May 15, 2008
Pinnacle Airlines relies on aeronautical IT solutions from Lufthansa Systems
Lufthansa Systems today announced that Pinnacle Airlines Inc. selected Lufthansa Systems’ navigation charts (Lido RouteManual) to optimize its flight operations processes. All Pinnacle’s cockpit crews are equipped with Lido RouteManual. The decision for Lido RouteManual puts Pinnacle Airlines in an ideal position to take advantage of Lufthansa Systems’ electronic navigation charts (Lido eRouteManual) in the future.
“We were impressed by the high quality and precision of the Lido RouteManual navigations charts. Our pilots benefit from the new charts which are drawn to scale and support visual thought with their clear color-coding and self-explanatory symbols,” explained Mike Garvin, Vice President of Flight Operations at Pinnacle Airlines, Inc.
Lido RouteManual meets the highest standards of precision and quality. It contains airport and terminal charts as well as enroute charts. Lido RouteManual’s color-coded and clear design enables pilots to register all relevant information at a glance. Lido RouteManual is generated directly from a database which is based on worldwide geographical and aeronautical data.
Pinnacle Airlines has also deployed Lido Operations Center (OC), Lufthansa Systems’ flight planning solution. Lido OC automatically calculates the ideal route between two airports and creates reliable and easy-to-understand briefing documents for each flight. The solution combines safety and flexibility with the ability to save fuel and to lower costs. With its modern technology and user-friendly architecture, Lido OC covers all aspects of flight planning and the associated follow-up processes.
“We are very pleased to add Pinnacle Airlines as our first regional carrier in the U.S. to our customer base for Lido RouteManual. Pinnacle’s decision in favor of our Airline Operations solutions strengthens our position in the American market,” said Klaus Bernhardt, Senior Vice President Sales Americas at Lufthansa Systems. More than 140 airlines around the world are currently optimizing their flight operations using Airline Operations solutions of Lufthansa Systems.
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Pinnacle Airlines Corp., an airline holding company, is the parent company of Pinnacle Airlines Inc. and Colgan Air Inc. Pinnacle Airlines Inc. operates a fleet of 140 regional jets in the United States and Canada as Northwest Airlink and Delta Connection. Colgan Air Inc. operates a fleet of 52 regional turboprops as Continental Connection, United Express and US Airways Express. Pinnacle Airlines Corp. operating units fly over 1,000 daily flights and transport more than 10 million passengers a year to 140 cities and towns in North America. Visit www.pncl.com for more information.
Lufthansa Systems is one of the leading IT service providers for the airline and aviation industries worldwide. As a systems integrator, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group covers the entire range of IT services, including consulting, development, implementation and operation. Lufthansa Systems provides its infrastructure and consulting services to a variety of industries. Headquartered in Kelsterbach near Frankfurt/Main, Germany, the company has branches in Germany and 16 other countries and employs about 3,200 people worldwide. In business year 2007, Lufthansa Systems recorded sales of EUR 679 million.
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