Purolator enhances efficiency with Weight & Balance solution from Lufthansa Systems
Purolator Courier Ltd., Canada’s largest courier company, opts for LoadControl, Lufthansa Systems’ weight & balance solution. LoadControl enables airlines to improve their efficiency in aircraft handling and reduces fuel consumption by up to 0.5% per flight.
“We were looking for a powerful weight & balance solution to optimize load planning in compliance with governmental regulations. LoadControl fully meets our requirements and the system will automate and accelerate our aircraft handling process,” comments George Travassos, Director Air Operations at Purolator.
With 3,500 flights processed every day, LoadControl is one of the leading weight & balance solutions world-wide. It ensures the optimum distribution of passengers, baggage and cargo on an aircraft, thereby increasing the payload for additional revenue opportunities.
“The agreement with Purolator is a further step in enhancing our presence in North and Latin America. We are proud that this new customer opted for an IT solution from Lufthansa Systems. With in-depth airline know-how and extensive technological expertise we offer integrated solutions that deliver maximum economic and operational benefit to our customers,” said Klaus Bernhardt, Senior Vice President Sales Americas at Lufthansa Systems.
LoadControl is part of the Integrated Operations Control Center (IOCC) Platform from Lufthansa Systems. The integrated components of the IOCC Platform cover all aspects of airline operations, including schedule management, operations control, crew planning, flight planning and weight & balance. The IOCC Platform allows airlines to optimize the complex processes of their flight operations, resulting in considerable cost savings and added passenger satisfaction.
Purolator operates Canada's largest dedicated air express fleet and has an extensive service network with over 140 operations locations, over 140 Shipping Centres, over 550 Authorized Shipping Agents and more than 350 drop boxes. Its fleet of 21 dedicated chartered aircraft moves 400,000 pounds of air freight each night, and 100 million pounds of air freight each year.
“We were looking for a powerful weight & balance solution to optimize load planning in compliance with governmental regulations. LoadControl fully meets our requirements and the system will automate and accelerate our aircraft handling process,” comments George Travassos, Director Air Operations at Purolator.
With 3,500 flights processed every day, LoadControl is one of the leading weight & balance solutions world-wide. It ensures the optimum distribution of passengers, baggage and cargo on an aircraft, thereby increasing the payload for additional revenue opportunities.
“The agreement with Purolator is a further step in enhancing our presence in North and Latin America. We are proud that this new customer opted for an IT solution from Lufthansa Systems. With in-depth airline know-how and extensive technological expertise we offer integrated solutions that deliver maximum economic and operational benefit to our customers,” said Klaus Bernhardt, Senior Vice President Sales Americas at Lufthansa Systems.
LoadControl is part of the Integrated Operations Control Center (IOCC) Platform from Lufthansa Systems. The integrated components of the IOCC Platform cover all aspects of airline operations, including schedule management, operations control, crew planning, flight planning and weight & balance. The IOCC Platform allows airlines to optimize the complex processes of their flight operations, resulting in considerable cost savings and added passenger satisfaction.
Purolator operates Canada's largest dedicated air express fleet and has an extensive service network with over 140 operations locations, over 140 Shipping Centres, over 550 Authorized Shipping Agents and more than 350 drop boxes. Its fleet of 21 dedicated chartered aircraft moves 400,000 pounds of air freight each night, and 100 million pounds of air freight each year.