Jeppesen To Provide Emirates With Crew Rostering Optimization

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DUBAI AIRSHOW – Jeppesen, a part of Boeing Digital Aviation, will provide Emirates airline with Jeppesen Crew Rostering services to optimize crew scheduling for its global commercial aviation operations, through a new 10-year service agreement. The new agreement was announced during a ceremony at the 2013 Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central venue.

Jeppesen Crew Rostering services will unify scheduling processes for the current 22,000 Emirates crew members with the potential to expand to more than 32,000 global Emirates crew members.

Jeppesen Crew Rostering is a component of the family of Boeing Digital Aviation solutions that optimize operations and increase efficiency for airlines. Jeppesen Crew Rostering takes into account numerous factors to create efficient roster assignments, including crew preferences, bid models and all relevant constraints on duty time, rest time, days off, time zones and other factors.

"Teaming with Emirates to provide Jeppesen Crew Rostering services will deliver optimized crew assignments that meet real-world operational needs for Emirates on a global scale," said Michael Brusberg, managing director, Jeppesen. "Simplifying complex processes is a hallmark of our crew management portfolio of services and we are proud to provide Emirates with the tools needed to efficiently manage their crew rostering and gain an edge in a highly competitive business environment."

For more information on Jeppesen crew and fleet management services, please visit www.jeppesen.com/crew. For further detail on the industry-leading navigation, operations, training and optimization solutions provided by Jeppesen, please visit www.jeppesen.com.

About Jeppesen

For more than 75 years Jeppesen has made it possible for pilots and their passengers to safely and efficiently reach their destinations. Today, this pioneering spirit continues as Jeppesen delivers transformative information and optimization solutions to improve the efficiency of air and sea operations around the globe. Jeppesen is a Boeing subsidiary and part of the Digital Aviation business unit within Boeing Commercial Aviation Services. Boeing offers the industry's largest portfolio of services, support and solutions, collectively known as the Boeing Edge, providing customers a competitive advantage by solving real operational problems, enabling better decisions, maximizing efficiency and improving environmental performance – intelligent information solutions across the entire aviation ecosystem.