Jeppesen and ExecuJet aviation group agree to five year flight planning, digital charting and document management service contract
ENGLEWOOD, COLO., May 4, 2010 - Jeppesen and
ExecuJet Aviation Group, a leading global business aviation
organization headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, have agreed to a
five-year JetPlan flight planning, NavData digital charting and
document management service contract. Through the agreement,
Jeppesen will provide services for ExecuJet business aircraft
operating under its air operator certificates (AOC) held in
Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, the UK, Middle East and
Australia.
The agreement helps to streamline ExecuJet's global business
operations and transition the diverse fleet of ExecuJet business
aircraft to digital information solutions. Jeppesen will provide
ExecuJet with aircraft operations manual Part A, B, C and D set-up
and revision document management solutions for several aircraft
models, in addition to JetPlan flight planning and NavData digital
charting services.
"Jeppesen's comprehensive business aviation solutions, including
document management services, allow us to strengthen our business
operation globally, through optimization of our operations manual
development process," said Capt. Andreas Pfisterer, operations
director, ExecuJet Europe. "The diverse types of business aircraft
operated by ExecuJet require information continuity and the
solutions provided by Jeppesen work to ensure that quality
navigation information and current operating documents are
delivered globally for our customers."
Integrated Jeppesen digital business aviation solutions designed
for ExecuJet provide the most accurate and complete aeronautical
navigation data available and allow the
company to maximize operating efficiency, minimize costs for its
customer base and
reduce paper in the cockpit.
"Jeppesen is the proven industry leader in developing custom
business aviation solutions
that streamline operations and reduce operating costs for valued
customers like
ExecuJet," said Thomas Wede, Jeppesen senior vice president and
general manager,
Aviation. "In a challenging business aviation marketplace,
Jeppesen solutions help
operators gain the competitive advantage they need to be
successful."
As part of the agreement, Jeppesen will provide set-up and
revision services for
Operations Manual Part A, C and D as well as Part B for several
ExecuJet aircraft
models, including the Global Express, Challenger 850, Challenger
605, Challenger 300
and Lear Jet LR60. Jeppesen will also provide Operations Manual
Part C and Part D
document services for the Gulfstream G550.
For more information on the industry-leading navigation,
operations, training and
optimization solutions provided by Jeppesen, please visit www.jeppesen.com.
About ExecuJet
The ExecuJet Aviation Group is a leading global business
organization offering a diverse
range of tailored aviation services including pre-owned and new
aircraft sales, aircraft
management, executive aircraft charter, maintenance, aircraft
completions consulting
and fixed base operations. ExecuJet manages operations in five
regions - Asia Pacific,
Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and South Africa, with more
than 800
experienced staff. ExecuJet manages more than 150 business jets
globally.
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 essential information and optimization solutions
to improve the
efficiency of air, sea and rail operations around the globe.
Jeppesen is a subsidiary of
Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, a unit of Boeing Commercial
Airplanes.