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Lufthansa Systems Leverages Actian for Efficient Flight Planning

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Databases
Applicable Industries	Aerospace Transportation
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Vehicle Telematics
Challenge	Lufthansa Systems, a leading full-service IT provider for the airline and aviation sector, faced the challenge of providing a robust and stable database platform to support its own planning and routing software. This software is not only used by Lufthansa but is also licensed to hundreds of airlines globally. The database platform needed to be reliable, capable of real-time data availability, and cost-effective. The challenge was to ensure high levels of uptime and stability, crucial for the smooth operation of thousands of flights and the satisfaction of millions of passengers worldwide. Read More
About Customer	Lufthansa Systems is one of the world’s leading full-service IT providers and industry specialists for the airline and aviation sector. The company offers LidoFlight Planning as well as other airline solutions to some 300 national and international commercial airlines across the world. Lufthansa Systems is an expert in this field, offering a modular range of products and services to manage all aspects of airline operations and planning. The company licenses the application to other airlines and transportation companies across the world. Lufthansa Systems installs the solution, maintains and updates it in real time to ensure that the airlines have the latest information at their fingertips when they need it. Read More
Solution	To address this challenge, Lufthansa Systems chose Actian X transactional database and Actian OpenROAD application development platform to support their flight planning application, LidoFlight Planning. Actian X was selected for its performance, speed, stability, and cost-effectiveness. The central Actian X database serves as the repository of information that powers all LidoFlight Planning. The data is available to the application in real-time, it is easy to use, secure, and available 24 x 7. Lufthansa Systems maintains and updates the solution in real time to ensure that the airlines have the latest information at their fingertips when they need it. Every time there is a new piece of data or information about a new flight path, a new flight restriction, an airport closure or severe turbulence on the horizon, Lufthansa Systems feeds this via LidoFlight Planning to its customers. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Databases

Applicable Industries

Aerospace

Transportation

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Real-Time Location System (RTLS)

Vehicle Telematics

Challenge

Lufthansa Systems, a leading full-service IT provider for the airline and aviation sector, faced the challenge of providing a robust and stable database platform to support its own planning and routing software. This software is not only used by Lufthansa but is also licensed to hundreds of airlines globally. The database platform needed to be reliable, capable of real-time data availability, and cost-effective. The challenge was to ensure high levels of uptime and stability, crucial for the smooth operation of thousands of flights and the satisfaction of millions of passengers worldwide.

About Customer

Lufthansa Systems is one of the world’s leading full-service IT providers and industry specialists for the airline and aviation sector. The company offers LidoFlight Planning as well as other airline solutions to some 300 national and international commercial airlines across the world. Lufthansa Systems is an expert in this field, offering a modular range of products and services to manage all aspects of airline operations and planning. The company licenses the application to other airlines and transportation companies across the world. Lufthansa Systems installs the solution, maintains and updates it in real time to ensure that the airlines have the latest information at their fingertips when they need it.

Solution

To address this challenge, Lufthansa Systems chose Actian X transactional database and Actian OpenROAD application development platform to support their flight planning application, LidoFlight Planning. Actian X was selected for its performance, speed, stability, and cost-effectiveness. The central Actian X database serves as the repository of information that powers all LidoFlight Planning. The data is available to the application in real-time, it is easy to use, secure, and available 24 x 7. Lufthansa Systems maintains and updates the solution in real time to ensure that the airlines have the latest information at their fingertips when they need it. Every time there is a new piece of data or information about a new flight path, a new flight restriction, an airport closure or severe turbulence on the horizon, Lufthansa Systems feeds this via LidoFlight Planning to its customers.

Impact #1	The implementation of Actian X transactional database and Actian OpenROAD application development platform has resulted in a robust and reliable solution for Lufthansa Systems and the airlines it serves. The real-time availability of data ensures that airlines have the latest information at their fingertips, enabling them to make informed decisions and adjustments to flight plans as needed. The high levels of uptime and stability of the platform ensure that operations run smoothly, contributing to the satisfaction of millions of passengers worldwide. The cost-effective licensing of the platform also provides a financial benefit to Lufthansa Systems. The solution has proven to be a great piece of technology to build their flight and route planning software on, as attested by Rudi Koffer, senior database software architect at the Lufthansa Systems Airlines Operations Solutions division.

Impact #1

The implementation of Actian X transactional database and Actian OpenROAD application development platform has resulted in a robust and reliable solution for Lufthansa Systems and the airlines it serves. The real-time availability of data ensures that airlines have the latest information at their fingertips, enabling them to make informed decisions and adjustments to flight plans as needed. The high levels of uptime and stability of the platform ensure that operations run smoothly, contributing to the satisfaction of millions of passengers worldwide. The cost-effective licensing of the platform also provides a financial benefit to Lufthansa Systems. The solution has proven to be a great piece of technology to build their flight and route planning software on, as attested by Rudi Koffer, senior database software architect at the Lufthansa Systems Airlines Operations Solutions division.

Benefit #1	Real-time availability of data
Benefit #2	High levels of uptime
Benefit #3	Reliability and stability

Benefit #1

Real-time availability of data

Benefit #2

High levels of uptime

Benefit #3

Reliability and stability

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Lufthansa Systems Leverages Actian for Efficient Flight Planning

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