Lion Air aims to improve ops with Sabre
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Lion Air, the Indonesian airline group, has decided to deploy a comprehensive new technology system to manage its operations.
The company has selected Sabre AirCentre solution to manage its entire airline and crew operations, with the aim of optimising the performance of its flights and reducing costs.
The system will be used by Lion Air and all of its subsidiaries, including Batik Air, Wings Air, Malindo Air and Thai Lion Air.
“As we undergo rapid route and network growth at the Lion Air group of airlines, Sabre’s unique, end-to-end platform matches the breadth of our needs. As part of this platform, we are also receiving the highest standards of quality and sophistication in the individual solutions. With this agreement, we are able to scale as well as streamline our operations while creating efficiencies and cost savings across all five airlines,” said Edward Sirait, CEO of Lion Air Group.
The Sabre platform includes the AirCentre Movement Manager, an aircraft tracking solution, and AirCentre Crew Manager, which handles staff planning, AirCentre Recovery Manager, a disruption management tool, and Sabre AirCentre Crew Connection, which provides real-time communications between controllers and crew.
“To address growing complexities facing the airline operations environment, we’ve been investing in new technologies and key strategic partnerships to deliver an integrated suite of solutions that seamlessly controls all operations from routine planning and execution to managing unexpected disruptions,” said Kamal Qatato, vice president of Sabre Airline Solutions.
“Through one unified operations platform we will help Lion Air deliver consistently on customer expectations and on-time commitments, while creating greater efficiencies and achieving lower operating costs.”
Lion Air has made both positive and negative headlines in recent years. The fast-expanding group has placed record aircraft orders with both Airbus and Boeing, but also has a poor safety record. In 2013 one of its aircraft landed in the sea off the coast of Bali, and only last week a Batik Air plane was damaged in a collision with another aircraft in Jakarta.
The group currently operates a combined fleet of more than 240 aircraft, but will take delivery of almost 500 more in the coming years.
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