Laminaar Americas

07/10/2024

Need to Operate Flights Safely and Efficiently? 🛫

The ARMS® Flight Planning & Dispatch Sub-System (FPDS) offers one of the most flexible and customizable flight planning solutions on the market. This versatile and fully integrated solution addresses an airline’s need to automate, optimize, and seamlessly integrate flight planning and dispatch processes.

Need more info? Would you like to request a demo? Get in touch and we'll be happy to help.

07/03/2024

Cheers to independence! For those of you in the United States, we hope you get to enjoy some good food and fireworks as we celebrate the birth of our nation 🇺🇸 Have a Happy 4th of July!

Please note that our office will be closed on Thursday.

06/27/2024

In honor of our friend and former colleague, we wanted to share one of our favorite stories and photos about Dr Dave Huntzinger …

Dr. Dave Huntzinger had a long and storied career in aviation. Not only a pilot who served our country in the Coast Guard, but he was also the first to receive a Ph.D. in Safety from the Union Institute & University in 1995.

It was during the doctoral studies that he moved from accident investigation to aviation safety at the operator level. Before that shift, Dave was a member of the Boeing Air Safety (Crash) Investigation Office, and it took him to an unbelievable crash site in Guatemala City.

In April 1994, a TACA B767-200 landed long and fast on a wet runway at Guatemala’s capital city airport. Braking action quickly became ineffective, and the captain was forced to intentionally steer the plane off course, avoiding a cliff at the end of the runway. The aircraft came to rest next to the community outhouse. Thankfully, the passengers and crew - and the lucky soul in the outhouse - were evacuated with only minor injuries. Soon after this event occurred, Dave was asked to help with the accident investigation and gained a unique perspective from the “luckiest” seat in town.

While the picture captured a light-hearted moment in his career, it also captured the seriousness of his life’s commitment to the aviation industry.

Those of us who got to work with Dave are enormously grateful for his friendship and his contribution to aviation safety 💙

06/19/2024

Struggling with Ground Handling Operations? We Can Help🧳

Laminaar’s Aviation Resource Management System (ARMS®) Airport Ground Handling (APGH) solution brings efficiency to ground handling services for operators, airlines, ground handling service providers and fixed-based operators.

Key Features

• Improves Operations Control Centre (OCC) situational awareness and enables proactive management, using real-time updates on turnaround activities, on-time performance (OTP), transfers, connections, and staff and equipment management
• Fully customizable communications – able to import, read, write and export information in all message formats
• Predictive Analytics Capability: Based on data and predicted scenarios the program enables proactive disruption management
• Cloud-based: Unified database allows seamless flow of information and data between departments in an airline, airport and ground handlers

Our comprehensive modules replace the need for separate software programs, such as crew management, ground equipment maintenance and inventory management. Questions? Need more info? Contact us.

06/12/2024

Safety Wire: Communication 🛫

From the library of Safety Expert, Dr. Dave Huntzinger

Communicating safety-related information to front-line employees is one of the most important tasks associated with the Aviation Safety Department.

The communication procedure establishes a prescribed method for publishing event-related information. There are four distinct documents covered by this procedure. They are differentiated from one another by either subject matter, timing or both.

• Monthly Safety Newsletter addresses occurrence reports either in their late stages of investigation or closed. Other aviation-related topics such as fatigue, safety culture, seasonal weather information, and more are also here for general edification.
• Quick Turn (QT) which is precisely that; information that goes out quickly, often within 24 hours. It is based on an Occurrence Report. These are job-specific (flight, cabin, maintenance, ramp, etc.). The QT is based on factual information only. Analysis, Findings and Conclusions are for the Newsletter.
• Quick Turn 2 (QT-2, 3, 4, etc.) which is a follow-on update of an original QT.
• Quick Smart which is a report based on events other than Safety Reports such as aeromedical transport news or aircraft type-related information.

The objective of these safety communications is to:

• Provide pertinent and relevant information;
• Assure accurate information is provided to those that need it;
• Be perceived as the honest broker of regularly published safety information;
• And, publish in a timely manner, preferably within 24 hours of receipt, for the QTs, QT 2’s and Quick Smarts.

The other important communication activity is reporting to the Accountable Exec, COO, and/or CEO. They should always be apprised of all that’s happening -- including trends, outstanding events or catastrophic events. As for the timing, Quarterly updates are the norm but Annual updates should be provided at the very least.

Comments or questions? Contact us.

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In honor of Dr. Dave Huntzinger, who committed his career to the issue of Safety, we will continue posting his articles. Each month, Safety Wire looks at a specific area of safety in the aviation industry.

06/05/2024

Your Airline Needs an Electronic Tech Log ✈️

When you think about the technology that has transformed the aviation industry, it’s stunning to think there’s a department that may still use paper records. We’re looking at you, Mechanical.

Every airline needs an Electronic Tech Log (ETL). At Laminaar Aviation InfoTech, our ETL offers real-time notifications of defects and real-time recordings of those defects. This reduces lag time in identifying potentially chronic or repetitive discrepancies, increasing the efficiency of your entire operation.

Here’s a terrific example: an ETL allows pilots to enter a defect while in-flight. That data is then sent to mechanics on the ground who can see that an airplane may need a part before they land.

Sending paper documents to a records clerk? Nope. Finding storage for all those paper docs? Not necessary.

Enhance communication. Increase efficiency. Questions? Need more info? Contact us.

05/31/2024

Today is International Flight Attendants Day and we’d like to thank all flight attendants and cabin crew who have dedicated their careers to our safety. They train extensively for just about any situation that can occur, and we appreciate their focus on our comfort and well-being 🙏🏼

Through our innovative software applications and consulting services, our company focuses on the digital transformation of the aviation industry.

05/24/2024

Men and women from across the country have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our great nation. We enjoy our freedoms because of these heroes – and we will never take them for granted 🇺🇸

Please note that our office will be closed on Monday in observance of Memorial Day.

Through our innovative software applications and consulting services, our company focuses on the digital transformation of the aviation industry.

05/15/2024

Safety Wire: Investigation Tools 🔍

From the library of safety expert, Dr. Dave Huntzinger

This month’s safety topic is about Evaluation and Mitigation. When it comes to Safety, the hazards and non-standard situations alert us to any irregularities and the investigation tools identify the causal factors. The next step is to fix the problem(s). The fact is, a Corrective Action Plan is the reason we have a Safety Management System.

Do you have a Corrective Action Plan in place? Is it as robust as it needs to be? Let’s discuss.

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Safety Wire is a continuing series created and written by Dr. Dave Huntzinger. Each month, we’ll look at a specific area of safety in the aviation industry utilizing his insights.

Through our innovative software applications and consulting services, our company focuses on the digital transformation of the aviation industry.

05/08/2024

Startup Airline? Get Off the Ground with Laminaar 🛫

As a startup airline, you have to coordinate multiple activities including obtaining regulatory permissions and approvals, creating capacity, negotiating procurement and leasing of equipment, and hiring and training personnel – to name a few.

Laminaar Aviation InfoTech can help you stay on track and on top of your launch schedule. We can assist with:

• Implementing a state-of-the-art infotech system that is cloud, mobility, and analytics-ready -- taking you digital and paperless from the start

• Setting up a unified database and data warehouse on the cloud, leveraging your data for exploitation, analytics, and business intelligence

• Establishing key process areas as per best industry practices, achieving workflow automation, and enhanced efficiency

• Augmenting the efforts of your management personnel with our experienced and expert aviation professionals

• Authoring technical publications, SOPs, company manuals, and training content that are compliant with regulatory and industry standards

Contact the Americas team at Laminaar Aviation InfoTech and launch your new venture with confidence!

Through our innovative software applications and consulting services, our company focuses on the digital transformation of the aviation industry.

05/01/2024

Laminaar’s Air Traffic Control Staff Management solution allows you to optimize your human resource management of Air Traffic Control (ATC) staff 🛫

Features and benefits include:

• Centralized staff records, training, and qualifications documentation
• Analytics-backed workforce planning, optimized schedules
• Attendance and duty watch monitoring, pre-emptive disruption management
• Regulatory compliance, enhanced safety, proactive fatigue risk management
• Empowered staff, personalized rosters with bids and swaps, work/life balance
• Custom reports, dashboards, and analytics
• Paperless operations, optimized resource management, reduced total cost of ownership

Questions? Need more info? Feel free to reach out to me.

Through our innovative software applications and consulting services, our company focuses on the digital transformation of the aviation industry.

04/24/2024

Laminaar’s Commercial Planning Sub System can help you optimize and publish network schedules for maximum effectiveness 🛫
For more information, contact us or click the link:
https://www.laminaar.com/products/arms/cpss-commercial-planning-sub-system/

Through our innovative software applications and consulting services, our company focuses on the digital transformation of the aviation industry.