SOUTHLAKE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 15, 2005–Air Jamaica,
Frontier Airlines, Mesa Air Group, Spirit Airlines, Skyservice
Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines have joined the growing list
of carriers that have chosen to deploy the Sabre AirCrews Pairing
Optimizer on the Linux operating system, a freeware operating system
that can run on a desktop, to reduce crew-related costs.
The Pairing Optimizer enables airlines to generate optimal legal
pairings that achieve desired business goals, which helps reduce the
number of crew-related flight cancellations and delays as well as
decrease crew-related costs by up to 10 percent. Through a variety of
“what-if” scenarios, the system enables the airlines to determine the
financial ramifications of changes in labor contracts or proposed
federal aviation rules before they are implemented.
“Since we’ve implemented the Pairing Optimizer, we’ve seen
tremendous improvement in our ability to manage our crew resources,”
said George Webster, Director of Systems Operations Control for
Frontier Airlines. “Using the system, we are able to optimize our crew
schedule while complying with all federal regulations and labor
rules.”
Sabre Airline Solutions continuously invests in new technology and
optimization techniques that make the Pairing Optimizer one of the
leading optimizers in the industry. These investments have resulted in
benefits for users of this sophisticated, cost-saving tool to help
address issues in the current environment — specifically better
optimization solutions with increased cost efficiencies, faster run
times and a more user-friendly product experience.
“Our goal is to give airlines easy-to-access and implement
technology that provides a quick return on investment,” said Steve
Clampett, president of Airline Products and Services for Sabre Airline
Solutions. “Airlines, such as these six carriers, can leverage the
investments we make, including the versatility of the Pairing
Optimizer, to stay competitive in this dynamic marketplace.”
To date, airlines around the globe have implemented the Pairing
Optimizer on the UNIX platform. To help meet the growing market need,
Sabre Airline Solutions is now also making the Pairing Optimizer
available on the Linux platform. By operating on the Linux platform,
the Pairing Optimizer enables all types of airlines, regardless of
size or business model, to utilize its industry-leading algorithms to
reduce crew costs. Offering both the UNIX and Linux platforms provides
the ability for airlines without an extensive information technology
infrastructure or support staff to deploy the system on standard
personal computers, giving analysts the ability to conduct better
what-if analysis as well as vastly improve crew planning operations.
Mesa, Air Jamaica and Frontier are already utilizing the Pairing
Optimizer on the Linux platform, and ASA, Spirit and Skyservice will
implement the system this month.
About Sabre Airline Solutions
Sabre Airline Solutions, a Sabre Holdings company, is the world’s
largest provider of software products, reservations and departure
control systems and other passenger management systems, and consulting
services that help airlines simplify operations and lower costs. Sabre
Airline Solutions’ proven leadership is demonstrated by the growing
number of airlines that leverage the technology and services: More
than 200 airlines worldwide use Sabre Airline Solutions’ broad
portfolio of smart solutions for decision-support tools to increase
revenues and improve operations. More than 100 airlines worldwide rely
on Sabre Airline Solutions for passenger management solutions, with
eight new carriers choosing SabreSonic, the first new generation
reservations system offered in the market, in 2004 and four carrier
renewals. In addition, more than 100 clients worldwide have turned to
the Sabre Airline Solutions consulting group for strategic, commercial
and operational consulting.
Sabre Holdings Corp. (NYSE:TSG) is a world leader in travel
commerce, retailing travel products and providing distribution and
technology solutions for the travel industry. More information about
Sabre Holdings is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com/.
Sabre Airline Solutions, the Sabre Airline Solutions logo,
AirCrews and SabreSonic are trademarks and/or service marks of an
affiliate of Sabre Holdings Corp. All other trademarks, service marks
and trade names are the property of their respective owners. (C) 2005
Sabre Inc. All rights reserved.
CONTACT: Sabre Airline Solutions, Southlake
Media Contact
Kathryn Hayden, 682-605-2252
kathryn.hayden@sabre-holdings.com
SOURCE: Sabre Airline Solutions