Boeing
747-400 aircraft. EFB Class 2 allows iPad
to be used in all phases of flight in lieu
of paper.
It has become possible to use iPad as
EFB Class 2 on the first of the airline’s
Boeing 747-400 aircraft thanks to the
equipment provide by UTC Aerospace
Systems. An Aircraft Interface Device
(AID) connects the iPad with aircraft
systems in order to access an array of
key aircraft avionics data. The Tablet
Interface Module (TIM) allows pilots to
see on their iPad displays information on
actual aircraft location on the interactive
enroute map and airport charts. It is
worth noting that Transaero has become
the first Russian airline to install an iPad
— with access to aircraft data. Transaero
Airlines has already carried out the first
flight on Boeing 747-400 aircraft on the
Moscow-Salzburg route using electronic
documents.
With a view to implementing the EFB
programme Transaero purchased 1,300
iPad Air to provide each of the airline’s
pilots with the tablet in May 2014. The
airline’s pilots will be able to use the iPads
not only for their professional tasks but
also during their spare time for distance
learning, getting access to the corporate
email and the corporate intranet.
The access to information resources
and information updates is provided
via Wi-Fi at all the briefing rooms of
Transaero’s base airports, via LTE and
3G-networks across Russia, as well as via
Wi-Fi provided by the onboard systems
and in hotels.
The EFB-technology implementation
programme is developed and carried
out by the Navigation Service of Flight
Operations Department of Transaero
Airlines. The airline partners with
Boeing, Jeppesen, Apple, AirWatch, UTC
Aerospace Systems and Megafon to
implement the programme.
BOEING SUPPORTS HAINAN
AIRLINES IN QUEST FOR
GREATER OPERATIONAL
EFFICIENCY
OPTIMIZATION SERVICES
INCREASE EFFICIENCY, FUEL
SAVINGS
IN mid-April 2015, Boeing announced
that Hainan Airlines had introduced
the Boeing Wind Updates solution into
their operations to increase efficiency
and reduce fuel consumption across the
airline’s global operations. The airline has
integrated the Wind Updates offering
from Boeing Commercial Aviation
Services to leverage real-time information
that improves inflight airplane
performance based on atmospheric
conditions. Boeing Wind Updates will
work to optimize flight operations across
the Hainan Airlines fleet of Boeing 787
and Airbus 330 aircraft.
“We are always seeking methods
to increase efficiency across all of
our operations, and the Boeing Wind
Updates solution will help us achieve
our objectives to improve decision
making by our flight crews and reduce
fuel consumption,” said Haoming Xie,
president, Hainan Airlines. “Having realtime wind data in hand helps to increase
situational awareness for our pilots and
allows for changes to take place to best
take advantage of current conditions.”
Boeing Wind Updates will reduce fuel
consumption and improve in-flight
performance for the Hainan Airlines
aircraft fleets by providing customized,
real-time wind and temperature
information during every flight anywhere
in the world. More current and accurate
weather data allows for more effective
use of modern aircraft capabilities and
is expected to save Hainan Airlines an
average of 200-400 lb. (90-180 kg.) of fuel
per flight.
“We are delighted to support Hainan
Airlines with continuously improved
operational efficiency,” said Per Noren,
vice president, Customer Solutions,
Boeing Digital Aviation. “Wind Updates
is a key component of our integrated
portfolio of flight optimization solutions.
Hainan Airlines will see immediate fuel
savings results.”
The agreement to integrate Wind
Updates services adds to the portfolio
of Boeing Digital Aviation solutions used
by the airline to reduce pilot workload,
increase situational awareness and
achieve fuel savings. Hainan Airlines
also is currently a customer of Boeing
flight planning, charting and navigation
information services.
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U S PAT E N T E D E F B M O U N T I N G S O L U T I O N
DAC International completes vibration testing
and appoints Business Development Director
MG Aviation Signs-on with navAero
for iPad EFB System
DAC INTERNATIONAL COMPLETES VIBRATION TESTING
NAVAERO announced in late March 2015 that MG Aviation
has selected the navAero iPad Air 2 “Smart” Mount EFB
hardware and certification approvals for deployment on the
airline’s B737, B757 and B767 fleets. Additionally, navAero
will supply technology and engineering services to fulfill the
detailed requirements of the airlines EFB program.
The highly adaptable navAero iPad Air 2 “Smart” Mount
system with the integrated power interface module will be
deployed to provide an installed platform for holding the
iPad Air 2 device as well as supplying certified connectivity
to aircraft power for device charging. The integrated system
will allow MG Aviation to realize maximum functionality of the iPad Air 2 tablet as a deployed portable EFB
platform usable in all phases of flight.
Ugur Saridere, Deputy Engineering Manager at MG Aviation stated: “After a comprehensive review of
available products in the aviation market, navAero is the most reliable and cost-effective solution among
available options.”
Simone Giordano, President, navAero Group, stated: “MG Aviation joins the growing legions of commercial
airline operators who have seen the benefits of using digital devices to replace the traditional pilot flight
bag and its cumbersome paper documents that are required for aircraft operation. Their selection of the
navAero tablet EFB technology as the preferred deployment solution further validates our business mantra of
providing the most cost effective EFB solutions that meet the most demanding environmental as well as ROI
standards. For our customers, this means they get an affordable business tool that can help them improve
productivity and operating efficiency through access to data on a platform they can depend upon.”
DAC International, a Greenwich AeroGroup company,
announced at the beginning of March 2015 that it
recently completed vibration testing of its popular
GDC64 iPad Tablet Interface Unit with Sikorsky Aircraft
Photo: Gary Watt Corporation.
The GDC64 iPad Table Interface Unit transfers information from Sikorsky’s S-92®
helicopter to the Flight Calculator Application iPad Function. Sikorsky announced at
the 2014 Helicopter Association International’s Heli-Expo show that it had launched
the company’s first iPad flight application for Sikorsky’s commercial S-92® helicopter
platform. Known as iFly Sikorsky™, the application replicates common performance
calculations described in the S-92 Rotorcraft Flight Manual.
In addition to performance calculations, iFly Sikorsky also has a configuration and
weight and balance calculator utility. When initializing the application, an operator’s
Sikorsky360.com user credentials are validated. Sikorsky360® is a proprietary online
support capability with more than 4,000 registered users worldwide.
DAC worked with Sikorsky Aircraft to test the GDC64 to the requirements of DO160G section 8 Category U Curve G2 to meet the rigorous demands of the helicopter
market. “We performed the tests per the DO-160G specification and it passed with
no issues or anomalies,” said DAC International’s Vice President of Manufacturing and
Engineering Rick Horne.
The vibration tests were conducted in Texas at the Professional Test (EMI) Inc.,
Round Rock, test facility.
DAC INTERNATIONAL ADDS BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
LATER in March 2015, DAC International, a
Greenwich AeroGroup company, announced the
hiring of Frank DeFeo as its Director of Business
Development to be based in Austin, Texas. Mr.
DeFeo will be responsible for securing new Original
Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partnerships,
growing DACs ECD manufactured products and
acquiring new products for distribution.
As a retired military officer and pilot after 20 years
of service with U.S. Air Force Reserve and Air National
Guard, Mr. DeFeo has served in several key positions
throughout his aviation career focused in flight
operations, program management, corporate and
military sales, logistics management and business
development.
He has a bachelor’s of science degree in Geographic
Information Science, Remote Sensing & Satellite
Imagery from Park University and is an FAA certified
airline transport pilot with airplane multi engine land
and private pilot privileges. He is type rated in the
CL600, GIV, GV and BBD700 aircraft.
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just a click away. Plus it’s easy to install and gives pilots access, through
their tablets to a variety of specialized applications and other real-time flight
and navigation tools.
GDC 64 Features
• PMA product and Apple® approved
• Provides stable, in-flight ergonomic
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• Provides power and navigation
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• Four ARINC 429 ports, 8 discrete inputs
• SDK available for applications
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• Provides power and navigation to tablets
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• Multiple connection interfaces including
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• TSO pending
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With Garuda Indonesia and Advanced Turbulence Avoidance, Navtech advances on all fronts
NAVTECH EXPANDS IN ASIA WITH SIGNING OF GARUDA
INDONESIA FOR FLIGHT PLANNING
SOFTWARE and services provider
Navtech, signed flag carrier Garuda
Indonesia earlier this year to provide
a hosted Navtech Flight Plan service.
This multi-year agreement, announced
in early March 2015, further expands
Navtech’s presence into the Asia Pacific Region.
Adopting Navtech Flight Plan is part of Garuda Indonesia’s new level of service
excellence initiative to transform and provide better services. Following detailed
evaluation combined with a proven success record in Asia Pacific, Garuda concluded
that Navtech was best positioned to support their service initiative.
The contract for Navtech Flight Plan includes a number of add-ons and features
including Integrated Flight Hazards. By utilizing these features, Garuda Indonesia can
create accurate and efficient flight plans for their entire expanding fleet and global
routes. It will also be able to utilize the most accurate data for turbulence avoidance
for increased safety and smoother flights.
As Garuda Indonesia continues to grow its network and fleet, Navtech Flight Plan
stands ready to provide Garuda Indonesia with operational flexibility, scalability and
efficiency while generating significant cost savings by using the best possible routes
with minimum emissions.
Navtech is continuing to expand into the Asia Pacific market and is now the major
flight operations supplier in several countries including Thailand, Singapore, Fiji,
India, Australia, Laos, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Malaysia as well as Hong Kong.
NAVTECH LAUNCHES THE FIRST ADVANCED TURBULENCE
AVOIDANCE MODULE FOR NAVTECH FLIGHT PLAN
IN mid-March 2015, Navtech
launched the first advanced
turbulence avoidance module
for its flight planning software,
Navtech Flight Plan. Utilizing
the advanced weather model
ensemble and aircraft specific
turbulence forecast algorithms
from Schneider Electric’s
Integrated Flight Hazards
solution, Navtech Flight Plan
automatically optimizes aircraft
routings to avoid turbulence
enroute, providing a safe, efficient flight.
The Schneider Electric turbulence forecast is patent-pending and captures
turbulence forecasts for boundary layer, mountain wave, clear-air and convective
turbulence all in one model. As opposed to other turbulence generation systems
that rely on data reported from flights that have already flown through suspected
areas of turbulence, Navtech Flight Plan users can obtain highly accurate, detailed
and individualized forecasts and alerts anywhere in the world to make proactive and
well-informed flight path decisions prior to departure.
By incorporating a more granular dataset and forecast output, users can fly more
direct routes resulting in reduced fuel consumption and improved enroute times,
as well as achieve a higher level of safety than with traditional forecasts. AvMet,
Inc., a third party, recently reviewed a set of leading turbulence forecast systems,
confirming Schneider Electric’s Integrated Flight Hazards solution outperformed
others over a three month period in three key areas: accuracy, consistency and fewer
false alarms.
“A leader in aviation meteorological services for years, Schneider Electric takes pride
in developing leading-edge solutions like the Flight Hazard Forecast ensemble to
solve industry challenges,” said Ron Sznaider, Vice President of Weather Solutions
for Schneider Electric. “We are excited to partner with Navtech to create a unique
platform that will make flights safer and more efficient.”
This Integrated Flight Hazards module is the first of its kind in the market. Navtech
has integrated the turbulence avoidance module as part of the route optimization
algorithm. The route optimizer considers the flight hazard data when determining
optimal vertical and lateral routes. This optimization results in a flight plan that
reduces time, cost, and fuel while providing the utmost safety for passengers and
crewmembers.
“Navtech Flight Plan is the only flight planning system in the world to fully
integrate the Flight Hazard Forecast ensemble developed by Schneider Electric into
its route optimization algorithm,” said Mike Hulley, President and CEO of Navtech.
“We strongly believe that partnering with Schneider Electric on this project will have
a positive impact on the safety and efficiency of the airline industry.”
Navtech users can now accurately forecast turbulence globally utilizing Navtech’s
Flight Plan software, which is a fully scalable, browser-based system. The turbulence
avoidance module is available as of early 2015. It can be applied to varying aircraft
including cargo, passenger and business jets.
RocketRoute Now Offers Route
Optimization in Europe
ROCKETROUTE NOW OFFERS ROUTE
OPTIMIZATION IN EUROPE
convenience.”
*XXXX-LDZA 0900-EDTY-150219*
Filed route: *N0390F240 PODET3F PODET L603 KFT L173
LELTA L173 RIDAR L173 REDVO L173
DODIL L173 RIXED/N0294F200 Z76 NIKUT DCT WUR Z12
GIBSA/N0294F190 Z12 OSBAN*
Improved route Proposal: *N0390F240 PODET3F PODET L603
KFT L173 MUN/N0294F200 L173 RIXED/N0294F190
Z76 NOMBO DCT*”
We have reproduced this route and now can compare both
of them: it can be seen that the required and valid route to
EDTY was shortened by flying direct instead of via airways
Z76 and Z12.
AT the very end of February 2015, RocketRoute introduced
Route Optimization for Europe. Users of the new capability
are able to receive route optimization improvements when
planning IFR flights in Europe. After filing the flight plan,
Eurocontrol reviews the actual airspace capacity versus
planned. If it sees that it can now provide a more direct
routing it will offer an improvement.
RocketRoute now polls Eurocontrol for all relevant filed
routes. If they receive an improvement suggestion, they
will pass this suggestion to users of the new service on by
email. The following flight from Zagreb to Schwäbisch Hall
offers a good example of how the system will work… it is an
illustrative example of a real flight recently flown and filed
with RocketRoute. The route was from LDZA (Zagreb, Croatia)
to EDTY (Schwäbisch Hall, Germany). Of course pilots will
know to request route improvements where possible in-flight
as well.
The following planned improvements were generated with
the optimized route as against the originally planned route –
EET (estimated elapsed time):
HOW ROCKETROUTE INTRODUCED ‘ROUTE
OPTIMIZATION IN EUROPE’ WORKS
Below you can find an example of such optimization sent
by RocketRoute: to the pilot, starting with the message…
“We have reviewed your flight plan and have found a route
improvement. Please evaluate the route below and if you choose
to use the improved route please refile the flight plan at your
Below is a map of the
originally filed route.
Now let’s check (see map
below) what the improved
route proposal from
Eurocontrol looks like.
The Enroute
Time is 2
hours and 10
minutes. The
distance for
this route is
382 nm.
The next
screen shot
shows the
Minimum
Fuel
Required and
Endurance
(Fuel is
1142.55
pounds,
Endurance is 3 hours and
58 minutes).
EET and
Distance
have both
changed.
Now they are
respectively
1 hour and
16 minutes
and 268 nm.
Minimum
Fuel
Required and
Endurance
are also
reduced –
Fuel is 988.5
pounds;
Endurance is
3 hours and 28 minutes.
Using RocketRoute Route Optimization in Europe, we have
optimized the route according to the Eurocontrol proposal
and reduced: Distance covered from 382 nm to 268 nm; EET
from 2 hours 10 minutes to 1 hour 16 minutes; Minimum Fuel
Required: from 1142.55 to 988.05 pounds.
Pacelab Cabin supports customization of
Embraer E-Jet E2 family
CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE INTEGRATES
JET MANUFACTURER’S MARKET
INTELLIGENCE, SALES, ENGINEERING AND
CONTRACTS TEAMS.
BRAZILIAN aircraft manufacturer Embraer is introducing
Pacelab Cabin 7, the aircraft configurator from Berlin
software provider PACE. While earlier versions of the tool
were used only for sales purposes, the upgrade, announced
at the end of March 2015, will be deployed across
departments to support the entire customization process of
the E-Jet E2 family from first customer contact to production
hand-over.
Pacelab Cabin 7 will provide Embraer teams with all
customization options available for a specific aircraft, from
which they can interactively set up the cabin configuration
to airline requirements. To avoid unnecessary revisions,
the software automatically checks technical feasibility
and compliance with FAR/JAR certification standards. The
configuration can be displayed in high-quality 3D to show
airline clients instantly how their choices affect the look of
the cabin. 3D illustrations of the aircraft interior will also be
included in the manufacturer’s commercial proposals and
contractual documentation.
Furthermore, part of Embraer’s software package is Pacelab
Data Management, a central repository for managing the life
cycle of customer projects and catalog options, which allows
keeping tabs on their revision history and current status.
“We are committed to providing excellent service and
maximum transparency to our customers. Using a uniform
software tool to create and process configuration information
from start to finish helps us to maintain efficient collaborative
work processes and to deliver consistent and reliable results,”
said Fernando Antônio Araújo Oliveira, Senior Program
Manager E-Jets E2 at Embraer.
Safety Line wins at The Big Data Innovation,
tests OptiClimb to save fuel and discusses
implementation with Boeing
SAFETY LINE WINS PRIZE AT THE BIG DATA
INNOVATION TROPHY
THANKS to its service giving an opportunity for airlines to
reduce their fuel consumption, Safety Line was named in midMarch 2015 among the winners of the Big Data innovation
trophy. During the 4th edition of the Big Data Paris exhibition,
the jury made up of Big Data experts such as EDF, ORANGE,
GE or ATOS, elected unanimously the project OptiClimb for its
original, innovative and concrete nature, ranking it third out
of 51 projects. This trophy rewards the young company for its
expertise and its capability to increase the value of data in the
aviation industry.
A FAVORABLE CONTEXT FOR INNOVATIONS
OPTIMIZING FUEL CONSUMPTIONS
Nowadays almost 3% of global CO2 emissions are produced
by air transport. At the same time, fuel consumption accounts
for 30% of airlines’ operational costs. Based on these facts,
new European and International regulations have been issued.
Whether it is about reduction of fuel costs or about emissions,
the industry needs solutions to optimize consumption.
ONE GOAL: SAVE FUEL THROUGH THE OPTIMIZATION
OF CLIMB PROFILE
Safety Line introduced its solution OPTI CLIMB, a project
conducted in partnership with INRIA which has led to a
common patent application. This project is supported by
Paris&Co, Ile-de-France Region and the European Commission
through the Climate KIC program. It has been designed in
order to use the data from the black boxes – which are today
largely under exploited although they are free and accessible
– to optimize the climb profile and reduce airliners’ fuel
consumption. This solution allows users to meet the economic
and environmental challenges in air transport.
Fuel consumption during climb being at its highest,
substantial savings (200 kg fuel per flight) could be achieved.
This represents up to 60 million euro saved for a big airline
operating 1000 flights per day. A first operational experiment
has been launched with the airline Transavia France.
SAFETY LINE, A FRENCH START-UP TRIES TO
SEDUCE BOEING
INTRODUCED to Boeing, the promising innovative company
Safety Line offers its OptiClimb service and gives an
opportunity for airlines to reduce their fuel consumption.
In late March 2015, during the Boeing French Team Meeting
that gathered all Boeing’s French providers from the aviation
industry, Safety Line founder and CEO, Pierre Jouniaux, met
Boeing Technical Managers and decision-makers in order
to present its solution which will enable every airline to
significantly reduce fuel bills and CO2 emissions. Supported
by Starburst Accelerator, the first accelerator dedicated to the
aviation industry, Safety Line also presented OptiClimb to Air
Alaska and Virgin America. The airlines all expressed great
interest in this innovation.
EVERY AIRLINE WANTS TO REDUCE COSTS
Jet fuel accounts for 30% of airlines operational costs, being
their second largest expense item. For this reason, the
aviation industry is starting to take a serious interest in Safety
Line’s optimization solution. OptiClimb has been designed
to use the data from black boxes in order to optimize the
climb profile and reduce airliners’ fuel consumption. “By
comparing the standard profile from the flight recorder with
the ideal one that Safety Line calculated thanks to algorithms
developed by Polytechnique and Inria, we identified a
difference of 15% in fuel consumptions” explains Pierre
Jouniaux.
TESTS WITH TRANSAVIA
THE OptiClimb procedure is integrated in the flight plan and
supports the achievement of substantial savings. “By following
our procedure, a Boeing 737 can save 200 kg of fuel which
corresponds to 150 000 to 200 000 USD saved per aircraft
per year, underlines Pierre Jouniaux. For an airline like Air
France operating a fleet of more than 200 aircraft, the savings
would represent 40 to 50 million USD. These savings, added
to other savings achieved through ‘all electric’ taxiing on the
runway before take-off (green-taxi), new generation engines,
lighter materials, etc… will all help to meet the economic and
environmental challenges in air transport.
Following conclusive tests, Safety Line signed a cooperation
agreement with the low cost subsidiary of Air France-KLM,
Transavia France, to launch the experiment on commercial
flights with a fleet of Boeing 737.
A HUGE POTENTIAL MARKET
Through the good offices of Starburst Accelerator and its CEO
François Chopard, Safety Line entered into discussions with
Boeing with a view to the American aircraft manufacturer
being able to include OptiClimb in the flight preparation
services. The ultimate objective would be to introduce
the solution into the flight systems so that the aircraft
automatically follows the ideal climb profile. Contacts
have also been made with Airbus, a member of Starburst
Accelerator Selection Committee. At the level of the global
airline industry, the savings and reduction in carbon emissions
are huge and this project is an important opportunity,
especially considering the increase in aircraft delivery
throughout the world.
Thales wins new customer and leads key European Single European Sky project
LOONG AIR SELECTS THALES FMS AND HUD FOR A320
FMS is also fully capable of supporting RNP 0.1 operations and Performance Based
Navigation (PBN). Loong Air has also decided to retrofit their four existing A320
aircraft with Thales FMS, consolidating their entire fleet to the same high-quality
standards.
In compliance with CAAC regulations, Loong Air will also equip their aircraft with
Thales Head Up Display (HUD) systems. Thales HUD systems, fully integrated with
the existing cockpit architecture, provide essential flight data and information in the
pilot’s forward field of view during all flight phases.
TOPLINK: OPENING THE WAY TO NEW SYSTEM WIDE
INFORMATION SERVICES.
LOONG AIRLINES HAS SELECTED THALES AVIONICS TOPFLIGHT
FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (FMS) FOR THEIR 30 A320S TO BE
DELIVERED BETWEEN 2015 AND 2018.
THE Thales TopFlight FMS constitutes the new generation of flight management
system offering unique functionalities such as FMS Landing System (FLS) and ‘see
what you fly’ capabilities. This system is at the forefront of the Chinese market
and is the preferred choice for Airbus single aisle jets, with over 60% market share
worldwide.
Known for its reliable performance and advanced functions, Thales Topflight FMS
supports and manages even the most complex navigation data, due to its navigation
database capacity and dual processing for faster processor capabilities. The Thales
TOPLINK, a SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research program) demonstration
project led by THALES, is bringing together fourteen European partners to test a
new set of services for use in Air Traffic Management (ATM). Taking place in 2015
and 2016, the tests, in live operational conditions on at least 200 flights over Europe
and Africa, will aim to demonstrate the benefits for ATM stakeholders (ANSPs,
Airlines, Airport operators) of the deployment of a new System Wide Information
Services, including Meteorological Services, Aeronautical Information Services,
cooperative Network Services, and Flight Information Services (for their non-safetycritical aspects).
The TOPLINK project will demonstrate, based on an end-to-end supporting
infrastructure, how Air Traffic Flow Management Controllers, Airport operators, and
Commercial Airlines staff (ground Flight Dispatchers, as well as Pilots) could improve
their operational performance (especially in terms of safety, efficiency, and capacity)
by the use of those new Information Services.
14 PARTNERS:
• 3 MET Service Providers members of EUMETNET EIG: Météo-France, German
Meteorological Service (DWD and Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI);
• 4 airlines: Air France, Brussels Airlines, HOP! and Air Corsica;
• 3 ANSPs: DSNA, Austrocontrol, Croatia Control;
• 1 General Aviation operator: Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile (ENAC);
• 1 Airport: Aéroport de Paris (ADP);
• 2 aeronautical industries: Thales (coordinator), Airbus.
The TOPLINK project concept and architecture build on the previous TOPMET
Demonstration Project, addressing essentially the use of MET information services,
which in turn results in improved flight safety, more accurate information for flight
planning, and enhanced flight efficiency and airspace capacity.
The objectives are to develop the concept
and accelerate its operational deployment
within 2 years, particularly through a continued
and permanent connectivity between the
ground and the cockpit, thanks to satellite
communications. Information shared with the
pilot will be displayed on an EFB mobile and
connected in real time by SATCOM.
TOPLINK also provides an avenue to deeply engage in the joint development of a
new Local DCB tool to support FMP operations and to achieve significant progress
towards collaborative operations with Airlines and Airport operators.
Illustrations Examples of MET information superimposed on aircraft operational
flight plan and ATM information. Copyright ©TOPMET 2014
thalesgroup.com
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Communications on the plane, with the
plane and to, and from the plane keep SITA
at the forefront of connectivity
SITA ONAIR PARTNERS WITH BULGARIAN
AND ROMANIAN AIR TRAFFIC AUTHORITIES
TO MOVE PILOT COMMUNICATIONS TO DATA
SITA OnAir, the leading connected aircraft provider,
today announced a partnership to improve air traffic
communications in the Danube Functional Airspace Block
(FAB) supplementing voice with the more reliable data link.
Together with air navigation service providers (ANSPs)
Bulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority (BULATSA), and the
Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration (ROMATSA), SITA
OnAir is enabling Controller Pilot Data Link Communication
(CPDLC) services to the control centers. This move is in
compliance with the EC regulation 29/2009, which comes
into force as part of the Single European Sky initiative. The
Danube FAB manages some 10% of the overfly air traffic in
the European Union.
CPDLC enables air traffic controllers and pilots to
communicate via text, rather than the traditional voice
communication. This improves the quality of communications
and improves the overall safety and efficiency of air traffic
management. European regulations mandate that all aircraft
flying in Europe and all air traffic control ground systems have
to be equipped with CPDLC.
SITA OnAir has worked closely with BULATSA and ROMATSA
to set up the network to facilitate communications across ATN,
the most advanced data link communications protocol.
Ion-Aurel Stanciu, Director General, ROMATSA, said: “Our
partnership with SITA OnAir is a great step forward for the
Danube FAB and moves us closer to the Single European Sky.
We look forward to benefiting from the efficiencies and safety
enhancements data link will bring.”
Georgi Peev, Director General, BULATSA, added: “SITA
OnAir’s dedication to the air transport industry and expertise
made the implementation of data link a smooth process for
BULATSA. Together we are improving the air traffic services
for the million flights we manage across the Danube FAB each
year.”
SITA OnAir’s partnership with BULATSA and ROMATSA
includes the provision of ATN routers and VHF ground
stations across each country which will allow both ANSPs to
implement datalink communication between the aircraft pilots
and ground controllers
François Bardin, Director Air Traffic Solutions, SITA OnAir, said:
“By partnering with SITA OnAir, BULATSA and ROMATSA have
taken a step forward on the road to the Single European Sky.
Flights over the Danube FAB will now enjoy the use of data
channels where messages are unambiguous and available
on screen in the cockpit. This is an initial step towards
implementation of SESAR developed concepts such as the 4D
Trajectory Data Link (4DTRAD) Service”
Other European FABs already enjoying the benefits of a
partnership with SITA OnAir include FABEC (Belgium, France,
Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland) and
South West FAB (Portugal, Spain).
NIGERIA INCREASES AIRSPACE SAFETY
AND EFFICIENCY WITH SITA ONAIR’S
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
THE Nigerian Airspace
Management Agency
(NAMA) has selected SITA
OnAir to enhance aircraft
communications across
Nigeria. SITA OnAir’s
advanced systems will
enable NAMA to comply
with the recommendations of ICAO’s regional Air Navigation
Plan and in doing so increase safety and efficiency in Nigerian
airspace.
In this multi-year deal, SITA OnAir is supplying Controller Pilot
Data Link Communication (CPDLC) and Automatic Dependent
Surveillance-Contract (ADS-C) solutions and services at the
Lagos and Kano Control Centers to enhance long range data
communication between air traffic controllers (ATC) and pilots.
Ibrahim Abdulsalam, Managing Director, NAMA, said: “SITA
OnAir is already well-known for its superior VHF datalink
coverage on the African continent and with its highly reliable
services SITA OnAir is the ideal partner for NAMA. The new
CPDLC systems at our air traffic control centers in Lagos and
Kano will move voice traffic off congested frequencies and
allow for accurate data exchange between the controllers and
pilots.”
With this new ADS-C capability, the agency will receive
automatic position reports from aircraft to its air traffic
services. This will enable NAMA to acquire surveillance
information from aircraft flying outside of radar coverage.
Philip Clinch, Vice President, AIRCOM, SITA OnAir, said: “NAMA
is making significant changes that will ensure increased safety
while boosting Nigeria’s airspace capacity. Besides the new
FANS capability, NAMA will also benefit from SITA OnAir’s
connectivity and technical support.”
Future Air Navigation System (FANS) is the protocol which
airlines follow to manage increasing levels of air traffic. With it,
an air traffic control center (ATC) can track aircraft along their
full route. When an ATC has accurate position data, and knows
exactly where an aircraft is, it can reduce distances between
aircraft and safely allow more in the airspace.
The use of CPDLC will improve ATC communications in
Nigerian airspace. NAMA handles an average of 550 flights daily across the nation’s
airports and airlines could see improvement in communication and surveillance
efficiency almost immediately.
TRANSAVIA SELECTS SITA ONAIR’S CLOUD-BASED EFBS
THE INFLIGHT DIGITAL EVOLUTION HAS STARTED
IN mid-April 2015, low cost carrier, Transavia France, sister company of Transavia
Airlines, owned by the Air France-KLM Group, became the latest airline to adopt
SITA OnAir’s Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) technology.
By using EFBs, Transavia France will streamline maintenance reporting, reducing
cost, they also require less logistical and infrastructure cost than traditional paperbased processes. On average, SITA OnAir EFBs generate annual savings of around
$120,000 per aircraft*.
Implementation work has already started and the EFBs will be deployed on
Transavia France’s 21 B737s over the coming months. Transavia Netherlands has been
using SITA EFBs on its 31 B737s since 2013 and Transavia France will share the same
infrastructure. Both will benefit from the EFB application being based in the SITA ATI
Cloud, Using the same cloud architecture enables a fast, cost effective deployment.
“With the ATI Cloud, we can provide large airline groups that own several airlines,
with a highly scalable solution”, said Ian Dawkins, CEO of SITA OnAir. “The EFBs can
be integrated into each airline’s individual IT infrastructure, using a common base
in the Cloud. We are experts at integrating new technology solutions into existing
airline IT structures, which is a key skill for developing the connected aircraft.”
“As a low cost carrier, we are cost conscious so we need a solution that delivers a
real return on our investment,” said Cyril Canu, Operations Control Centre Manager
of Transavia France. “EFBs will enable us to streamline engine maintenance costs by
being more efficient about how we collect, collate and communicate operational
information across the airline. In doing so we will reduce our logistics and
infrastructure costs because EFBs enable digital processes that share operational data
in real-time versus paper which took days.”
The EFBs, which will be fitted to the aircraft rather than pilot assigned, are Class 2
navAero hardware with LIDO charts and the full suite of SITA OnAir EFB applications.
They can be used during all phases of the flight and once the aircraft is on the
ground, the EFBs are synchronized with the airline’s back office over 3G or using a
USB key for larger files.
Dawkins continued, “EFBs bring the benefits of the digital revolution to the cockpit
by giving pilots fast, paper-free and efficient access to data. The beauty of the SITA
OnAir EFB solution is that we integrate it fully into the airline’s back office, so the
data is uploaded seamlessly. It is an essential element of the fully connected aircraft.”
The next development for the SITA OnAir EFB will be inflight updates, using the
aircraft’s satellite connectivity. Cabin Wi-Fi cannot be used in the cockpit. However,
SITA OnAir has started provisioning cockpits with wired access to the satellite server.
This provides a dedicated and secure channel for the pilots.
Typically savings from EFB use are generated through weight savings equating to
fuel savings; more efficient processes and more effective fleet maintenance planning
leading to optimism fleet utilisation.
SITA ONAIR ANSWERS INDUSTRY CHALLENGE FOR GLOBAL
FLIGHT TRACKING
GROUND BASED APPLICATION ALLOWS AIRLINES TO TRACK AIRCRAFT
at ICAO’s Second High Level Safety Conference in February 2015.
AIRCOM® FlightTracker therefore has an important role to play in providing
improved tracking and detection of unplanned movements, without requiring
modifications to the aircraft. It is simply an extra software layer on top of SITA
OnAir’s existing AIRCOM® Server ACARS message handling system, which is already
used by over 90 airlines around the world. It is very efficient: it is straightforward to
install and therefore adds only minimal cost.
“As part of our commitment to the air transport community we will, during an
emergency, provide AIRCOM® FlightTracker position reporting free of charge to
SITA member customers,” concluded Dawkins. “AIRCOM® FlightTracker will request
emergency positioning reports if it identifies that a flight has left its normal route
for an unknown reason – and we will waive charges for that reporting until the
emergency ends.”
Airlines in Europe and Asia are currently assessing SITA OnAir AIRCOM®
FlightTracker, with a view to making the necessary upgrade from the ACARS system.
GX AVIATION IS TAKING CONNECTIVITY TO NEW LEVELS
SITA ONAIR GX AVIATION DEMONSTRATION: INFLIGHT CONNECTIVITY
REACHES MATURITY
MALAYSIA Airlines will be the first carrier to implement global flight tracking using
SITA OnAir’s AIRCOM® FlightTracker, starting this summer. The airline has already
conducted extensive testing of the technology, which uses existing equipment
and re-purposes air traffic control data. This ground-based software upgrade
announced in mid-April 2015 allows airlines to follow aircraft positions and identify
any unexpected deviations or gaps in position reports. Because it utilizes existing
equipment, the solution is highly cost effective.
AIRCOM® FlightTracker was launched to meet the needs of the aviation industry.
Moving beyond the trial phase, the airlines are now ready to roll out the system
across their entire fleets. Malaysia Airlines will be the first to go live with deployment
this summer, in under a year after the solution was launched in fast track mode in
June 2014.
SITA OnAir’s solution provides the tracking capabilities the airline needs without the
requirement for new and expensive equipment. SITA OnAir has designed a solution
that works using the AIRCOM Server ACARS message handling system, which airlines
already have in place, so the cost and disruption are minimal.
AIRCOM® FlightTracker uses multiple sources of data to guarantee tracking
intervals of at least every 15 minutes for every flight. The airline also has the
option to configure the system to intervals of less than 15 minutes. In addition,
AIRCOM® FlightTracker enables the airline to proactively obtain ADS-C tracking
data immediately when it detects a gap in data from other sources. AIRCOM®
FlightTracker can also obtain one-off position reports from the Flight Management
computers on short-haul aircraft that do not have FANS data link avionics.
“We have designed the solution so airlines have straightforward access to ATC-like
tracking data,” said Ian Dawkins, CEO of SITA OnAir. “For those airlines already using
our ACARS messaging, we can deploy it very quickly. Following the recent ICAO
discussions, we are also working on the definition and development of a new
system to detect and report unusual situations. As part of our commitment to the
air transport community we are also investigating new aircraft solutions that are
independent of aircraft power or systems.”
ICAO’s Multidisciplinary Meeting on Global Flight Tracking in May 2014 called
for, ‘global tracking of airline flights…to provide early notice of and response to
abnormal flight behaviour.’ The ICAO meeting also concluded that airlines, ‘… will
be encouraged to use existing equipment and procedures to the extent possible to
support flight tracking’. The same principles were reiterated by IATA’s Aircraft Tracking
Task Force in its report and recommendations in November last year, and reinforced
INFLIGHT connectivity is evolving rapidly and the fully connected aircraft is coming
on stream as the technology develops. SITA OnAir is a key Inmarsat Distribution
Partner for GX Aviation, the only global Ka-band network. This SITA OnAir and
Inmarsat GX Aviation demo, operating over a live GX link, shows what passenger,
the cabin crew and pilots will experience. SITA OnAir has nearly 400 airline
customers operating over 14,000 aircraft, all of which can benefit from the superfast broadband GX Aviation network, providing 50MB/s to the aircraft.
“Passengers now expect to be able to stay in touch when they are flying. Social
media, email, text messaging and calls are the norm,” said Ian Dawkins, CEO of SITA
OnAir at the mid-April 2015 launch. “What’s new is that super-fast broadband for
inflight connectivity now extends to new satellite networks for both passenger and
airline use. Airlines will be able to exchange data for operational purposes, and
passengers will have the same Internet speed they are used to at home.”
This is the new reality of inflight connectivity. For the very first time, there really is
no difference between
being in the air and
being on the ground.
The successful first
test was carried out in
March in the Inmarsat
lab at the company’s
London headquarters.
The GX Aviation
satellite network was
tested rigorously, using
passenger, crew and
aircraft applications. This
included replicating usage onboard a commercial aircraft, which demonstrated that
GX Aviation has the bandwidth to meet and exceed all expectations.
Dawkins continued, “We are providing our current customers with a clear and
straightforward upgrade path to GX Aviation, including all the necessary installation
capabilities across the world. In fact, we have already initiated work on the STC
project for the Boeing B777 to operate our products and services over the GX
Aviation network”
“Only SITA OnAir has the expertise to provide nose-to-tail connectivity and it is a
reality today,” continued Dawkins. “And we have been working in airline IT for over
65 years, giving us the unique expertise to integrate the aircraft into the airline’s IT
infrastructure.”
Icelandair Selects EFB Solution From
Scandinavian Avionics
IN early April 2015, Scandinavian Avionics (SA) signed an
agreement with Icelandair to install a future proof tablet-based
Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solution in the airline’s fleet of
Boeing 757 aircraft.
The SA Group is proud to announce Icelandair as its next
customer for the powerful Electronic Flight Bag solution from
Scandinavian Avionics. The solution consists of two ruggedized
10.1” Panasonic tablets. The deployment integrates existing
provision to facilitate avionics connectivity and is prepared for
future upgrades.
Certification activities are in progress and installation will start
in earnest during the autumn. Based on EASA Part 21.J. and
21.G approvals and as one out of a few suppliers, Scandinavian
Avionics can, design, manufacture and certify tailored EFB
products in-house. These values added, limit risk exposure and
increase predictability for customer projects. This is in line with
the philosophy of The SA Group to provide turn-key avionics
solutions to its valued customers.
The solution provided to Icelandair follows the industry path
to introduce COTS tablets in the cockpit while leaning on
avionics components for functions to reside in the aircraft for
many years.
Håkan Norell, CTO at Scandinavian Avionics, explained: “As
opposed to other EFB solutions with expensive hardware and
high certification costs, we have developed a modular concept
that enables the aircraft operator to use commercial windows
based tablet as the EFB display. In this particular project we
show that we can support a mixed setup of components
maximizing the customers’ business case to a very affordable
price without limiting future upgrades.”
An electronic flight bag solution benefits any airline or aircraft
operator by reducing weight on board and by saving time
on updating the physical charts in the flight bag as well as
gaining operational benefits with connectivity.
Hilmar B. Baldursson, VP Flight Operation commented: “The
core competence and extensive knowledge Scandinavian
Avionics has in the area of EFB has been very important part
in our decision making. We feel very comfortable in the way
we jointly shaped the implementation path to maximize our
re-utilization of installed systems, in combination with the new
EFB function. The utilization of new technology is crucial in
optimizing our daily processes, both today and in the future as
we continue to expand.”
Håkan Norell concluded: “We are very proud to announce
that we have been selected among tough competition in
this prestigious project, especially after Icelandair’s thorough
evaluation of many vendors and consortia’s. We are happy to
welcome Icelandair into the SA-Customer family.”
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iPad or
Windows EFB?
Or both!
Lasse Nyberg, EFB Administrator, explains
how Danish Air Transport considered
iPad vs Windows for its EFB program
and why it settled on Windows
APRIL/MAY 2015 | AIRCRAFT IT OPERATIONS | WHITE PAPER: DANISH AIR TRANSPORT | 19
B
efore we delve into details of decisions in Danish Air Transport
(DAT) comparing iPad (iOS) with Windows for DAT’s planned EFB
(electronic flight bag) developments, an explanation about the airline
background will be useful. Danish Air Transport was founded in 1989
and got Operational approval for the first EFB installation in April 2014.
Operations consist of scheduled services, ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance
and insurance), charters and freight services with a fleet of MD83/87, ATR
42/72 and Airbus A320 aircraft. The EFB on the MD fleet is a NavAero set-up
on Windows while the ATR uses Panasonic hardware and the Airbus fleet
still is in the project phase. Both the navAero and the Panasonic units use the
AvioBook suite from AvioVision with Jeppesen as chart provider. An EFB
team manages the whole system with the ability to control EFBs remotely.
For communication outside of the aircraft, DAT use a combination of
WiFi, a local 3G/4G provider and GigSky as a global 3G partner. GigSky
provides easy-to-use backend systems, which generate an overview of
the data used for each aircraft. A simple roaming agreement with 500+
operators in 195 countries makes it easy to keep the cost down.
On the ATR fleet, we decided to swap to the Panasonic ToughPad
compared to the navAero on the MD, but the software-system behind it
will be basically the same. The slight difference is that, on the ToughPad, we
use Windows 8.1 instead of Windows 7 used on the navAero: otherwise,
the set-up is the same.
Since then, a few more of our required functionalities have become
available with iPad but, as figure 2 shows, USB is still not available for
updating purposes. And even though there is a facility to connect a USB
to an iPad through an adapter, the iOS system is only able to accept media
files, not the working files that we would want to use.
DAT MD 80 flight Deck with navAero, Windows based installed EFB units
COMPARING CRITERIA
However, before finally deciding to use Windows, we had to make some
difficult hardware decisions. Like any airline, at DAT we had established
our criteria and, four years ago when we first took the decision between
Windows and iOS platforms, we tried to determine where there were gaps
and where there were similarities between the functionalities available
from different units. We identified a lot of gaps in the iOS platform, some
of which were critical for our operation. As you will see from figure 1, these
included the option to update from a USB stick. This is very important
because we undertake a lot of very remote operations worldwide and still
need the full ability to update the EFB even when outside 3G coverage area.
In this, Windows could meet our need whereas the iPad could not match
that requirement. And, of course, there were a number of other areas where
Windows was able to meet our criteria as opposed to iOS.
Figure 1
Figure 2
For that reason, we decided to continue with Windows when we began the
EFB implementation on the ATR fleet, and the introduction of the Airbus,
because those aircraft will, like the MD fleet, be operating all over the
world, including remote places, and will therefore need the ability to make
the update of the EFB from a USB.
EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEM LIFECYCLE
We also considered life-cycle. Looking at the iPad lifecycle, since
introduction in 2010, there have been nine different versions of the iPad,
including the iPad mini, and with the operating system, iOS, to date we
are up to iOS 8.1.3. Not only is it not possible to update to iOS 8.1.3 on the
first iPad model but, even though it is possible to update iPads 2 and 3 to
iOS 8.1.3, that is not to be recommended for an EFB which has to be fast.
When you update an iPad 2 or 3 to iOS 8.1.3, there is some deterioration in
reaction time. Notwithstanding this, the iPad Pro 12.2 is still rumored to be
on the way. We first heard about this model in 2012 but, as yet, there seems
to be no certainty that it will ever see the light of day. It also seems that iPad
models change with a high frequency, by private consumer equipment life-
“…when we first took the decision between Windows
and iOS platforms, we tried to determine where there
were gaps and where there were similarities between
the functionalities available from different units. We
identified a lot of gaps in the iOS platform, some of
which were critical for our operation…”
cycle standards, and with little consistency in their model life cycles. So, if
you’re going to buy iPad, it’s probably a good idea to buy a lot of the model
you’re using, because you don’t know when it might be out of production.
We couldn’t accept that level of uncertainty in our business case, which is
further reason why we built our case around Windows and the Panasonic
ToughPad. Panasonic provide a guarantee on form and component for five
years and for which spares will be available for a further two years.
By using AvioBook as the main software, launched in a shell, on a
Windows tablet, the Windows functionalities are never seen by the
users, which makes the operating environment very stable and more
simple to access for the user, and easier to manage and maintain for the
administrator.
iPAD HAS BEEN THE CATALYST FOR EFB DEVELOPMENT…
Notwithstanding the above, Steve Jobs stated as long ago as 1983 that his
(Apple’s) objective was to “put an incredibly great computer in a book that
you can carry around with you and learn how to use in 20 minutes ...” And
today we have the iPad which has been helping the aviation industry to
get EFB up and running. Things were almost at a standstill until four years
ago; everybody was talking about EFB but it was a huge task to implement
it into the operation. Then the iPad came along and suddenly it was
everywhere… it has boosted EFB projects and has helped the EFB into the
market. Indeed, Jeppesen estimates that more than 100,000 professional
pilots are flying paperless charting on iPads and there are more than 10
million total flights to date (as of the end of 2014) completed with the iPad.
It’s out there and can be used, but nobody knows what the future might
bring. One thing is certain; The EFB will be a more integrated part of our
operations in the future.
… BUT CHANGING NEEDS CALL FOR CHANGING SYSTEMS
Jeppesen surveyed their customers and asked airlines why they want
EFB and how will they make it available for pilots today. By far the most
numerous answers on, ‘why they want it’, were as an electronic charting
tool and a productivity tool, i.e. supporting e-techlog, performance
management and as a document reader. Beyond that, the engineered
mount was most often cited but the suction cup and the kneeboard were
also popular. However that was for today. When Jeppesen asked the same
questions but looking five years forward, the answers were considerably
different. From primarily seeing it as a productivity tool today, airlines
see the future of the EFB as much more an integrated part of the cockpit.
However, to get from mainly a productivity tool to an integrated solution
some airlines have migrated from iPad to a Windows set-up and some
have migrated from Windows to iPad. It all depends on the businesses case
within the airline.
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MANAGING THE TRANSITION
The issue then becomes to manage the transition. I like to call the transition
phase the platform triangle because, if you’re in a transition phase between
platforms you need to consider the installation; you also need to take into
account the back-end and the GUI (graphic user interface). Even, if you’re
in a completely new set-up, you still need to look at those three elements
from a pilot point of view and, of course, from a back-end office point of
view.
What we do know is that, if we are changing any of these items, we will
end up with a need to conduct training. So the question that arises is, ‘how
can we reduce the training cost in this process?’ The answer is easy: We can
reduce it by challenging our suppliers because if we challenge our suppliers
we can make the process easy and actually gain from it.
INSTALLATION — MAKE IT ADAPTABLE AND SCALABLE
Let’s start with the installation process. If you’re going for an installed
solution, the installation has to be adaptable and scalable and we shouldn’t
settle for less. And, if you’re going for a suction cup installation, don’t settle
for a suction cup alone; settle for a suction cup with, for instance, power or
even aircraft connectivity. It’s out there, it’s an opportunity today… make
it adaptable and scalable. If you’re going for a complete installed solution,
don’t just go for one where you can mount, for example, an iPad: make sure
it’s adaptable so that you can change the holder or the power cord easily.
Remember those two words, ‘adaptable’ and ‘scalable’ or you’ll have to pay
a large sum of money to make changes in the future.
BACK-END – MAKE SURE IT CAN COMMUNICATE WITH EVERYTHING
Next, we need to consider the back-end; it’s important to remember to
have the system you choose as an integrated EFB. The main frame has to
have the ability to connect to the existing back-office system but it also has
to be flexible enough to allow various suppliers to engage, connect and
communicate with the system that you have chosen to put on the EFB.
Make the systems in such a way that they can have cross communication
between them: so they can sync from one application over to another in the
back-end and in the cockpit to save time and to avoid errors when entering
information into two different systems.
This is vital. If you’re planning to go for an iPad now, as a way of ‘breaking
the ice’ into the EFB market, and then look to change to a Windows
platform at a later time, or if you want to do both, make sure that the backoffice system can manage both platforms from within the support shell; so
you don’t have one web application to take care of the iOS and a different
web application to take care of the Windows; that would be a logistical
nightmare for the EFB administrator — I write from experience!
GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI)
Finally, the graphic user interface (GUI). Cross platform capabilities run on
platforms that fit the needs of users. The GUI at the front has to be easily
adaptable to the task in hand and whatever will arise during the day. It has
to be capable of handling all phases that pilots work through… off duty,
pre-flight, in-flight, post-flight and upgrades have to be handled. But, most
importantly, the GUI must be able to deal with multiple operating systems
“…if you’re in a transition phase between platforms
you need to consider the installation; you also need to
take into account the back-end and the GUI (graphic
user interface).”
(OS). If your first choice selection is iOS, it has to available on iOS; but,
if you make sure that the GUI is also compatible with Windows you will,
once again, be reducing training needs, and cutting costs, if or when you
change the platform later on.
To give a short insight into how that can be done, in the Jeppesen world
that we all most likely know… Jeppesen Windows 7.18 platform is not that
similar to the iOS platform of today. They require two separate training
programs and two different management and maintenance programs in the
back-end. However, the new Jeppesen Windows 8 program looks like this
(above) and you can see the similarities.
In these latest GUI changes from Jeppesen they are now adopting the best
from both worlds to deliver the same look and feel on both platforms. As
a result, training requirements are reduced and the implementation task
is similarly reduced, plus administration in the back-end is also reduced
APRIL/MAY 2015 | AIRCRAFT IT OPERATIONS | WHITE PAPER: DANISH AIR TRANSPORT | 21
Author
LASSE NYBERG
EFB ADMINISTRATOR, DANISH AIR
TRANSPORT (DAT)
because both GUIs use the same back-end system. With developments like
this, we are getting there but the process has not been without challenge for
the supplier.
As already mentioned, we are using the AvioBook system with both
the iPad and the Windows set-ups and you can see that there is a lot of
similarity between the two…
… yet, at the beginning, AvioBook didn’t make the iPad version, just
Windows. In fact, we asked them to develop an iPad version, and together
with a demand from the Market, they ended up building the iPad version.
Although we actually went for Windows in the end, AvioBook gained
market share from developing the iPad version and by adding a number of
customers using it.
The advantage of a uniform GUI is that an airline can easily switch from
one platform to another if they want in the future. In short, a uniform
graphic user interface is vital in this transition phase or in the start-up
phase. AvioBook and Jeppesen both see the advantage of being agnostic
regarding the direction an airline wants to move, and the future will
certainly bring movement from Windows to iOS and from iOS to Windows.
CHOICE ADDS VALUE
It is important to remember that it takes time to introduce an EFB program
and it also takes time to migrate from one platform to another, because
you have to take care of the three key matters; installation, backend and
GUI. But, the benefit of having both Apple and Windows available is that
right now there is a lot of competition in the market. Before the iPad (iOS)
was available, there was no competition and we were looking at a very
long time-line (years) for introducing an EFB or for getting all of these
ideas realized by the vendors. Ask yourself how long you were considering
class 2 or class 3 EFBs. Then the iPad came along and it changed the game
completely. So, the competition is good and gives us, as an airline, options;
and we have to take advantage of these options… Push the vendors,
challenge them to do what you want to do; but also, accept that a product
needs to be in some kind of consistent format, that is to say, you cannot ask
a vendor to create one specific product exclusively for your airline unless
you are prepared to pay a great deal of money because vendors also want to
standardize their products… They also need to make a profit.
“…it takes time to introduce an EFB program and it also
takes time to migrate from one platform to another,
because you have to take care of the three key matters;
installation, backend and GUI.”
Lasse Nyberg
is First Officer
on the ATR. His
background
as a process
analyst in the
IT industry and
as a salesman
and systems analyst, provide a
good combination for his EFB
Administrator position. Having
managed the completion of the
NavAero Class II EFB on DAT’s MD
fleet, Lasse’s next projects will be
the installed EFB on the entire Turbo
Prop fleet and finalizing the scope
for the airline’s Airbus fleet..
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new heighTs
About
DANISH AIR
TRANSPORT (DAT)
Danish Air Transport, or DAT,
was founded in 1989, providing
scheduled services as well as
passenger charters and freight
services, and is passionate about
reliability, personal service and
flexibility. The fleet includes ATR
42 and 72 models as well as MD
83 and 87 and Airbus A320200. Scheduled services focus
on Scandinavia while ACMI and
charters are operated worldwide.
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WHY RNP FOR RIGA?
AMBER, a more efficient approach
Traditionally, the flight control infrastructure in
Europe is ground based and established, so this was
about moving forward with an idea using this new
but already installed technology. But why RNP-AR
(RNP — Authorization Required) and why in Riga?
Traditionally when we think of RNP, it is something
to be deployed in challenging aerodromes where there
are obstacles and/or terrain issues. It is often used in
aerodromes such as Kathmandu or Innsbruck where a
precise satellite signal will allow the pilot to fly a very
specific route and will make accessible airfields that
might otherwise have limitations in terms of using
ground based equipment. Also RNP has been deployed
in developing areas like China and other parts of Asia
where many new airfields are being built and where,
instead of investing in ground based equipment, they
are moving directly to RNP. Also RNP has the benefit
that, following the satellite trajectories, it is possible to
avoid having to have ‘straight-in’ approach segments
and to instead model the approach with ‘slalom’ type
curves to avoid built-up and noise sensitive areas; a
particular issue in Europe where many airports are
surrounded by populous communities. These are the
usual reasons for adopting RNP.
Looking at Air Baltic’s base in Riga, Latvia, it doesn’t
seem to pose those challenges usually associated with
a decision to use RNP. The area is flat and green as
you can see from the photograph of the short final
approach.
A project to leverage the wider value of RNP, explains Captain Pauls Calitis, Senior Vice President Flight Operations,
Air Baltic Corporation, has delivered all the anticipated benefits and more
B
efore moving to the main subject of this case
study, I should set the scene with a brief profile of
Air Baltic. The airline is based in Riga, Latvia and
operates to more than sixty destinations around Europe
and the Middle East, completing some 45,000 flights and
carrying three million passengers annually. Air Baltic
has extensive codeshares with most of the large legacy
carriers in Europe and operates a fleet of 28 aircraft
divided more or less equally between the Bombardier
Q400 new generation turboprop and Boeing 737.
A NEW IDEA TO USE AN ESTABLISHED
RESOURCE
There is a great deal written in this and other
publications about some of the excellent new pieces of
equipment on the aircraft and on the ground whose
purpose is to improve the operational effectiveness
and efficiency of aircraft. However, this article is
about using a piece of equipment that is already on
board most modern aircraft and what can be achieved
without having to add or do anything new on the
aircraft. The project in question is more about changing
a mind-set; using a familiar piece of equipment in a
new way to gain efficiency.
At Air Baltic, we have called this process The AMBER
(Arrival Modernization for Better Efficiency in
Riga) project. Amber is a pine resin based material
which can be found in our area and which is formed
over a very long time but offers some worthwhile
properties. Hence the acronym AMBER was coined
to describe our project which, while it took a while
to complete, has generated worthwhile performance
properties. The start, three years ago, was when we had
a familiarization visit in Riga from Airbus Pro Sky. At
that meeting, the idea was generated that we should
undertake a project in Riga to implement RNP Arrival.
Briefly, RNP (required navigation performance) is
a satellite based approach which, instead of using
ground-based navigational equipment to guide the
aircraft down to the runway, uses satellite information
that’s already out there available for aircraft to pick up.
Much the same as using GPS in our cars, the aircraft
can follow a specific route based on guidance and
information being received from the satellite. Riga
turned out to be an ideal location to implement one of
the first RNP approach processes, as we’ll see later.
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP
Of course, a program like this cannot be managed
or implemented in isolation and, for the AMBER
project, Air Baltic is a partner with SESAR (Single
European Sky ATM Research) who provided the
European funding for the project as part of their Joint
Undertaking program. Other key partners in this
project are Airbus Pro Sky (Airbus’s service provider
at the forefront of RNP throughout the world and
with considerable experience of the concept and
implementation), the Latvian air traffic control service
(LGS), the Latvian civil aviation agency (CAA) and
Riga International Airport.
The approach to Riga is over flat, green terrain
There are no terrain challenges or obstacles, neither
is the airport in a built-up area where noise might
be a concern. So readers might wonder why would
Air Baltic wish to implement RNP and why would
the EU wish to fund such a development as they did?
We wanted to use this program to initiate RNP on
turboprop aircraft; previous adoption has been for jets
(narrow- and wide-bodied) but Air Baltic wanted to
demonstrate that it could be effective also on turboprop
aircraft to show that scale matters and to show that,
even with the inherent efficiency of turboprops, there
were still gains to be made. We wanted to minimize
track miles by optimizing routing into Riga and to
APRIL/MAY 2015 | AIRCRAFT IT OPERATIONS | CASE STUDY: AIR BALTIC | 23
achieve greater efficiency by applying continuous descent. It all has the
potential to deliver benefits that any operator would wish to achieve:
reduced fuel burn and emissions with minimized track miles and lower
noise levels through a more efficient arrival plan.
in. With RNP, a specific approach track is created following satellite
navigation routes; and it can be curved. By combining these two elements,
it was proposed to do the following – see second map image below.
APPROACHING RIGA… THEN AND NOW
design before being ‘flown’ in simulators and tested for both jets and
turboprops because, although initial trials were conducted for the Q400,
they will be open for all operators to use. Finally, prior to implementation,
we had to test fly the new tracks to prove that it could be done in real flying
conditions.
HOW THE PROGRAM WAS DELIVERED
Arrivals at Riga are from the North towards the South and on a typical day
using the runway, arrival air traffic control sequencing follows a pattern
that looks like the one on the first map image below.
The time line for our project really started when the funding from SESAR
was approved in March 2013 and then, in October of that year, we
launched the project with the coordination meetings. It took that winter
of 2012-13 to design the procedure and to get it to a testing phase, by
May 2013. We were able to start the flight trials in September 2013 and
we completed the flight trial program by May of 2014 with 124 flights
successfully flown using the RNP arrival tracks and the data from those
flights collected. In September 2014, the material was collated into a
complete report for SESAR which can be read on the SESAR website.
IMPROVEMENTS ACHIEVED
The more efficient RNP Arrivals tracks can be clearly seen on this map
A typical days arrivals at Riga before RNS was implemented
Readers will see that the approaches have been made using radar vectors
with many of the aircraft being taken out into the Baltic Sea and with air
traffic control also extending paths downwind in order to get the aircraft
The arrivals track was definitely shortened thus achieving the desired track
mile reduction objective. We created two different scenarios: the initial
one (blue track) was more conservative and still went out over the sea area
while we also pushed the possibilities to manage a very tight approach
(yellow track) because we wanted to keep the track south of Jūrmala, a city
on the coast, to get the most reduction in noise and achieve the shortest
possible approach. Once designed, these approach tracks then had to be
validated and go through the normal approvals process for procedures
We reviewed the specific results against the broad objectives that we had
set for the project (see above) and were very pleased to find there had been
improvements in every area we had expected. With an RNP approach,
the arrival track was shorter than for a conventional approach by some
13-20 nautical miles; a significant saving which, in turn, generated fuel
and emissions savings in the order of 20-30 per cent. We demonstrated
that, with this type of arrival, we can and do make a continuous descent
managed in such a way that, since such a precise track is being flown,
makes for highly predictable aircraft control. Monitoring showed an
improvement of the noise footprint on the ground and something that we
had not set as an objective, so it was a spin-off benefit, was that for both the
crew and air traffic control there was a significant reduction in the number
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CONCLUSIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED
of communications needed during an approach.
Now, returning to the earlier statement that Riga
turned out to be an ideal location to implement one of
the first RNP approach processes. The reason for this
is that Riga is Air Baltic’s only base and there are many
airlines that are similar in that respect. So, we reasoned
that if we could cover our base airport with an RNP
arrival, then we would already be getting 50% or more
of our landings (the landings at our base airport) with
this more efficient arrival process. We also realized that
there is no point in waiting for others to do this first if
you can make proportionally large gains right away for
an airline with only one or two operating bases.
A MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE
One challenge was how to manage a program and
change such as this with a range of stakeholders,
different technologies and an attitude to this type
of approach which, in Europe, does not seem very
positive. It turned out to be more of a challenge than
we had anticipated getting the authorities, air traffic
control and other players all moving forward to execute
the project. Also, our time line slipped, not because of
the technical challenge (the procedure was designed
on time) but it was the human element that made it
difficult. Fortunately, because Latvia is a small country,
we were able to move the process faster than might
have been the case for a larger country with a busy
airport like Charles de Gaulle in Paris or Heathrow in
London. For airports like that, it will be a long time
before this type of approach is feasible because it is so
difficult to change procedures, establish infrastructure
and so on. This is a case where the smaller players can
make a difference and implement change in their areas.
Traditionally SESAR money goes to the big projects
with big players but it isn’t necessary to always go for
the big projects or the most complex ones, even if they
might, at first, seem the most enticing. By going with
smaller and more manageable projects with smaller
players it’s actually possible to get to a situation where
lots of small projects mean that the gains can more
easily be realized.
“It turned out to be more of a challenge than we had anticipated getting the authorities,
air traffic control and other players all moving forward to execute the project.”
When we consider the success factors it is not so much
the technology as the human factors which, again,
come to the fore. It’s important to get buy-in from
everybody involved in and affected by the project and
to make that happen it’s necessary to bring together
the players involved and explain to them the gains
from which they’ll benefit. People don’t like change
so it’s all about convincing them and showing them
that it’s needed. There needs to be a process driver
or somebody moving the project forward: big policy
statements about the implementation of strategic goals
alone are not enough, there needs to be ‘boots on the
ground’, a team that believes in and is actually moving
things forward, and who will make the change happen.
Don’t make the mistake of believing that something
will get done just by saying it will be implemented.
And, of course, the key element throughout the
program is communication, communication,
communication… keep everyone on-board together
and informed. For instance, in this project, each week
during the test flight phase we circulated a status report
explaining how many test arrivals had been flown and
what were the initial results: and we sent this to all the
players involved to fully engage them into the process.
Having successfully completed this project, we’re
already enjoying the gains in Air Baltic and I hope that
we have laid the foundations for RNP arrivals to be
more widely used with all of the environmental and
financial benefits that will generate.
“… the key element
throughout the program
is communication,
communication,
communication…
keep everyone on-board
together and informed.”
Author
PAULS CALITIS
PAULS CALITIS, SENIOR VICE
PRESIDENT FLIGHT OPERATIONS, AIR
BALTIC CORPORATION
Pauls has been in
senior management for
15 years, involved in
airline operations, with
significant experience
managing both rapid
growth and consolidation. He was
an initiator and project leader of
AMBER and coordinated the effort
between the partners in the project.
Pauls is currently licensed to pilot
the B737 and B757 and remains
actively involved in crew training
and an executive board member of
the Air Baltic Training Centre. He has
completed a Global Aviation MBA.
About the airline
AIR BALTIC
AN RNP TRACK TEST APPROACH
If you’re interested to see the new approach; click here to
view the brief video and, as you’ll see from the closing
frames, the approach shown saves an average of 13 nautical
miles (24 km) per flight which translates to 70kg less fuel
burned, 150 less kg of CO2 and a time saving of three
minutes per approach. These figures are averaged from 124
trial flights between November 2013 and May 2014.
Based in Riga, Latvia; Air Baltic
operates to more than sixty
destinations with some 45,000 flights
carrying three million passengers
annually. The airline has extensive
codeshares with most of the large
legacy carriers in Europe and
operates a fleet of 28 aircraft divided
more or less equally between the
Bombardier Q400 new generation
turboprop and Boeing 737.
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ProJet Aircraft
AS-Fligthbag 3.0 iPad Library Screenshot
Getting it right with EFB
Michael Weber, CEO & ACM at Pro Jet Europe and Michael Rosenkranz, CEO of aircore_systems chart ProJet’s
move into EFB using a system that well suited their particular requirements
P
roJet is a German operator holding an EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) AOC
(air operator’s certificate) for large aircraft, and operating world-wide. The business,
which is divided into several departments, also works under the Bermuda and Isle of Man
authorities’ certifications with major aircraft types operated including Bombardier, Dassault and
Gulfstream.
Headquarters are in Zweibrücken near Frankfurt. Flight planning certifications for all
ProJet’s aircraft are held there plus there are some CAMO (continuous airworthiness
management organization) duties operated from Berne in Switzerland. Accounting functions
are based in Bremen and there is a branch office in Moscow from where the aircraft usually
fly. Also in Moscow, there is a flight planning department (covering permits for Africa, Asia
and Russia) and a line maintenance station for all three certifications held – EASA, Bermuda
and Isle of Man. Normally the business flies world-wide but is not a scheduled operator;
conducting ad hoc charters and operating aircraft for their owners.
ORIGINAL DATA FLOW
ProJet’s original situation with regards to data and information flow was probably where
everybody has come from… it was complicated but included the operational workflows that an
operator has to have; the pattern will be familiar to readers.
AS-Fligthbag 3.0 iPad TechLog Screenshot
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THE EFB CHALLENGES
ProJet wanted to take the next steps; to expand and to make use of the
new digital technology now available. But, regardless of what system is
used, some things always have to happen. Ops returns have to be filled
and comments completed as a requirement of the certifications; all
the company manuals have to be distributed, and there has to be MEL
(minimum equipment list) and HIL (hold item list) tracking, which is very
important for the airworthiness of the aircraft, even operating as ProJet
does; also, it is very important to know which crew member has what
status of documentation so that, from the overview of documentation, the
operator can see the ‘to read’, ‘accepted’ or ‘unread’ status of each document
in respect of all staff members, not only pilots.
This can also be done at the technical base because, with headquarters in
Germany and a flight base in Moscow ProJet does not designate particular
stations for specific tasks. Wherever the aircraft fly, the operator has to do
what has to be done; but most flights are just once to one place where they
might never visit again and that constitutes a significant challenge.
… and that, in a nutshell, was the goal that ProJet had to reach,
optimizing airline data workflows to ensure streamlined data and
information management and streamlined communication and costs.
The diagram below illustrates an ideal data supply chain.
IDEAL DATA FLOW
An ideal data flow through an advanced EFB should look something like
the diagram below…
On the left of the diagram are several sources from which data originates,
for example the databases of the manufacturers, the suppliers’ parameters
with products, prices, bundles, etc., maintenance data from PEM (periodic
engineering maintenance) including the aircraft status and history via
the electronic HIL and the electronic MELs. Ground Ops applications
source their data from service suppliers such as weather services and
flight information (including authorities like Euro Control or aircraft
DATA MANAGEMENT
positioning data). The signature server is also a basic core system in this
data supply chain. In the middle of the figure it can be seen that these data
are being worked with and enriched in the Ground Ops environment.
The optimum information transfer to the EFB system is achieved
when most record sets are correlated with each other and checked for
plausibility. This enrichment process will include the transfer of properties
including the data priorities, details of which will be covered later. The
first destination for records on this inbound track would be the cockpit,
the cabin or the aircraft interface device and the final destination of those
records would be Headquarters or even further back to original sources
such as manufacturers, suppliers or maintenance.
Depending on the aircraft mobile and radio communications equipment,
transfer of records should be optimized according to the records’ priorities
or urgency and transfer efficiency via typical transfer modes such as
Satellite, ACARS, 3G and 4G, and WiFi. Manual transfers via Bluetooth
or a USB stick should be reserved for emergency purposes only; when no
radio communication is available.
CONCEPT AND REALIZATION
The next step for ProJet was to take the concept to realization through a
series of steps.
1.Requirement definition;
2.Data flow definitions;
3.Software components;
4.Cockpit architecture;
5.Front end architecture;
6.A test run in the system integration lab;
7.A real-time technical status and update overview.
The consideration then was the requirements that are needed in order to
be compliant in a modern aviation world. In the first place there has to be
a library where everything that is wanted, that has to be held, or that staff
need for information, is stored. In the library there should be offline and
online availability. Offline is available in the aircraft on the EFB devices
so that crew members don’t need to have any connection in order to read
every document on the iPad. Online can be used away from the aircraft, to
read documents at home, say, and be aware of the latest status with access
to the same technology, such as notification of ‘accepting’ and ‘viewing’
documentation.
The journey log records the day-to-day documentation, what was
done with the aircraft, and consists mainly of the ‘briefing package’, the
‘mass and balance’ and the performance of the aircraft. Importantly
from the journey log, the eOFP (eOperational Flight Plan) and the
eTechLog must each have a signature to be accepted by the authorities.
The eOFP normally documents what was done in-flight: mainly in-flight
checks that have to be fulfilled and documented. Finally, the eTechLog
records what happened during the flight with regards to the aircraft’s
technical status and how can the aircraft be used on the next flight,
i.e. is there any restriction. On the eTechLog it’s the HIL and the MEL
records discrepancy logs that are needed for a clear handover and, again,
everything must be signed according to the regulatory authority rules.
For the next stage, it was necessary to evaluate the essential data flows
in this project: documentation transfers from the library; the journey
log folder with the crew briefing and flight preparation parameters; the
operational flight plan and the technical log book. The figure below shows
the basic relationships but the final flow plan that we used was much more
detailed.
While ProJet is a smaller business, it shares with every major operator
the requirement to fulfil several certifications: an EASA AOC granted
by the German authorities, Bermuda approval granted by the Bermuda
authorities and to operate aircraft under Isle of Man regulations. These
several certifications can be put into the aircore_systems EFB system
so that it always displays, to the person using the system, the correct
document for the relevant certification covering the right fleet and the
appropriate aircraft.
JOURNEY LOG
Although it might not be the most important consideration for pilots,
everything that is done to support an EFB costs money so this system is
not only for the pilots but also serves the back office. With the aircore_
systems system chosen by ProJet, everything that happens on the aircraft
during its daily operations will generate an invoice or a cost flow; when
something is done on board, it always generates a commercial process in
the back office for everybody who needs to know what it costs… the cost
control components are already there.
SOFTWARE COMPONENTS
As far as the software is concerned, it is useful to differentiate between
operational software applications, data management software and the
interfaces to connect all of the applications.
OPERATIONAL SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
These include ground ops, transmission and on-board elements (see
first column of matrix below) that can be further differentiated between
engineering, dynamic documents and static documents. The matrix
illustrates not only the components in an operational software environment
but also where they are placed in that environment and how they relate to
each other… how information flows through the system.
A journey log is largely a day-to-day document: so one journey log
documents all the operational data from performance to de-icing to fuel
load and other factors; it also contains the briefing package with all the data
for flight planning and all the documents that the crew have to have on
board and check before take-off.
In the eTechLog module, the configuration for ProJet included an
electronic hold item list with the aircraft status, the discrepancy logs from
the cockpit and the cabin, and in the MEL (minimum equipment list) as
well as the FMS (flight management system) failure list. The eSignature
module is an authority certified level 3 assignment.
Across the EU, to be legally binding, paperless documents require a level
3 eSignature for which the requirements are…
• The original file must be frozen and unchangeable (e.g. eTechlog report
in pdf format);
• A check-sum tool must show that the file didn’t change;
• There must be an EU-wide unique identification number of the signing
person, e.g. via chip cards, issued by national authorities.
Fingerprints, PIN codes and on-screen signing with a stylus to produce a
graphic image of the signature do not qualify as EU level 3 eSignatures
DATA TRANSFER MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
The biggest challenges for this component group are high data transfer
costs with the need to cater for different countries and varying network
suppliers with very different transfer protocols and capabilities. It is also
necessary to take into account the different workflows for each fleet and
different onboard devices. In addition to these requirements, it is important
to ensure that data transfer is minimized, in terms of data types and
quantities, without any information loss and with all necessary information
transmitted ‘just in time’.
When determining the basic requirements for data management
software, the first thing to figure out was all the criteria that influenced
“…determining the basic requirements for data
management software, the first thing to figure out
was all the criteria that influenced optimization of the
result, then group them into dimensional blocks and
determine how those blocks influenced each other.”
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ProJet Aircraft
optimization of the result, then group them into dimensional blocks
and determine how those blocks influenced each other. We started by
identifying four dimensions of criteria…
1.Priority, criticality, urgency.
2.Increasing of criticality by time.
3.Aircraft position in the air / on the ground.
4.Aircraft position depending on area (continent or country).
With just these four dimensions, the requirements for data management
were already quite complex but then we had to take account of a further six
dimensions
5. Character of the EFB device:
a. Fixed mounted; b. Personal mobile device.
6. Available media… Wi-Fi, 2.., 3.., 4G, Satellite, ACARS.
7. Technical restrictions:
a. Bandwidth; b. Area coverages; c. Availability.
8. Channeling and bundling of data packages.
9. Data- and information-workflow control.
10. Price components of network suppliers.
The diagram below illustrates the role of the communication efficiency
optimizer (CEO) with its decision algorithms in managing the
relationships between the various data packages and transmission media.
Of course, pilots won’t always be worried about the above criteria, they’ll
just wish to get on with their job which the aircore_systems system allows
them to do. The CEO in the background decides which data is sent and
how; so that the pilot needn’t worry about data transfer costs but can rely
on the system to make the right decision.
ProJet defined data suppliers in outer and inner circles. The outer circle
of sources included the manufacturers, suppliers, maintenance (mainly
maintenance tracking), flight planning (with Air Support and APG –
Aircraft Performance Group) and crew planning. All of these have to be
combined into the system. The inner circle represents what is done inside
the business with the data; so, from the cockpit and the cabin devices in
the aircraft, into headquarters to create on-time documentation for what
is happening outside.
The matrix above groups the interfaces based on ARINC protocols. To
set up all the necessary interfaces for the entire EFB environment, ProJet
and aircore_systems had to decide the syntax on which the interfaces
should be based. Either written in a proprietary syntax or based on
ARINC protocols – the red boxes on the matrix. Due to the data used
coming from several different sources, the decision was to go both ways
with ARINC based interfaces as well as individual data handshakes.
Authors
MICHAEL WEBER
ACCOUNTABLE MANAGER – CEO, PROJET EUROPE
HARDWARE AND DEVICES
The next decision was whether to use individual stand-alone devices, on
each side of the cockpit and individually linked to the company, or have the
devices linked to the company through a common onboard router. In a fully
equipped EFB cockpit, the EFB tablets don’t talk autonomously with the
back office; their communications are routed through an onboard device.
The system controls all onboard and off-board communications and buffers
information via a lean transfer and memory device and, where necessary, it
allows for tablet cloning. A chip card reader facilitates signature functionality
for data record entries that conform to the authority requirements such as
those for the eTechLog, the journey log and the eOFP.
The final decision concerned the front end architecture; whether to
make it iPad or Windows tablet. The advantages of competing platforms,
Apple iOS or Microsoft Windows, had to be balanced against their
particular disadvantages. For instance, advantages for iOS included high
security standard, excellent for mobile and personal use and iPad spares
are available everywhere, on all continents. For Windows, advantages
included direct interchange via ARINC 840-2 between all Apps, flexible
and fast adjustment to new and potential future environments, and longterm hardware availability. ProJet finally settled on iPads because of spare
parts availability.
And, of course, ProJet worked within valid certifications; the
operator didn’t use ‘trial and error’ but worked with aircore_systems
on the integration described above. All the systems were tested before
implementation and the authorities were invited to see how the new
system had been integrated. Only after all that had been completed was it
released for use on the aircraft.
Real-time technical status (see diagram below) refers to all technical
system elements; for example, on-aircraft tablets and data lines to the
outstations. It is of critical importance to the system’s operation that
the data update status as well as the technical status is continuously
monitored. A cascading display ensures a quick overview. The map
displays connectivity to all aircraft and outstations.
ProJet Aircraft
“In a fully equipped EFB cockpit, the EFB tablets
don’t talk autonomously with the back office; their
communications are routed through an onboard
device. The system controls all onboard and off-board
communications and buffers information via a lean
transfer and memory device…”
CONCLUSIONS
Why did ProJet decide to use aircore_systems EFB in the operational
structure? First it was the communications efficiency; a lot of data are
produced during a flight and a lot of data will have been produced before
the operator even got all of its certifications; so ProJet doesn’t need to
think about all of the data payload anymore because the CEO handles it
based on priority, transfer costs, current position and file size; the system
also chooses the right way to transmit data to headquarters or to all the
departments that need to know what has been done with and around
the aircraft. The next consideration was the quality of components in the
aircore_systems system…
• Workflow management based on the structure of an operator;
• Internal and external data interfacing;
• Increased efficiency;
• Improved transparency;
• Data channeling;
• Time scheduling;
• Least – cost routing;
• Prioritization is built into the system;
• Data bundling and;
• Most important for all authorities, there is a good working reporting
system into the EFB.
And, with this system, the more you use it, the more efficient it is; use it
more, save more money. This is what ProJet has experienced using the
system in its operation so far.
Michael Weber has been CEO and
Accountable Manager for ProJet GmbH since
January 2013. Prior to this, he was Head of
Quality Systems, Safety Pilot and Head of
Safety Management at PrivateJet International
and, before that, an Independent Consultant in aviation.
Havingl graduated in ‘Aviation Systems Technique and
Management’, Michael is Assistant Professor at the
University of Applied Sciences in Ostfalia, Braunschweig/
Wolfenbüttel. He holds an Aviation Transport Pilot License
on various aircraft types.
PROJET
ProJet operates commercial flights for private and
for corporate clients. The company also focuses on
servicing and aircraft management for its clients. Each
aircraft owner understands the cost of aircraft purchase
and ownership but, with ProJet’s staff’s business and
commercial aviation management skills, these costs can
be optimized, systematized, and substantially reduced
using a professional approach to aircraft management and
operations.
MICHAEL ROSENKRANZ
MANAGING DIRECTOR, AIRCORE_SYSTEMS GMBH
Michael Rosenkranz is founder and CEO of
aircore_systems, an EFB and eEnablement
solution provider. He holds degrees in
‘Engineering’ and ‘Economics & Technology’.
Since 1990 Michael has worked in IT
consulting for process optimisation and
branch communications and, in 1992, founded the
PAS-Group. In 2007 the subsidiary aircore_systems was
founded. The philosophy behind aircore_systems’ solutions
is that aircraft are data-rich components of an airline’s IT
infrastructure that should be continuously connected with
and embedded into all airline data processes.
AIRCORE_SYSTEMS
aircore_systems GmbH is a part of the PAS-IT-Group.
The company has branches in Bremen and in Munich.
The business designs and provides software solutions
and consulting for the airline industry leveraging a
combination of IT knowledge on the one hand and airline
knowledge on the other. Several staff members hold
a valid captains rating on transport category aircraft in
addition to their academic degrees.
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The World according to IT
...and me!
Assault and Battery
Paul Saunders, Solution Manager, Flatirons Solutions writes…
“…on any given flight, I’d bring six, maybe 7,
personal electronic devices. That might sound
a lot, but I’m not carrying anything out of the
ordinary… all with lithium batteries and
chargers. Even assuming a conservative number of
devices per passenger per flight, you can see
the scale of the issue.”
The risks of battery fires on board aircraft have been in the news again
recently. A couple of incidents with battery fires and another airline refusing
the freight carriage of lithium battery shipments have rekindled concerns
surrounding passenger electronic devices. The acceptable usage of consumer
electronic devices in all phases of flight in both the cockpit and the cabin
seems to be commonplace now. However, with all these devices making their
way into aircraft, is everybody really aware of the risks? I don’t intend to
detail the risks around lithium batteries on aircraft, but for guidance on risk
mitigation, this 45 page IATA document does it.
I’m a frequent flyer and, on any given flight, I’d bring six,
maybe 7, personal electronic devices. That might sound
a lot, but I’m not carrying anything out of the ordinary.
There’s usually my phone, my laptop, an iPad, sometimes
an Android tablet too, a GPS watch, iPod shuffle and a
camera… all with lithium batteries and chargers. A lot of
friends and colleague would add back up batteries, spare
phones and noise cancelling headphones to that list. On
their website, Delta list 18 different acceptable devices
that can be used in all phases of flight. Even assuming a
conservative number of devices per passenger per flight, you
can see the scale of the issue.
So, which devices are most at risk? Generally speaking
the more powerful the battery, the greater the potential for
overheating and, in extreme cases, fires. Damaged and
faulty batteries pose a significantly greater threat with
several cases of faulty repairs or damage caused to devices
in flight that have resulted in a safety incident. In their
in-flight safety video, Air France even mentions the risk of
crushing a lost phone by reclining your seat. How many
of us have got devices with known battery issues? How
many of our fellow passengers have a laptop whose battery
doesn’t hold a charge, or a phone that’s been dropped? They
may be putting up with the cracked screen, but what’s the
condition of the battery? I don’t think passengers are aware
of the risks.
We’re attached to our electronic devices these days but we
need to be cognizant of the issue and try, as passengers and as
flight operations professionals, to do our bit to be alert to the
dangers and help minimize the risks that batteries might pose.
The whole issue was put into perspective on a recent layover.
Waiting for a connecting flight, I’d plugged in to a charging
station at my gate. I had my headphones on and was engrossed
in a box set on my laptop, also being used a charging hub for
all my other gear. A young man tapped me on the shoulder
and asked whether he could borrow the power socket for 10
minutes…
“Seriously? You’ve got to be kidding me? I just got here, I’ve
got six devices to charge and I’m seriously behind on Game of
Thrones…” I sighed in despair.
OK; I didn’t say any of that out loud: I’m British for heaven’s
sake. But my body language made clear what I thought of his
charging needs. I unplugged my laptop and settled back down.
The thankful socket thief then rolled up his trousers to plug his
prosthetic leg into the socket. How bad did I feel?
We don’t need to start checking our fellow passenger’s
artificial limbs for battery risks, but if we all were just a little bit
more mindful about what we really need to take on a flight,
that would help ensure we are not putting aircraft in danger…
or at least that’s how I see it.
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he Aircraft IT Tender Upload function allows
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Operations
Software
Directory
Key ‘at-a-glance’ information from the world’s
leading Operations software providers.
From Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) to Fuel
Management Systems; From Flight Planning
Solutions to Operations Cost Management — the
leading IT vendors below can cater for
all requirements.
ACFT PERFO
W: www.actperfo.com
T: +352 26 12 94
E: info@ actperfo.com
Company formed: 1999. Office Location: Steinfort, Luxembourg
Number of Modules: 10
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WORLD AIRPORT DATABASE Compatible for ALL TO Performance soft
All A/C Types TO. & LAND. Performance soft
EFB SOFTWARE SUITE
Operational support in Performance and Operations
EFLS Electronic loading system ground operations
ACFTPERFO has acquired a solid experience in the development of electronic flight bags tools and
related support since start up in 1999. Our products are in continuous evolution in order to adapt
to new regulations or practices in this rapidly changing business. We use our expertise to help the
customers and our commitment is to find the best solution for any challenge an airline could face.
Safety is a major concern of our ACFTPERFO team and our airport database has been developed to be
the best on the market. It is maintained up to date using extremely efficient tools which guarantee the
highest level of accuracy and follow up.
Click Here for Software/Product Details
Click Here to Request Private Demo
AIRCORE SYSTEMS GMBH
W: www.aircore.aero
T: +49-2992-9771-40
E: info@aircore.aero
Company formed: 1992, Office Location: Fuerstenberger Strasse 70, DE-34431 Marsberg,
Germany
NAME OF PRODUCT MARKETED
• AS – FlightBag 3.0
AIR SUPPORT A/S
W: www.airsupport.dk
T: 0045 7533 8889
E: pps@airsupport.dk
Company formed:1988; Office Location: Billund, Denmark
• PPS - Preflight Planning Solutions, CrewBriefing
• Library • CrewBriefing • JourneyLog
• TechLog • LeastCostRouting • PostFlightAnalysis
• Flight Planning
• CrewBriefing facilities
The aircore_systems GmbH is a part of the PAS-IT-Group founded in 1992 and located at Marsberg, Germany,
close to airport Paderborn (PAD / EDLP). Subject of the business is to provide suitable and affordable
software solutions and consulting for the airline industry. The major difference to other companies is our
combination of IT knowledge on the one hand and airline knowledge on the other hand as several staff
members hold a valid captains rating on transport category aircraft in addition to their academic degrees.
The main software application of aircore_systems which is in use since many years at several regional
airlines is the EFB solution: AS – FlightBag 3.0. In addition to the aircore_systems core modules several third
party airline specific applications can be fully embedded into this software suite environment. These are for
example the applications of the two primary navigation software providers, the cost index applications, T/O
performance tools, reporting tools and so on. The integrated Least Cost Routing Table administrates all data
transfers including the data of the third party applications and minimizes the transfer costs significant. The
workflow optimization - resulting in an efficiency gain and cost reductions - is the main aim of the AS –
FlightBag 3.0 Suite. This goal is realized by a seamless information transfer between all participating members
like operations control, cockpit, maintenance, back office, authorities and others parties. Trust center proven
eSignatures can be assigned to all legal relevant activities and workflows and make sure that paper based
work can be substituted fully by electronic workflows..
AIR SUPPORT specializes in the provision of pc-based flight planning software systems with integrated
web-based CrewBriefing — PPS and CrewBriefing - services to private and commercial business aircraft
operators, regional/charter/cargo/national airlines, military/utility operators and flight service providers.
Click Here for Software Details
AIRLINE CONTROL SOFTWARE
W: www.airlinecontrol.com
T: +48 22 2095035
E: contact@airlinecontrol.com
Company formed: 2005, Office Location: Poland (Warsaw), USA (New York), UAE (Dubai), UK
(London), Marocco (Casablanca), Argentina (Buenos Aires), Italy (Rome), Zambia (Lusaka)
• ACS System Enterprise
• Flight Operations, OCC Flight Dispatch, Sched – flight network planning
• Crew Support with Duties autoplanner • CAMO (Part-M) and Maintenance (Part-145),
Logistic • Document Management • Safety Management System (SMS) & QMS
• Handling, Fueling, Fleet Management • On Board sale • Training (WBT&CBT
Platform) • Tickets & Booking (Revenue Management, Fare Engine) • Finance Support
– Cost Control • Cargo Support • Online Data Base replication
A specialized IT company engaged in software development for the airline. The main product is
the ACS System, consists of 18 modules. There are optional modules: OPS (including OCC Flight
Dispatch, FLIGHT INFO PAX OPS, MCC), CREW, CAMO (Part-M), LINE MAINTENANCE (Part-145), FLEET
MANAGEMENT, HANDLING, FUELING MANAGEMENT QMS, SMS, TRAINING, TICKETS & BOOKING and
built-in modules: DOCUMENTS MANAGEMENT, LOGISTICS, SCHED (flight network planning), FINANCE
SUPPORT (cost control), SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR. System is designed for small and medium-sized
airlines cover in full all aspects of managing and supporting the airline. YOM 2012. Uses the latest
technology – mainly Microsoft and Apple. Three platform for user: PC, Cloud, iPad/iPhone. Scalable and
open integration with other systems existing in the airline. For data security, each client can use an
online database replication. Quick implementation of the system.
Today, PPS is used by aircraft operators throughout 32 countries operating more than 3000 turboprop
and jet aircraft daily consisting of more than 350 different aircraft types and versions.
PPS is powered by LUFTHANSA Systems FlightNav worldwide navigation data including all global route
restrictions, worldwide updated NOTAMs, Surface Weather data and Wind and Significant Weather
charts based on original source data.
ARCONICS
W: www.arconics.com
T: (00353) 1611 4625
E: info@arconics.com
Company formed: 2001; Office Location: Dublin, Ireland
• AeroDocs - Electronic Flight Bag
• PaxApp - Passenger Management
• CloudStore - In-flight Entertainment
• Fleetwatch - Real-Time Flight Data Monitoring
• Electronic Flight Bag
• Electronic Flight Folder
• Electronic Tech Log
• Cabin Crew Applications
• Mobile Documents Distribution
• Technical Publications
• In-flight Entertainment
Arconics is a software company that provides enterprise data management platforms and mobile app
solutions for managing aircraft and flight related data for the aviation industry. From Electronic Flight
Bags, Cabin Crew Apps and Real-Time Flight Data Management to Wireless Inflight Entertainment,
the Arconics platform delivers the right information to the right person in the right place – be they
flight or cabin crew, passengers or airline executives. Every day, thousands of flights around the world
depend on Arconics solutions to maintain their schedules, systems and critical operational data in the
safest and most efficient manner possible.
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AVIONICS SUPPORT GROUP, INC.
W: www.asginc.net
T: +1 305-378-9786
E: info@asginc.net
AVIOVISION NV
W: www.aviobook.aero
T: + 32 16 29 89 80
E: info@aviovision.aero
THE BOEING COMPANY
Company formed: 1916
Company formed: 1996; Office Location: Florida, USA
Company formed: 2010; Office Location: Leuven, Belgium
• Cockpit EFB Mounts, EFB Power Suppliess.
Number of Modules: n/a
• STC Certification
• EFB Mounts
• EFB Power Supplies
• Avionic Products
• Avionics Engineerings
Avionics Support Group, Inc. (ASG) is a premier Avionics Systems Integration & FAA-PMA approved
Aerospace Manufacturing and Avionics Engineering company. ASG’s competitive advantage can
provide your company with a Single Source Solution for avionics engineering, manufacturing,
aircraft installation technical support, Supplemental Type Certificate (STC’s), video surveillance, SATCOM,
and much more. We lead the aerospace industry with our US patented Constant Friction Mount
(cfMount™), EFB Integrated Power Supplies, and EFB Cradles. Contact ASG today to learn how ASG’s
Single Source Solution can work for your company!
AVIASO INC.
W: www.aviaso.com
T: +41 55 422 0000
E: info@aviaso.com
Company formed: 2007; Office Location: Zurich, Switzerland
•Main
• Operational Flight Plan
•Briefing
• Weight & Balance
•Charts
•Performance
•Reports
•Library
•Tools
• EFB Ground Administration Tool
W: www.crossconsense.com
T: +49 69 4035 7600
E: contact@crossconsense.de
Company formed: 2002; Office Location: Frankfurt Germany, Heusenstamm Germany
• CROSSMOS
AVIIT LTD
Company formed: 2004; Office Location: Fife, Scotland.
Aviaso is an international software company with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. Since its
founding in 2007, the company has grown successfully to 40 people. The Aviaso customers include
Aer Lingus, Air Berlin, Air Transat, Belair Airlines, Cargolux Airlines, CityJet, Condor, Lufthansa, Europe
Airpost, Germanwings, KLM Cityhopper, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, Monarch Airlines, Thomas
Cook Airlines Belgium, Thomas Cook Airlines UK, Wideroe, and others.
CROSSCONSENSE GMBH & CO. KG
Aviaso (www.aviaso.com) is making flying more cost-efficient and more ecological. We are pioneers
in data warehousing and analytics for the purposes of improving fuel efficiency and operational
efficiency. Our mission is to provide the most complete and technologically advanced fuel efficiency
software. Additionally, Aviaso also provides software for emissions reporting as well as comprehensive
consulting and training for fuel efficiency and emissions management.
AvioVision N.V. is a young Belgian company that is offering an innovative and comprehensive
EFB solution, by facilitating integration of technologies in its EFB products, combining them with
operational excellence into smart solutions for front line and back-office staff.
• Archimedes & eMan
• Fuel Efficiency Software
• Flight and Operational Efficiency
• EU-ETS and Emissions Management
• Fuel Efficiency Consulting and Training
Boeing offers the industry’s broadest range of aviation services to provide our customers the ultimate
competitive advantage. We call this the Boeing Edge. In the information services field, we are keenly
focused on addressing our customers’ continuous need for integration and optimization of information.
Using data, software, analytics and IT infrastructure, we connect airplanes, operators and data. We
strive to enable smart and informed decision-making to take operational efficiency of their aircraft fleet
and operations to the next level.
• Aviaso/Fuel Efficiency, EU-ETS
• Electronic Flight Bag Solutions
• Flight Operations Solutions
• AVIOBOOK / EFB for Airlines & Business Aviation
W: www.aviit.com
T: +44 (0)1383 620922
E: info@aviit.com
W: www.boeing.com/boeingedge/informationservices
E: TheBoeingEdge@boeing.com
• ACARS data management - Archimedes
• ACARS Technical Consultancy
• Technical publications Distribution - eMan
• Document Acknowledment - eMan Read & Sign
• IT systems management & support
• Electronic Techlog Development
•Support
•Consulting
• Business Intelligence solutions
• App and dashboard development
We are aiming to set the standard for electronic technical logbook systems and therefore are already
working with several international customers, gathering operational and legal requirements from all
sources. If you are currently looking for an eLB system, do not hesitate to contact us. This way you can
learn more about our product and our vision, get the current development status and can make sure
that your own requirements are covered.
AviiT is exclusively focused on the provision of software solutions to the aviation sector.
Drawing upon data sources such as ACARS, Archimedes provides a powerful capability to capture,
analyse and present valuable, real time data in a clear and flexible format to Operation and
Engineering teams.
eMan provides an efficient capability for the distribution of technical publications across the
maintenance and repair estate. Used by aircraft operators and 3rd party MROs alike, eMan unlocks
the benefits of smooth and efficient distribution of engineering and process documentation. eMan is
available as an on-premise or hosted offering for complete deployment flexibility.
CGX AERO
W: www.cgxaero.com
T: ++33 6 14 66 68 00
E: michael.benhamed@cgxaero.com
DAC INTERNATIONAL, INC.
W: www.dacint.com
T: +512-331-5323
E: info@dacint.com
Company formed: 1996; Office Location: Castres (France), Labège (Toulouse, France)
Company formed: 1984; Office Location: Austin, Texas
• Odyssee, Sat4flight, Man4flight, Geotitan
• Electronic Flight Bag, GDC64 (Tablet to Aircraft Interface unit)
DAC International, Inc. specializes in Avionics systems for a wide range of aircraft including major and
regional airliners. We offer cockpit system upgrades to meet new operational requirements as well as
replacement for older systems. In-house capabilities include a range of analog-digital (A/D), digital-analog
(D/A), digital-digital (D/D) converters, Electronic Flight Bags (EFB) and Tablet to Aircraft Interface Units.
(TAIU)
•ODYSSEE
• PBN Ops Approval
• Assistance for regulatory compliance
•GEOTITAN
•SAT4FLIGHT
CGX AERO develops, integrates, distributes, implements and helps to operate high added value
aeronautical information systems optimized to Civil and Military Aviation around the world. Key areas
include: Flight Efficiency and EFB Implementation, PBN implementation (ops approval), RAIM prediction,
and instrument flight procedures design (including RNP AR). CGX AERO is also very glad to have
successfully started ODYSSEE, a decision aid system for operational manager. ODYSSEE adapts Business
Intelligence principles for operational managers (Operational Intelligence), and provide with dynamic
dashboards and KPIs to get new savings and save fuel.
CONTROLS AND DATA SERVICES (CDS)
W: www.controlsdata.com
T: +44 (0)1332 771700
E: Helen.Pennington@Controlsdata.com
Talk to us about anything from FMS, Cockpit Displays, CVR/FDR, Cabin Passenger Briefing systems, ARINC
615 data loaders and more. Certification and integration packages can be included.
EASYBROWSE GMBH
W: www.easybrowse.com
T: +49 385 343146-20
E: anne.kudla@ovidius.com
Company formed: 1994; Office Location: Schwerin
• TCToolbox Airline Edition
San Diego, CA; Indianapolis, IN; Derby, UK; Bristol, UK; Gateshead, UK; Singapore; Qatar
• EFB Software Solutions
• Digital Documentation Management
• Communication Optimisationy
With the electronic publishing solution from EasyBrowse you create electronic publications ready to
use on EFBs, in the Intranet or on iPads.
Company formed: 1999; Office Location: HQ Reston, VA; Houston, TX;
• Fuel Management and Optimization; Emissions Trading Scheme MRV; Electronic
Flight Bag (EFB); Asset and Equipment Health Monitoring; MRO Business and Parts
Management; JetSCAN® Engine Health Monitoring
• Fuel Management/Optimization
• Emissions MRV
• Electronic Flight Bag/EFB
• Equipment Health Monitoring
• MRO Business and Parts Management
With a heritage of providing IT value-added services for the Rolls-Royce aftermarket, and delivering
services commercially since 1999, Controls and Data Services (CDS) has proven solutions for commercial
aviation and defense. CDS provides a complete range of best-in-class aviation services to enhance fleet
performance and business operations. CDS monitors more than 9,000 engines belonging to hundreds of
civil aviation customers, helps meet compliance requirements with our products and services. Customers
are able to increase availability of their critical assets, minimize risk and operational disruption, simplify
data management to gain more value from IT investments, and improve operational efficiency..
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Virtual publications based on aircraft type / registration
Automatic database updates
Incremental updates
Bookmarks, notes
Zero footprint installation
Distribution management and monitoring
Support any SGML/XML structure plus a wide varity of their formats (PDF, graphics and video)
ETS AVIATION LTD.
W: www.etsaviation.com
T: +351 91 580 1007
E: dscarlisle@etsaviation.com
Company formed: 2009; Office Location: Gibraltar, UK
• Aviation FuelSaver™, Aviation Footprinter™,
ETS Support Service
• Fuel-efficiency Software Solutions
• EU ETS Data Management and Reporting Verificiation Software
• Fuel Saving Consultancy
• ETS Data management consultancy
ETS Aviation Ltd. are specialists in fuel-efficiency programmes and emissions data management.
Since early 2009 our team of aviation specialists and software designers has helped hundreds of
aviation operators all over the world. We work with airlines, business aviation operators and trip
support companies. And we make their life easier.
We created the ground breaking Aviation FuelSaver™, software and consultancy programme - the
easiest to use and lowest cost fuel efficiency system on the market - having already launched a
software and consultancy solution called Aviation Footprinter™, for managing EU ETS (Emissions
Trading Scheme) requirements.
EVOKE SYSTEMS
W: www.evoke-systems.com
T: +44 (3)456 521240
E: info@evoke-systems.com
Company formed: 2001; Office Location: Norwich, England
• EFOS (Electronic Flight Operations System)
• Training Records and Expiry Management
• Cabin Crew Flight Reports
• Journey Log and Fuel Analysis
• EU-ETS Management
• Document Library and Notices
Evoke Systems is a British software company founded in 2001 to provide innovative, cost effective
solutions to the airline industry. EFOS (Electronic Flight Operations System) is a web-based crew portal
and flight operations management system with supporting mobile device software for use as part of
an EFB solution.
Evoke Systems has clients in both the commercial and business aviation sectors operating from the UK,
Europe and the Middle East. They include start-ups and established airlines looking to streamline their
processes. Our customers tell us that we provide exceptional levels of support and provide creative
solutions to their problems.
FLATIRONS SOLUTIONS
W:www.flatironssolutions.com
W: www.corena.com
T:+1.303.627.6535
E:Julie.Fouque@flatironssolutions.com
FUELPLUS SOFTWARE GMBH
W: www.fuelplus.com T: +49 (511) 496050
E: info@fuelplus.com
Company formed: 1994, Office Locations: Europe, Asia, and the United States
Company formed: 2000; Office Location: Hannover (Germany), Brasov (Romania),
Johannesburg (South Africa), Boston (USA)
CORENA Suite
•FuelPlus
Number of Modules: 10+
• Content Management System (CMS)
• Interactive Electronic Technical Publisher (IETP)
• Maintenance & Engineering
• Flight Operations
• Tablet Solutions & Mobility
Flatirons provides consulting, technology, and outsourcing for content lifecycle management (CLM).
For more than 20 years, we have served global Fortune 1000 customers in aerospace, automotive,
electronics, financial services, government, healthcare, and publishing. Our customer engagements
help organizations efficiently deliver the right information, at the right time, to the right people by
leveraging structured content and digital media — Turning Content into Knowledge®.
The CORENA Suite by Flatirons is the leading content lifecycle management (CLM) solution developed
specifically for organizations that rely on mission-critical data to design, manufacture, operate, or
maintain complex assets over their product and service lifecycles as well as across multi-echelon business
networks. For more than 25 years, the world’s leading airlines, aerospace manufacturers, OEMs, and
defense organizations have relied on the CORENA product suite to create, manage, and deliver large
volumes of technical information throughout its lifecycle. Today, CORENA customers rely on the CORENA
suite to modernize their IT infrastructures, improve customer satisfaction, and maintain their competitive
advantage.
FLYGPRESTANDA AB
W: www.flygp.se T: +46 40 642 00 10
E: sales@flygp.se
Company formed: 1969; Office Location: Malmö/Sweden, Connecticut/USA
• Airport Analysis, Performance GURU, FOCS
• Aircraft Performance Services
• Flight Planning Software
• Performance Engineering
• Special Performance Calculations
• Engine Failure Procedures
Flygprestanda AB, a pioneer in aircraft performance calculations, was founded 1969.
For over 40 years Flygprestanda has been in the forefront of providing aircraft operators of all kind
with high quality services. Today Flygprestanda is serving around 200 customers worldwide from the
head office in Malmö, Sweden and continues to lead innovation in this part of the aviation industry
with its well known Airport Analyses, Performance GURU and Flight Operations Control System (FOCS).
High quality performance calculations for take off and landing are essential for safe flight operations
and a modern flight planning solution is the key to achieve the most cost efficient operations possible.
• Fuel and Operational Analysis
• Emission Monitoring & Reporting
• Fuel Supply Management
• Fuel Operations Support
• Fuel Accounting
FuelPlus, a leading provider of fuel management IT solutions for the global aviation industry, enables
airlines to implement and operate sophisticated fuel management processes which improve internal
efficiencies, and achieve substantial savings.
FuelPlus consists of a set of modules to handle fuel planning, tendering, contract management,
inventory and supply chain management, operations, tankering, EU ETS emissions monitoring and
reporting, prepayment, and accounting.
GE AVIATION
W: www.geaviation.com
T: +1-877-432-3272
E: geae.aoc@ge.com
Office Location: Evendale, Ohio
• Flight Efficiency Services
• Fuel Management
• Flight Risk Management
Transforming data and analytics into actionable insights that improves efficiency of how airlines fly
their airplanes.
IDMR SOLUTIONS
W: www.IDMR-Solutions.com
T: 347-565-4367(IDMR)
E: irevivo@IDMR-Solutions.com
Company formed: 2008; Office Location: New York, USA
•InForm
Number of Modules: 20+
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Audits
Distribution
IDMR is a global provider of easy to use and all encompassing Technical Documentation Management
Solutions which have been designed exclusively for Fleet operators, MRO providers and OEM
organizations. IDMR’s Technical Documentation Management Solutions have proven success in
increasing operational performance and decreasing operational cost while insuring airworthiness,
safety and regulatory compliance.
IFR SKEYES
W: www.ifrskeyes.com T: +33 (0) 562 74 75 00
E: commercial@ifrskeyes.com
Office location: HQ: Colomiers / France. Offices in Moscow ; Singapore ; Quito (Ecuador)
• AMASIS –> 7 core modules + 6 add-ons
• KEOPS –> 8 core modules + 11 add-ons
• IBIS –> 6 core modules
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Crew rostering / Management
Communication management (movements, load, ATC slots, web based crew portal)
Budgeting and post flight analysis
Business intelligencee
KEOPS as a complete information system is the spine of Airline operations. The information is
controlled and enhanced as the events occur (Flight scheduling, Crew management, Logistics, Flight
tracking, Performances, DOC Analysis …) to analyse the activity and monitor associated costs. These
financial data enrich a database to generate budget simulations, or hypothetic flight quotation. The
combination of the 19 modules and add-ons of this integrated software ensures the company a full
operational and financial control of the whole activity. Powerful communication functions spread and
automatically integrate the messages linked to the different operational participants (services, crew,
suppliers, IATA).
IFS - INTERNATIONAL
FLIGHT SUPPORT APS
W: www.ifs.aero
T: +45 33464600
E: sales@ifs.aero
Company formed: 2001; Office Location: Skindergade 43 - 2MF, DK-1159 Copenhagen K.,
Denmark
• PFB Paperless Flight Bag solution, PFB Back-Office Platform, PFB Document
Management & Library Module, PFB Web Crew Portal & Notification Module, PFB
Electronic Flight Planning Module, PFB Voyage/Journey Log Reporting Module
(Pre+Post flight), PFB W & B/eLoadsheet Module w/electronic sign-off, PFB Take-Off
Performance ON-line, PFB Take-Off Performance OFF-line, PFB Landing Performance
OFF-line, PFB eTechlog Module w/MEL data import/export, PFB eReporting Module,
PFB Duty Time Registration Module
• EModular PFB Platform Architecture
• Modular PFB GUI Architecture
• Seamless integrations with multiple back-end systems
• Fully customized set-ups without expensive R & D costs
• Designed for simplicity, userfriendliness and effectiveness
IFS – International Flight Support is an innovative and experienced supplier of iPad OS and Windows
XP/7/8 based EFB Platform solutions aimed exclusively at the aviation industry. The company was
founded in 2001 and has a full decade of operational experience providing in-cockpit calculation
solutions to airlines, business aircraft operators and military users. The PFB™ Paperless flight Bag
software solution defines a new standard for high quality modular EFB architecture. It was built to
achieve complete data integration to any back-end software systems used by the operator while
offering a unique degree of customization options that reflects each operator’s preferences.
OVIDIUS GMBH
W: www.ovidius.com
T: +49 30 4081895-0
E: patrick.hallmann@ovidius.com
Company formed: 1996; Office Location: Berlin
• TCToolbox Airline Edition
• Digital Documentation Management
• Communication Optimisation
TCToolbox Airline Edition is a comprehensive package consiting of tools that support the complete
workflow of the manual creation and distribution process: TCToolbox being an approved and robust
Content Management System (CMS); SGML-/XML-based CMS; Versioning, access control; Rights
management; Supports any graphics format; Importing of Excel tables; Re-use of information modules
and graphics; Effectivity management; and Automatic generation of change marks
The powerful typesetting system TopLeaf from Turnkey supports the automatic generation of PDF files
and revision packages.
NAVTECH, INC.
W: www.navtech.aero
T: +1 519 747 1170
E: info@navtech.aero
Company formed: 2002; Office Location: Waterloo, Canada; Surrey, UK; Kista, Sweden
• Aircraft Performance Family: ToDc, Weight & Balance, Airport Obstacle Database, Driftdown
Data, WiFly. • Charts Family: Aerocharts, Enroute Charts, eCharts, iCharts• Crew Family: Navtech
PBS, Navtech Optimizer + partner offerings from IBS, IBR and eTripTrader • Electronic Flight
Bag - solutions for viewing Navtech eCharts, Aircraft Performance products, and Navtech Flight
Plan via EFB • Flight Planning Family: Navtech Flight Plan + weather services • Navigation
Data: data from suppliers such as: GE, Honeywell, ARINC, Universal etc.
• Aircraft Performance
• Flight Planning
• Flight Dispatch and Weather & NOTAM
• Crew Scheduling/Planning
• Weight & Balance
Navtech, Inc. is a leading global provider of flight operations solutions, serving more than 350 airlines and
aviation services customers. Navtech’s product suite includes aeronautical charts, navigation data solutions,
flight planning, aircraft performance software (take-off/landing, weight and balance), and crew planning
solutions. Many of Navtech’s products can be configured as part of an EFB solution, including take-off
data calculation, weight and balance, and aeronautical charts. These products, supported by Navtech’s
AS9100 and ISO:9001 certification, directly support millions of flights each year and help Navtech customers
maximize efficiency, reduce costs, ensure compliance with complex national and international safety
regulations, and effectively deliver their services.
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NVABLE LTD
W: www.nvable.com
T: +44 141 280 0050
E: contact@nvable.com
Company formed: 2005. Office Location: Glasgow, UK
• Appixo, Appixo ETL
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Electronic Technical Log
Alternative Training & Qualification Programme (ATQP)
Station Operational Compliance (SOC)
Management Dashboards & Analysis
NVable (pronounced “enviable”) was founded as a specialist software development consultancy
creating bespoke solutions that allow customers to exploit the full value of their operational data.
NVable now also offers its own software products. NVable recently launched Appixo – a platform that
combines large scale data handling with a framework to support multiple mobile data acquisition
applications.
The Appixo ETL is one such application, first launched in May 2012 with BA CityFlyer. NVable is now
expanding its suite of aviation focussed applications. The growing list now includes ATQP and SOC
Management. The data gathered from each application is fed into the Appixo analysis platform to feed
the Management Dashboard & Analytics. This allows for real-time analysis of aircraft status, fuel burn/
uplift, defects, Out of Phase Maintenance etc.
OPEN AIRLINES
W: www.openairlines.com
T: +33 531 61 52 10
E: amaury.defenoyl@openairlines.com
Company formed: 2006; Office Location: 1 rue Baour Lormian 31000 Toulouse
• SkyBreathe Fuel Efficiency ; Crew Intelligence ; OptiFleet; CrewPad
• Crew Efficiency
• Fuel Efficiency
• Fleet Efficiency
•EU-ETS
• Cabin Crew CRM
OpenAirlines was founded in 2006 by former airline operations top executives with the vision to
bring innovation to the industry. We are committed to approach our customers with great listening
skills and professionalism to deliver results and added value and by combining unique business and IT
skills, OpenAirlines proposes innovative solutions to reduce costs and bring a competitive advantage to
our customers.
We believe that innovation is very important with more than 25% of turnover devoted to R&D – we have
also won the award for Best Innivative company at AGIFORS Crew for 2008 and 2010.
PACE GMBH
W: www.pace.de
T: +4930293620
E: info@pace.de
Company formed: 1995; Office Location: Berlin (Germany), Seattle (USA)
• Pacelab Flight Profile Optimizer
• Pacelab CI OPS
• Pacelab EFB Flight Data Recorder
• Flight Profile Optimization
• Cost Index Operations
• Fuel Efficiency
• Operational Efficiency
• EFB Library Viewer
Working with leading OEMs, engine manufacturers and airlines for more than 15 years has enabled
PACE to develop a range of innovative products that directly respond to the trends and challenges of
the international aviation community. PACE closely collaborates with performance engineers, senior
training captains, fuel conservation and operational efficiency managers and consultants to deliver real
solutions for real people. PACE’s portfolio of flight operations solutions is designed to support airlines’
universal efforts to improve their daily operations, strategic planning and operational efficiency and to
offset high fuel prices and environmental demands with a more effective fuel management.
ROCKETROUTE
W: www.rocketroute.com
T: +44 1273 782130 / +1 321 473 7423
E: sales@rocketroute.com
Company formed: 2009; Office Location: UK
•RocketRoute
• Worldwide Flight Planning
• Worldwide Navigation
RocketRoute was established in 2009. The solutions has processed more than one million flights and
has more than 50,000 users flying around the world. RocketRoute’s system is built by pilots for pilots
and now incorporates all the features that airlines and business jet operators are looking for in their
next generation of mobile connected flight planning system.
THE SA GROUP
Company formed: 2010; Office Location: Paris, France
Company formed in 1978; Office Locations: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Czech Republic,
Greece, Bahrain, CIS, India and Malaysia
• Scandinavian Avionics’ Tablet Based EFB Solution
• Electronic Flight Bag Solutions
• Avionics Certification
• Avionics Installation
• Avionics Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul
• Avionics Training
Scandinavian Avionics offers a state-of-the-art, future-proof, tablet based Class 2 EFB solution, which
provides the functionality to meet today’s operational requirements of airlines and aircraft operators
and in addition is simple to upgrade in the future to meet coming requirements.
The concept consists of two ruggedized 10.1” Panasonic tablets installed in the cockpit combined with
a data integration center and a communication unit installed in the avionics compartment. The data
integration center is used for power, aircraft interface and server capability and the communication
unit enables and controls the data communication between the EFB system and the airline’s ground
infrastructure.
The SA Group provides complete turn-key avionics solutions for civil and military aircraft.
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SITA
W: www.SITA.aero
E: info@SITA.aero
Company formed: 1949; Office Location: Head Office: Geneva, Switzerland. Main Regional Offices in: Rio De
Janiero, Brazil; Beirut, Lebanon; Atlanta, USA; Singapore; Rome, Italy .
• SafetyCube, OptiClimb, FlightScanner, AirsideWatch
• e-Aircraft Application Services, e-Aircraft AirportLink WiFi Service, Messaging Services
W: www.scanav.com
T: +45 7950 8000
E: sa@scanav.com
SAFETY LINE
W: www.safety-line.fr T: +33 (0)1.55.43.75.71
E: contact@safety-line.fr
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Safety Management System (SMS)
Fuel Efficiency
Fuel Management Systems
Flight Data Monitoring (FDM)
Ground Operations
Safety Line is an innovative digital technology company, specialized in data management software
solutions for aviation. With a team of highly experienced Safety experts, data scientists and IT
specialists, Safety Line is in a position to propose an extensive range of products able to match the
world’s issues challenges in air transport. SafetyCube is an integrated risk and compliance management
software that provides airlines with a ready-to-use solution for new IR-OPS requirements. OptiClimb
aims at reducing the fuel consumption through the use of flight data. FlightScanner allows you
to automatically identify the factors which explain hazardous situations based on all flights data.
AirsideWatch determines the runway condition without interfering with operations.
SHEOREY DIGITAL SYSTEMS LTD.
W: www.sds.co.in
T: (+91-22) 2281 9198/ 2281 1086
E: contact@sds.co.in
Company formed: 1993; Office Location: India: Mumbai & Bangalore, Singapore besides
Representative Offices in UAE, Saudi Arabia, UK/Europe and Latin America
• ARMS®V2 (Aviation Resource Management) Integrated InfoTech Suite
Number of Modules: : 12 Sub-systems + 5 more under development
• ARMS® Commercial Planning (CPSS)
• ARMS® Flight Operations (FOSS)
• ARMS® Crew Management (CMSS)
• ARMS® Flight Planning & Dispatch (FPDS)
• ARMS® Optimizers + ARMS® on the TAB (EFB/ETL))
Sheorey Digital Systems Ltd. (SDS) an ISO 9001:2008 & 27001:2005 software company, brings you
ARMS®V2. A current-generation, state-of-the-art Information Technology System which effectively
addresses the extremely critical and cost-sensitive nature of Commercial Airlines/ Air Transport operations.
The ARMS® V2 InfoTech Suite is the only solution in the industry capable of seamlessly integrating all of
the functional and operational areas of an Airline or Air Transport operator with a unified database; i.e. a
single repository of data with which all ARMS® modules interact.
ARMS® V2 increases process efficiencies and reduces costs while assuring strict Statutory Compliance and
uncompromising Safety.
• e-Aircraft Application Services (for EFB) • e-Aircraft Connectivity Services
• AIRCOM ACARS Services • AIRCOM Datalink Applications • AIRCOM Cockpit Voice
SITA is the world’s leading specialist in air transport communications and IT solutions. We deliver and
manage business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world’s
most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
We innovate collaboratively with the air transport industry, and the industry itself drives the company’s
portfolio and strategic direction. We are the only IT and communications company to run annual, industryrenowned IT surveys for airlines, airports and passenger self-service. Our portfolio includes managed
global communications, infrastructure and outsourcing services, as well as services for airline commercial
management, passenger operations, flight operations, aircraft operations, air-to-ground communications,
airport management and operations, baggage operations, transportation security and border management,
cargo operations and more. In addition, we sponsor .aero, the top-level internet domain reserved exclusively
for aviation. We are one of world’s most international companies. Our global reach is based on local presence,
with services for over 550 air transport industry members and 3,200 customers in over 200 countries and
territories. Set up in 1949 with 11 member airlines, today we employ people of more than 140 nationalities,
speaking over 70 different languages. SITA had consolidated revenues of US $1.49 billion in 2010.
SNECMA
W: www.snecma.com T: +33 1 1 60 59 40 74
E: jeanthomas.rey@snecma.fr
Company formed: 1945; Office Location: Villaroche/Montereau (Paris area, France)
• SFCO2®: Smart Fuel Efficiency; Engine Remote Diagnostics;
Engine Fleet Management
• Fuel Efficiency Service
• Engine Health Monitoring
• Engineering Supports
Snecma (Safran) offers its customers world-class services throughout the life of their engines via its
comprehensive service package named EngineLife®. This offer embodies Snecma’s experience and
recognized expertise as an OEM on engine performance & maintenance, flight operations and IT. The
aim of our services is to help our customers meet their operational requirements and decrease their
operating costs.
SMART4AVIATION
W: www.smart4aviation.aero
T: +31 20 654 1824
E: info@smart4aviation.aero
Company formed: 2009; Office Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Kraków and Gdansk, Poland; New Delhi,
India
• Smart BRIEF, Smart BRIEF CABIN, Smart NOTAM MANAGER, Smart FUELING, Smart
VIEW, Smart MET, Smart OPS, Smart DOC, Smart EFF, Smart EFB, Smart eFORMS, Smart
PERFORMANCE, Smart ALERT, Smart COMM, Smart VIEW+, Smart ULD MANAGER, Smart
LOAD, Smart HUB, Smart ONTIME, Smart FUEL MANAGER, Smart MISSION MANAGER
• Smart BRIEF
• Smart COMM
• Smart FUEL MANAGER
• Smart EFB
• Smart PERFORMANCE
Smart4Aviation was founded to provide web based products and services to optimize, simplify and improve
airline operations. The Smart4Aviation’s goal is high quality, cost-effective solutions backed up with 24/365
support service. It offers 21 modules which are interoperable, compatible and can be freely composed into
the one system as well as software developed on demand, which are used with success by pilots, crew,
dispatchers, ground ops and many different departments. The modules work as basic building blocks that can
be used to build the system that will meet exactly customer’s requirements, that are tailored to the customer’s
needs.
T&A SYSTEME GMBH
W: www.logipad.aero / www.efbcloud.aero
T: +49 23 24 92580
E: info@logipad.aero
Company formed: 1994; Office Location: Hattingen, Germany
• Logipad • EFB Cloud
• eBriefing / EFF • iPad EFB Management • Class-I EFB and • Class-II EFB
• Logipad for Pilots, Cabin and Maintenance
• EFB Cloud for small and medium-sized airlines
T&A SYSTEME is an IT and EFB service and solution provider in Germany. For more than 20 years, they have
implemented IT projects in Germany and abroad with medium-sized enterprises and large corporations.
The company has 80 employees who have extensive experience and broad expertise. The tasks today focus
particularly on topics collaboration, private / public cloud and high-end storage. Logipad© is an Electronic
Flight Bag solution with a Single Sync transaction process and the new main function eBriefing. Since 2013,
they have added an EFB cloud model, which enables small and medium-sized airlines in particular to utilize
Logipad© technology in high-availabe infrastructure of T&A. The Logipad© product family enables the
reducing of paperwork in your cockpit. For this goal, they rely on highly specialized IT and EFB knowledge
and cooperating with important IT and Aviation manufacturers. (For example, Microsoft, Hitachi Data Systems,
Jeppesen, Ultramain, Avialytics, Pelesys, Goodrich, NavAero, Flowgistics, Unisys and Vodafone).
THALES
UTC AEROSPACE SYSTEMS
W: www.thalesgroup.com/aerospace T: +33 (0)5 6119 65 00
E: topwings@thalesgroup.com
W: www.utcaerospacesystemsEFB.com
T: Toll Free 1-844-UTAS-EFB (844-882-7332)
E: efb@utas.utc.com
Company formed: 1968; Office Location: Toulouse, France
Company formed: 2012 (prior to 2012 as Goodrich Corporation est. 1909);
Office Location: Burnsville, MN, USA (Corporate Headquaters Charlotte, NC, USA)
• TopWings
• Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs), Aircraft Tracking Capabilities
• EFB hardware
• EFB software solution
• Ground Operations
• EFB Project guidance
• Scalable end-to-end solution
An integrator to design, customize and support your EFB solution.
TopWings® is an innovative and unique solution that provides a tailored answer to your needs
for Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) implementation. Thales’s one-stop solution is a global EFB offering
for operators, comprising Hardware and Applications for cockpit and cabin. It also provides Data
Management and Ground Applications with a wide range of services. With TopWings, operators
obtain significant operational savings and quick return on investment. Best in class, TopWings is a
customisable, modular solution that helps key decision makers master complexity and make timely
decisions for better outcomes.
ULTRAMAIN SYSTEMS, INC.
W: www.ultramain.com
T: +1.505.828.9000
E: sales@ultramain.com
Company formed: 1980; Office Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico USA
• Tablet Electronic Flight Bag Systems
• SmartDisplay® Electronic Flight Bag Systems
• Flight Tracking Capabilities
• EFB Applications & Content Management
UTC Aerospace Systems Electronic Flight Bag hardware and software solutions enable operators of all
types of aircraft to use and manage aircraft data to help increase operational efficiency and enhance
flight safety. Our new tablet-compatible EFB system couples a unique Tablet Interface Module (TIM™)
with an Aircraft Interface Device (AID) and transforms any tablet into a fully functional EFB system.
Our G700 SmartDisplay® EFB system provides avionics grade hardware which can enable FAA-certified
software to meet emerging NextGen and SESAR applications or operate as a Windows-based EFB
system in order to run non-certified applications.
WEB MANUALS SWEDEN
AB / WEB MANUALS INC.
W: www.webmanuals.aero
T: Int’l: +46 40 694 1040 or US: 1-844-WEBMANUALS
E: sales@webmanuals.aero
• ULTRAMAIN® M&E / MRO • ULTRAMAIN Mobile Mechanics™ • ULTRAMAIN Mobile
Inventory™ • efbTechLogs™ • eCabin™
Company formed: 2012; Office Location: Malmö, Sweden and Cambridge MA, USA
Number of Modules: ULTRAMAIN for M&E / MRO, 28 Modules; ULTRAMAIN Onboard
Systems Software, 5 Modules
• Web Manuals
• Maintenance & Engineering
•MRO
• Maintenance Planning & Scheduling
• Paperless Customer Care on Tablets
• Electronic Aircraft Logbook
Ultramain Systems, Inc. develops M&E / MRO and EFB software for the aviation industry and is the
only aviation software provider with customers running full, end-to-end paperless operations from
the cockpit to the ground. ULTRAMAIN® v9™ , featuring Mobile Mechanic™ and Mobile Inventory™,
enables real-time paperless data collection for the full maintenance and inventory process. Combine
ULTRAMAIN v9 with efbTechLogs™, the easy-to-use electronic logbook, and the entire maintenance
process becomes paperless. Contact us to learn what you need to equip your organization with
consumer mobile devices and see why elite aviation customers around the world are choosing
ULTRAMAIN to reduce costs and increase aircraft up time.
• Controlled Document Authoring of Manuals
• Controlled Document Distribution of Manuals
• Automated monitoring of EASA/FAA regulatory compliance of manuals
• EFB Document Reader App for Windows and iPad
Web Manuals is a web-based tool for digitizing manuals for the aviation industry. Web Manuals helps
operators improve documentation control, simplify regulatory compliance monitoring and improve
operational efficiency. The Web Manuals tool simplifies the writing and publishing of operational
manuals for operators by taking care of all the administrative editing work with revisions. Monitoring
of EASA/FAA regulatory compliance is automated with monthly notifications of amendments
in regulations to show how content in manuals is affected by these changes. The Web Manuals
Reader Apps for Windows tablets and iPads provide quick updating of manuals, bulletins and other
documents for offline reading.
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