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AUG 24, 2004 (newstodate): Swedish provider of Crew Planning solutions, Carmen has signed a contract with Virgin Atlantic Airways.
Under the contract, worth euro 3 million, Carmen will provide its systems to manage the airline's 3,800 crew.
According to Matthew Lee, Director Flight Operations at Virgin Atlantic, the simulation capabilities through the use of Carmen's optimisation solutions and proprietary rule language, Carmen Rave, will help Virgin Atlantic to control costs in an entirely new way through greater flexibility and increased efficiency in the planning process.
Virgin Atlantic plans to have the new system in production for all crew by March 2005.
Under the contract, worth euro 3 million, Carmen will provide its systems to manage the airline's 3,800 crew.
According to Matthew Lee, Director Flight Operations at Virgin Atlantic, the simulation capabilities through the use of Carmen's optimisation solutions and proprietary rule language, Carmen Rave, will help Virgin Atlantic to control costs in an entirely new way through greater flexibility and increased efficiency in the planning process.
Virgin Atlantic plans to have the new system in production for all crew by March 2005.