Airline Management

Leading Polish Mobile Provider Selects Oracle’s Siebel CRM and Oracle Communications Service Fulfillment Suite to Improve Automation and Customer Experience

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, Spain 10-FEB-2008 11:00 PM Oracle today announced that Polkomtel, a leading mobile provider in Poland, has selected Oracle's Siebel CRM, Oracle( Communications Order and Service Management, Oracle Communications Service Activation and Oracle Communications Inventory Management to help improve operational efficiency, enhance Customer Service and enable rapid deployment of next-generation services.

Implementation for Hahn Air client Edelweiss marks first implementation of Unisys next-generation passenger services solution

BLUE BELL, Pa., October 1, 2007 – Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) announced today that Hahn Air Systems GmbH has successfully implemented the initial phase of its eTops next-generation airline booking system based on the Unisys Airline Core Systems Solutions (AirCore). Hahn Air brought the initial phase of its eTops solution into production by implementing the booking system of its client Edelweiss Air from Switzerland. Using its unique tool, eTops Talk, Hahn Air Systems is granting seamless connectivity of eTops with global distribution systems (GDSs).

Sixty-one percent (61%) of companies are overspending on promotions
Boston, MA — October 4, 2007

BOSTON, MA – October 4, 2007 – The recent research report “Plan, Spend, and Prosper: Making the Most of Trade Promotion,” published by Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks company (NYSE: HHS), surveyed more than 250 companies to reveal that 61% of companies have reported overspending on trade promotions when compared to the trade budget allocations. Aberdeen data revealed that one of the chief reasons for the overspend is the fact that 70% of consumer product and food service companies are still using fragmented spreadsheets, assumption-based trade plans, and legacy systems to develop trade promotion plans. These practices are leading poor forecast accuracy across different retail channel formats and high trade overspends.

Unisys to build and manage IT infrastructure to enable secure business operations

LUXEMBOURG, January 8, 2007 – Unisys Belgium, a subsidiary of Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS), today announced that lux-Airport, the operator of the new airport terminal to be opened in the first half of 2008 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, has awarded Unisys a five-year outsourcing contract to build and manage an IT infrastructure to support the airport’s operations.

The Unisys solution is designed to make airport operations more secure and efficient and make it easier for travellers to go through the airport. The IT infrastructure is intended to be operational to coincide with the launch of the new terminal. The Luxembourg airport will then be able to accommodate around 3 million passengers a year.

08 January 2007 - Amstelveen, TNT Airways has selected KLM Engineering & Maintenance (KLM E&M) for the maintenance of its two Boeings 747-400 Extended Range Freighters. KLM E&M already maintains TNT’s growing Boeing 737F/QC fleet, under a full support contract. In addition, KLM E&M executes C-checks** on TNT’s BAE146 aircraft at its subsidiary KLM uk Engineering in Norwich; this contract has recently been extended by five years.

With the arrival of TNT’s 1st B747-400 Extended Range Freighter, TNT Airways is now looking at expanding its successful cooperation with KLM E&M to include B747 Engineering Services, Maintenance Control Services and Component Services, as well as Worldwide Line Maintenance and Airframe Maintenance including A-checks and C-checks.

One solution for supply, sales, inventory management and tax application

HOUSTON (November 1, 2006) - SolArc, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise supply, trading and risk management solutions for the aviation industry, announced today that Phoenix Fuel LLC has selected SolArc RightAngle to streamline the management of their aviation fuel supply and marketing operations.

Phoenix Fuel LLC is internationally recognized as a major provider of aviation fuel for commercial and corporate customers. They provide an extensive network of locations and FBO partners where customers can arrange fueling services. All customers may call a 24-hour operations department and corporate clients may also place their fuel order through an on-line system. Phoenix Fuel LLC has supply agreements with all major fuel and oil companies at international, regional, and local levels.

Boeing is the world's leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft. The primary products of Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) Rotorcraft Division are helicopters. The division's Pennsylvania manufacturing plant maintained 20 storage areas within a seven-building campus. These areas, used to stage supplier materials for manufacturing, occupied significant space and impeded the efficient flow of goods and people within the buildings. Boeing selected New Breed to implement a solution that supported its lean manufacturing strategy.

Aviall Services, a business unit of Aviall, Inc. (NYSE: AVL), today announced that it has entered into a new long term agreement with General Electric (NYSE: GE). As with the first two agreements, Aviall will supply exclusively a designated number of aftermarket common parts for the life of the CF6 engine program including the in-production CF6-80C2 and CF6-80E engines.

Aviall will add another 35 parts under management by Aviall for GE with this long term agreement and will utilize Aviall's critical core competencies of inventory forecasting and management, product fulfillment and quality management to insure GE's aftermarket customers have the product availability necessary to meet their needs.

Air France will use services from DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Exel Supply Chain for managing the distribution and return of aeronautical parts. DHL is already managing the spare parts Supply Chain for Air France. DHL handles the transport of spare parts for Air France Industries throughout Europe with points of activity for Germany and the United Kingdom. This activity accounts for a monthly volume of around 1,000 outbound shipments and 800 inbound receipts. DHL is providing a similar service for Netherlands based KLM, a Dutch airline.

From the urgent transport of small parcels to specialized Logistics services, DHL uses its know-how to respond to the needs of Air France Industries, a major player in a very specialized industry. By combining the varied business expertise of DHL Express, DHL Exel Supply Chain and DHL Global Forwarding, DHL allows Air France Industries to focus on its core business. Emilie Quemeneur, transport-logistics buyer for Air France Industries, emphasized: "DHL has the advantage of offering a fully integrated package, managed by a cross-disciplinary team, which limits the number of our representatives. The needs of Air France Industries are very diverse, including the handling of regulated products that have abnormal weights and dimensions and also returns. It was very important for us to have a single service provider capable of using and coordinating a large number of skills effectively, a mission that DHL carries out very well."

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Aeromexico today said they have signed an agreement in which the airline will become part of Boeing's Component Services Program (CSP). CSP is a parts-provisioning program that significantly reduces the airline's up-front investment in spare parts and offers a quick and reliable supply of critical parts from a pool shared by participating 777 operators.

Aeromexico has signed up for the 777 CSP, which will initially cover two 777-200ERs. The first of those two was delivered in March; the second is scheduled for delivery in late April. Additional 777s will be added to the CSP program as the Aeromexico fleet expands. Aeromexico is the first airline in the Americas to join the 777 CSP program.

Boeing reaches agreement to acquire Aviall Inc. for $48 per share or $1.7 billion, plus the assumption of approximately $350 million of debt.
Aviall is the largest independent provider of new aviation parts and services in the aerospace industry.
Aviall expands Boeing's leadership in Integrated Materials Management and positions the company for faster growth in a $25 billion industry of new aviation parts and services.
The acquisition of Aviall is expected to be modestly accretive to Boeing's earnings in 2007 and have an immaterial earnings impact in 2006.
CHICAGO, May 01, 2006 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Aviall, Inc. [NYSE: AVL] announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Boeing's acquisition of Aviall in an all cash merger for $48 per share or $1.7 billion. Boeing will also assume approximately $350 million of net debt as part of the transaction.