February 8, 2007
The cooperation with China’s largest carrier signifies another big break for Lufthansa Systems in the Chinese market
Lufthansa Systems today announced that the IT provider has signed a five year contract with China Southern over the network management solution NetLine. Implementation is scheduled to be completed late 2007.
China Southern Executive Vice President Mr. Tan Wangeng said: “In 2006, China Southern Airlines initiated the reengineering process. In light of the firm timetable, for this process and in order to shorten the period of system construction, we have elected to work with a mature software company on the construction of such a system. Together with Lufthansa Systems as one of the world’s leading IT service providers, we plan to build an appropriate flight scheduling and network planning system. This will lay a firm foundation that will help fuel our airline company’s reengineering process.”
With NetLine, China Southern has opted for an integrated yet modular platform for network planning and control, capturing all the facets of the whole business process. The solution will allow China Southern to evaluate the outcome of scenarios, plans, and decisions very quickly and reliably. This is possible because it puts a strong focus on automation and optimization tools that speed up planning and operational processes, save costs, improve revenues, and guarantee consistent robustness and stability.
“Lufthansa Systems has been a presence in the Chinese airline market for some time now. We are especially proud to partner with China Southern as the largest carrier in this important market,” said Dr. Gunter Küchler, Member of the Executive Board at Lufthansa Systems. He added: “I believe that this contract signature is just the first step in our cooperation. We are looking forward to supporting China Southern on a long-term basis and working with them to determine the needs for IT support to optimize other airline processes.”
China Southern has been the largest airline in The People’s Republic of China for the past 27 years. The airline will benefit from the NetLine solution in connecting more than 80 cities around the globe. Major business and vacation destinations served in China include: Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hong Kong, Kunming, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Wuhan and as well as International service, including: Amsterdam, Bangkok, Dubai, Fukuoka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Islamabad, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Lagos, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Moscow, Osaka, Paris, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.
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Lufthansa Systems is one of the leading IT service providers for the airline and aviation industries worldwide. As 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 IT infrastructure and operations services to a variety of industries. Headquartered in Kelsterbach near Frankfurt/Main, Germany, the company has branches in Germany and 17 countries and employs about 4,550 people worldwide. In business year 2005, Lufthansa Systems recorded sales of EUR 635 million.
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