Carmen Systems AB announces that British Airways, one of the world's largest airlines, is broadening their use of Carmen's advanced optimization solutions for crew rostering to cover all short-haul cabin crew of approximately 5,500. The software helps airlines achieve higher standards of cost-efficiency, productivity and operational stability along with enabling each individual crew member the possibility of influencing their monthly roster.

"We have been delighted with the results of the previous implementations of rostering Carmen's solutions for both pilots and cabin crew. British Airways has developed a strategic partnership with the Carmen team which has enabled us to identify new opportunities which benefit the crew communities, give more effective resource management and provide more robust operations," says David Cliffe, General Manager Operations Planning at British Airways.

"Our success in meeting the demands of crew rostering at British Airways' Gatwick operation is a good example of how it is possible to achieve reduced costs while increasing crews' possibility to influence their schedule. We are looking forward to continuing to deliver advanced resource optimization solutions for British Airways," says Per Norén, President and CEO at Carmen Systems.

Carmen Systems AB develops and implements integrated planning and decision-support solutions for airlines and railways. Clients include, amongst others, British Airways, Aeroméxico, Air France, Iberia, Lufthansa, SAS, Singapore Airlines, Deutsche Bahn (German railways) and SJ,Green Cargo (Swedish railways) . Carmen Systems is a rapidly expanding organization and today has 160 employees from 24 countries. Carmen is also involved in joint research and software development activities with some of the world's leading universities. Carmen's headquarters in Göteborg has the largest R&D; section in the industry.