August 17, 2010
North African carrier opts for Lido/Flight to lower fuel consumption and costs
EGYPTAIR selected Lido/Flight from Lufthansa Systems to benefit from more efficient flight planning processes and significant cost savings. Lido/Flight uses a number of parameters to calculate the optimal route regarding flight time, fuel consumption or costs for each flight. This can lead to fuel savings of up to five percent. EGYPTAIR will also use the Traffic Flow Restrictions (TFR) add-on of Lido/Flight, which achieves additional fuel savings by taking the highly complex issue of temporarily restricted airways into account.
"Our modernization strategy focuses not only on fleet renewal but also on IT. In order to increase the efficiency of our operational flight planning, we need a powerful and proven dispatch system. Lido/Flight will add value to us because of the high degree of automation and strong route optimization capabilities. We expect substantial fuel and air traffic control charge savings," said Captain Alaa Ashour, Chairman of EGYPTAIR.
With its powerful optimizers and its proven architecture, Lido/Flight covers all aspects of flight planning. The automatic calculation of routes takes flight-related information into account such as weather data and all current aeronautical restrictions like NOTAMs. The TFR functionality automatically considers even partly restricted airways, suggesting by-passes where legally permitted, for the most effective combination of airway segments. Benchmark analyses have shown that the tool can generate savings of up to two percent in fuel burn.
"Lido/Flight is one component of our highly integrated IOCC Platform. We are proud that EGYPTAIR decided to expand our trustful cooperation and relies on our know-how also in their flight operations. With our comprehensive portfolio, we are able to support our customers with all of their airline processes and provide the optimal IT solution", said Stefan Auerbach, Senior Vice President Sales EMEA at Lufthansa Systems.
EGYPTAIR has been cooperating with Lufthansa Systems since 2006. The airline already uses the Sirax AirFinance Platform for its revenue accounting and SchedConnect to automatically calculate the optimal codeshare assignments based on the current flight schedules.
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EGYPTAIR is the national airline of Egypt based in the cosmopolitan city of Cairo. In more than 78 years of service the airlines witnessed extraordinary growth. It is the first established airline in the Middle East and Africa and the seventh to join IATA. EGYPTAIR operates flights to 72 destinations in 50 countries, of which Europe and the Middle East are the biggest markets with daily or double daily services. The airline offers scheduled passenger as well as cargo flights and covers various international, regional and domestic routes. EGYPTAIR is a Star Alliance Member since 2008.
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 and implementation industry solutions 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 offices in Germany and 14 other countries and employs about 3,000 people worldwide. In business year 2009, Lufthansa Systems recorded revenues of EUR 605 million.
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