Lido Flight 4D at the forefront of taming the NOTAM wave (Part 2 of 2)
Each day, around 35,000 NOTAMs are active in the worldwide aeronautical information system. In 2020, it was more than 1.7 million altogether. How is Lido supporting ICAO with their Global Campaign on NOTAM improvement (NOTAM2021)? Our Aeronautical Data Service Owner - Agnieszka Ostrowska - explains…
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NOTAM processing for the Lido Flight Planning Solutions (Part 1 of 2)
What are NOTAMs? How are they processed for the Lido Flight Planning Solutions? What NOTAMs must be clarified, and how is this done? Our Aeronautical Data Service Owner - Agnieszka Ostrowska - explains…
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Customer perspective: Usability Testing
Product development and user research from the participant point of view: Interview with Maurice Nelissen, Project Manager Flight Operations at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
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All Dressed in Black
From blue to black: the Lido eRoute Manual now matches the Lido color scheme also implemented in the Lido mBriefing and Lido mPilot.
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Technology explained: Containers
What do eggs, milk, and toilet paper have in common? They're not just some of the currently most sought after products at the supermarket! Read on to find out more from our Chief Architecture owner at Lido Flight 4D - Christoph Krüger.
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Lido Flight 4D Crew Briefing: New AND Improved
How can something be an improvement if it's brand new and previously never existed? I know, "new and improved" is one of the most over-used marketing slogans of all time. But bear with me, and find out why the Lido Flight 4D Crew Briefing really is new AND improved!
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Improvements to the briefing process: Dark mode and more.
Lido mBriefing version 2: dark mode, "read" indicator, operational flight plan (OFP) dashboard and more!
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Face-to-Face: who stands behind?
Let us introduce our colleague Oliver Langner, a user interface designer based in Zurich. In his spare time, Oliver likes watching good films – preferably with his best buddy. Can you spot his buddy in the picture?
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Lido FMS Basic Training
Are you a Lido FMS customer? Do you work in ops, as a dispatcher, in maintenance, or another role which requires work with databases? Do you require basic FMS technical and working knowledge? Then we have just the thing for you!
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Improving Pilots' Situational Awareness During Takeoff and Landing
Takeoff and landing are two of the most crucial phases of a mission. To ensure that pilots can focus on the task at hand, whether it be taxiing at the airport or preparing for takeoff and landing, we have integrated several new features into our iOS-based charting application, the Lido/mPilot. Read on to find out more.
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Find the right charts for your aircraft type with the Lido eRouteManual
Aside from ensuring that they get to the airport on time and grabbing a coffee to go, pilots must complete many tasks when preparing for their flights. One of these crucial tasks is to set up the flight folder in their charting application, to ensure that all required charts are available with the single tap of a button - from the Airport Moving Map, to the Standard Instrument Departure Chart and Instrument Approach Chart. If the aircraft type and charts are specified in the ARINC 633 flight plan, the charts will be loaded automatically. But what happens when this is not the case? Read on to find out...
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How to support pilots in making better tactical decisions
Weather affects the aviation industry more so than almost any other transport industry. And as significant weather events increase in frequency and severity, pilots will require more support in making timely tactical decisions. Read on to find out how Lido can support your airline and pilots to overcome this challenge now and in the future.
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Lido Launches Paperless Briefing Solution
Digitalization is changing the entire airline industry - both on the ground and in the air. Pilots are increasingly using mobile devices throughout their flight operations. The Lido/mBriefing is our new iOS-based mobile application that helps airlines adopt a paperless briefing process and was developed by our navigation and flight-planning experts, in collaboration with our in-house designers and airline pilots from around the world.
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The fascination earth and airspace
Michael (or Michi for short) Sauter is Senior Product Owner for Aeronautical Data. He is responsible for shaping the future of the aeronautical data product portfolio within our Lido Domain. In his spare time, Michi likes to be outdoors – typical for geographers –, and to play floorball in a club which he founded – not so typical for geographers.
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Lufthansa Systems develops cost-efficient solution for displaying aircraft position on airport maps
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News from the 17th EFB Users Forum in London/Heathrow
From the 13th to 15th of November, over 300 aviation professionals headed to London Heathrow for the EFB Users Forum. Among the delegates was our Product Owner for Lido/eRouteManual, Andreas Medlhammer. Read on for his summary and key insights from the event.
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Lido eRouteManual 4.8 – What’s New?
Automatic Pre-Selection of Charts in Lido/eRouteManual 4.8
The release of Lido/eRouteManual 4.8 provides the users with another way to optimize the flight-preparation workflow.
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DDS 3.6 - Effective Device Data Reports
The Data Distribution System’s (DDS) main responsibility is providing Lido/mPilot and Lido/eRouteManual with data and navigation charts. However, once the data is on the device, administrators need a way to keep track of the device's status. This is where the updated Device Report comes into play.
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Lufthansa Systems develops seamlessly integrated generation of flight planning and navigation solutions
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How Two Recent Trends in the Industry Enable Our New App for Crew Briefing
During the last weeks, our latest product took the second and most important step towards being developed. Lido mBriefing will be a native crew briefing app for tablets combining offline capability, updates via onboard connectivity and Navlog functionality for post-flight analysis. It had first been presented as a prototype to existing Lido Flight customers at the Lido User Group Forum in Frankfurt, Germany, in November 2016. After further market analysis and careful consideration of customer feedback, the Lufthansa Systems board has now approved the development of the application.
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Hawaiian Airlines opts for mobile navigation with Lido/eRouteManual from Lufthansa Systems
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How to Align Text Information from 190 Different Countries
I am an editor of the text information part of the Lido RouteManual. Additionally to the charting information, the Lido RouteManual contains a text part with rules and regulations to be observed by flight crews. They comprise extracts from ICAO Standards and Practices, EASA- and FAA Regulations as well as publications of some 190 countries. The topics range from ATC Procedures, Communications, Navigation, Aerodrome Information to Meteorology, just to name a few.
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