Renewal Of Existing Agreement For Digital Charting
Services
Jeppesen recently agreed to a five-year charting and flight
planning service renewal contract with Air Atlanta Icelandic.
Jeppesen solutions provided in the agreement include tailored
digital charting services, including e-Link Online and e-Link for
Windows and Jetplanner services for use with the carrier's flight
planning system. Jeppesen AirSide Service also is included in the
agreement, which delivers pre-assembled, paper-based Jeppesen
operational manuals, standard operating procedures and navigational
charts directly onto the aircraft prior to each
flight.
Air Atlanta Icelandic, a provider of aircraft, crew, maintenance
and insurance (ACMI) leasing agreements for other airline
operators, continues its progression from paper to digital
navigation information with the solutions provided by Jeppesen. As
part of the agreement, Jeppesen will deliver tailored airway manual
charting services for the carrier, which includes the Web-based
e-Link tailored charting service, presented in a Windows operating
environment.
"Air Atlanta Icelandic is preparing for a new era featuring a
paperless cockpit and Jeppesen solutions help us transition from
paper to digital navigation solutions," said Ketill Gunnarsson,
director, Flight Support, Air Atlanta Icelandic. "A long-standing
relationship with Jeppesen and their understanding of our
operational model has helped us deliver tailored solutions that
increase efficiency for our operator partners, as we consider
future electronic flight bag (EFB) implementation with
Jeppesen."
Jeppesen's flight planning services are included in the new
agreement, which provides Air Atlanta Icelandic with Jetplanner
services. The Jetplanner program displays optimized routing
options, preferred routes and airport data. Jeppesen AirSide
Service in the agreement eliminates the need for pilots to assemble
revisions and transport paper-based navigational charts and
materials, as Jeppesen manages revision filing and delivery of
flight information onboard each Air Atlanta Icelandic
aircraft.
"Jeppesen digital charting and navigation information delivery
provides Air Atlanta Icelandic with flight-critical data that helps
to streamline operations and reduce costs for their operating
partners in a challenging economy," said Thomas Wede, Jeppesen
senior vice president and general manager, Aviation. "With a
diverse fleet of aircraft and an ever-changing operations model
associated with Air Atlanta Icelandic's ACMI leasing, we are
pleased to provide fleet-wide data continuity with accurate and
timely flight information for this valued commercial aviation
partner."