GOTEBORG, Sweden, Feb. 18, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- The ability to synchronize the planning of aircraft and crew, a new technology from Carmen Systems, has helped Aeromexico cut costs and increase stability. About 40% of all delays are caused by late incoming aircraft and crew. This number could be significantly reduced with more synchronized planning of crew and aircraft.
"At Aeromexico we have always suspected that the potential for integration is great, but the technology to realize our ideas has not been available," says Jose Luis Dominguez, Production Planning VP. "With the taking of Carmen Tail Assignment into production, together with Carmen's technology for integration, we now have the opportunity to synchronize the planning of crew and aircraft. We are also able to remove most of the critical connections when crew change aircraft and we can do this with reduced crew costs. It is really a win-win situation."
With Carmen Tail Assignment, Carmen Systems enters the airline fleet planning segment. The system provides the optimal allocation of aircraft to flights, taking into account main-tenance and other aircraft-specific requirements. Through the latest developments in Carmen Systems' crew planning products, fully integrated crew and aircraft planning is now possible.
"I am proud of the technical advances being made by our outstanding optimization and integration team," says Carmen's President and CEO, Per Noren. "Aeromexico's management's vision and their proven change strategy have shown that integrated planning is not just a dream; it can be realized. By integrating crew and aircraft planning we estimate that the airline industry could save an additional half a billion dollars per year on crew costs alone, and do this while improving service for their passengers. We are convinced that this is just the first step towards totally integrated planning and operation at airlines."
Carmen Systems AB is a world leader in resource optimization for the transportation industry. Clients include, amongst others, British Airways, Lufthansa, Air France, SAS, Swedish railways, and Deutsche Bahn. Carmen Systems is a rapidly expanding organization and today has about 150 employees from 23 countries. Carmen is also involved in joint research and software development activities with some of the world's leading universities. Carmen's headquarters in Goteborg has the largest R&D section in the industry.
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