DHL Airways has signed a contract with SBS International, a Boeing
Company (NYSE: BA), for SBS' crew-management software suite comprising Maestro
Lines, Maestro Crew and eMaestro.
Maestro Lines and Maestro Crew are dynamic tools
that will allow DHL to plan and implement schedules for approximately 500 flight-deck
crewmembers per month.
DHL, a Chicago-based cargo airline and the
principal U.S. provider of air transportation services to the DHL Worldwide Express network,
also will incorporate SBS' Internet-based crew access module, eMaestro. This product
will allow DHL crewmembers to manage their own scheduling needs via the
World Wide Web. Using eMaestro, crewmembers can receive schedule
notifications, submit line bids, request trip trades, modify and/or view training
and vacation schedules, review bid packages, check in for flights and read
group messages.
"DHL is very excited about incorporating the SBS
Maestro suite of products into its operations," said Dale Seay, director of Information Services
for DHL. "It was clear after evaluating the marketplace that SBS had the best functionality to
offer. That, combined with the additional benefit of planned integration of SBS
products with those of other Boeing subsidiaries, made SBS an obvious
choice."
SBS' suite of products will provide DHL with a
powerful and flexible tool tomanage its changing flight schedules, growing crewmember forces and
complex logistic requirements.
"SBS' systems will be instrumental in increasing
DHL's productivity, improving its control and reducing its operational costs, while it continues
to maintain its high quality of service," said Martin Wax, president, SBS International.
SBS International, a wholly owned subsidiary of The
Boeing Company, is a provider of personnel planning, scheduling and
management solutions to the worldwide aviation industry. It is part of a growing
family of solutions offerings from Boeing Commercial Aviation Services
intended to help increase the safety, security, and efficiency of the global air
transportation system.These offerings include a comprehensive portfolio of
airline flight and maintenance operations, customer/fleet support,
engineering services, modifications, spare parts, information services and training. |
