AviTrader_Monthly_MRO_e-Magazine_2016-06

Information Technology
17
IBM has signed a ten-year technology services agreement with
Emirates Airline worth approximately US$300m. IBM will provide
IT Infrastructure delivered as a service, allowing the airline
to improve efficiency on its passenger support systems and functions.
The agreement provides fully managed services for the IBM
mainframe and storage that will help Emirates encrypt data in near
real-time. Additionally, the platform allows the airline to build new
apps that will support the API Economy – a commercial exchange of
business functions, capabilities, or competencies as services packaged
in APIs. Emirates also collaborated with IBM earlier this year
to enhance its Passenger Service System (PSS). IBM technology and
services will allow Emirates to re-design its business processes and
streamline airport operations. By moving its IT Infrastructure delivery
into a managed services model, the airline will benefit from
improved business application performance, resilience, scalability,
an agile service delivery model, and significant operational savings.
Emirates has run its ticketing and reservations system on the
IBM mainframe for more than 30 years. IBM’s z Systems is the foundation
for all of the airline’s mission critical data and transactions
Delta Air Lines has become the launch customer for Airbus’
“Prognostics and Risk Management” solution following a successful
year-long collaboration between Airbus and the airline. The webbased
application is part of the Smarter Fleet ‘big data’ solutions
platform developed by Airbus in partnership with IBM. Jim Jackson,
Manager of Predictive Maintenance Engineering at Delta Air
Lines, said: “With Prognostics and Risk Management, we will leverage
the strong expertise of Airbus’ design office to provide us with
the most effective way to monitor our aircraft systems.” He added:
“Prognostic alerting will allow our Engineering and Maintenance
teams to detect in advance failures on our components and systems
to mitigate possible operational interruptions. PRM will also help
us maximize our A330 aircraft turnaround and systems’ reliability
and efficiency and move maintenance events from unscheduled to
scheduled.”
Gogo (GOGO), a global leader in providing broadband connectivity
solutions and wireless entertainment to the aviation industry,
has partnered with aerospace software specialist PACE to connect
PACE’s Pacelab Flight Profile Optimizer, a flight optimization application.
Pacelab Flight Profile Optimizer is a unique decision support
tool developed for a pilot’s electronic flight bag (EFB) that’s
designed to continuously evaluate numerous flight data metrics,
thus optimizing flight paths for maximum efficiency. Under this
partnership, the Pacelab Flight Profile Optimizer application will be
connected in real time so a pilot will be able to adapt to changing
conditions while in flight to reduce fuel burn and to improve ontime
performance.
Satcom Direct has announced its latest innovation, SD Pro: the
first fully integrated flight operations management platform. SD Pro
brings together patented Satcom Direct (SD) products and services
with best-in-class integration partners to deliver real-time data
about the aircraft via a single interface. SD Pro lets you view and
manage flight logs, performance data, scheduling, trip planning,
maintenance information, operating history, and more. SD Pro aggregates
information from multiple sources the flight department is
already using, into a web-based display, so that every member of
the team can access it from their desktop, tablet or mobile device.
Designed to be a single point of access, the SD Pro interface displays
the information via modules on its customizable dashboard
that can be tailored to meet the varying needs of flight departments
and individual team members. Operators can choose which modules
to add to the SD Pro dashboard based on their operational
requirements.
CELEBRATING
30 YEARS
OF QUALITY IN
GLOBAL AVIATION
THANK YOU
TO ALL OUR VALUED
CUSTOMERS FOR MANY YEARS
OF SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP
SALES@AVTRADE.COM AOG@AVTRADE.COM WWW. AVTRADE.COM
AviTrader MRO - June 2016