Major Indian Airline Updates Industry-Leading Tools to Support Growth Trajectory
SOUTHLAKE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 13, 2004–Sabre Airline Solutions today announced Jet Airways, the Indian domestic airline market leader, has selected the Sabre AirOps suite of flight operations products in a move to modernize its operational systems to support future growth plans.
Jet Airways operates over 250 flights daily to 42 destinations across the country. The rapid expansion of its route network earned the airline Air Transport World’s prestigious 2001 Market Leadership Award. Continued growth plans directed Jet Airways to evaluate its current flight operations systems with the airline selecting the Sabre AirOps suite of flight operations products, including Sabre AirOps Dispatch Manager, Sabre AirOps Movement Manager and Sabre AirOps Decision Manager.
“There is no doubt flight operations is mission critical,” said Peter Luethi, chief operating officer, Jet Airways. “It is a particularly pertinent issue for Jet Airways as we face the unique challenge of regular fogs in Delhi every year for two months, hence it is imperative that we have the best tools available to manage our flight operations. To meet our growing needs — and also for international routes — we realized we required a robust, integrated solution that is proven in the marketplace and the Sabre AirOps suite of products met all our criteria.”
The Sabre AirOps suite of products is an advanced set of decision-support applications developed to monitor daily flight movements and assist operations controllers in making informed decisions regarding all aspects of flight operations. Sabre AirOps will allow Jet Airways to drive improvements in on-time performance, maintenance and disruption costs. For example, the real-time information and proactive functionality of Sabre AirOps will enable improved operational efficiencies and, most importantly, when a disruption occurs, the carrier can now mathematically optimize its decisions to preserve profits and minimize customer impact.
According to Cameron Curtis, vice president, Asia Pacific, Sabre Airline Solutions, “There is an emerging realization in the aviation industry of the importance of an integrated operations flight control center. If the operations center has real time data and visibility then the airline will execute its core functions more smoothly, while reducing turn times. Jet Airways is leading this trend with the implementation of the Sabre AirOps suite which will allow them to better automate the flight operations, flight planning and dispatch functions.”
Complementing its existing Sabre Airline Solutions product portfolio, the implementation of Sabre AirOps Dispatch Manager, Sabre AirOps Movement Manager and Sabre AirOps Decision Manager represents Jet Airways’ strong commitment to Sabre Airline Solutions’ technology. Earlier this year Jet Airways became the first airline in India and one of the first in the industry to leverage SabreSonic, the industry’s first new-generation solution for reservations and passenger management which included the introduction of both e-ticketing and Internet booking services.
Jet Airways joins a growing number of airlines who have selected Sabre AirOps including Virgin Blue, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Eastern, Air China and Air New Zealand.
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Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE:TSG) is a world leader in travel commerce, retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. More information about Sabre Holdings is available at Sabre Airline Solutions, a Sabre Holdings company, is the world’s largest provider of software products, reservation and departure control systems and consulting services to help airlines simplify operations and lower costs. Over 200 airlines worldwide use Sabre Airline Solution’s broad portfolio of software solutions for decision-support tools to increase revenues and improve operations. Over 100 airlines worldwide rely on Sabre Airline Solutions for passenger management solutions, with 15 new carriers added and nine carriers renewals for SabreSonic Res advanced reservations and departure control systems in 2003. In addition, more than 100 clients worldwide have turned to Sabre Airline Solutions consulting group for strategic, commercial and operational consulting. More than 500 contracts worldwide were signed in 2003 within Sabre Airline Solutions.
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