For release: 20 Sep 2007
EDS Implements New Flight Planning System for Brussels Airlines
PLANO, Texas and ZURICH, Switzerland – EDS today announced the successful implementation of a new flight planning and slot management system for Brussels Airlines, a leading Belgian airline.
In March 2007, SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express merged to become Brussels Airlines. Immediately thereafter they decided to consolidate flight operations and migrate the combined fleet onto one single flight planning and slot management system. After a thorough market evaluation and benchmark comparisons, Brussels Airlines selected EDS Flight Planning with the slot management module as their future flight planning system.
“We have an existing and excellent business relationship with EDS,” said Thibault Demoulin, vice president Brussels Airlines Flight Operations. “EDS has a proven and professional support organization and acceptable price and value ratio – which are the criteria we used when awarding our flight planning operations to EDS.”
“Brussels Airlines values flexibility, punctuality, reliability, excellent service and guaranteed low cost fares,” said Pierre Klatt, leader of EDS' EMEA Transportation industry group. “By using EDS Flight Planning Services, Brussels Airlines will increase aircraft utilization and productivity, decrease operating costs, and minimize fuel consumption.”
“This implementation is a milestone for EDS, as we continue to grow our global footprint in the air services segment,” said Eric Harte, global leader of EDS Air Services industry group. “EDS is constantly looking for new and innovative ways to bring world-class technology solutions and infrastructure to help airlines and transportation customers sustain competitive advantage in a tightly constrained market.”
EDS Flight Planning Services is an easy, cost-effective way to calculate and optimize an aircraft's route, speed, fuel and flight plan. The advanced, comprehensive system calculates the operational flight plan at the touch of a finger, taking into consideration weather and navigational data, airport restrictions and many other influences.
EDS has more than 20 years of flight planning experience and is the world's leading airline IT services provider.
About Brussels Airlines
Brussels Airlines is the Belgian airline group that's at the forefront of a new era in aviation, and offers the widest choice of flights to and from the capital of Europe. On its European routes, Brussels Airlines offers a low cost product, which guarantees the lowest fare, as well as an ultra-flexible product, which offers time-saving and comfort at reasonable prices. Between them, the company's 2.800 employees are responsible for some300 punctual flights every day to more than 50 premium European airports. Brussels Airlines also offers long-haul networks of13 African destinations, 3 American destinations, the United Arab Emirates, and China.
About EDS
EDS is a leading global technology services company delivering business solutions to its clients. EDS founded the information technology outsourcing industry more than 40 years ago. Today, EDS delivers a broad portfolio of information technology and business process outsourcing services to clients in the manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, communications, energy, transportation, and consumer and retail industries and to governments around the world. Learn more at eds.com.
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