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October 9, 2006:
Jeppesen Announces Contract with JetBlue Airways for State-of-the-Art Carmen Crew Tracking Solution

Jeppesen today announced that JetBlue Airways has selected the Carmen Crew Tracking system for the scheduling and administration management of their Flight and Inflight crewmembers. New York-based JetBlue Airways is one of the most successful and fastest-growing airlines in the United States in recent years.

“The Jeppesen Crew Tracking System allows JetBlue to continue providing our crewmembers with the same industry-leading level of service that we provide our customers. This system provides our Flight and Inflight crewmembers new levels of technology which will greatly enhance their scheduling transactions and related crew functions,” said Scott Green, vice president, Flight Operations at JetBlue Airways.

Vicky Stennes, JetBlue Airways vice president, Inflight Service, added, “While Jeppesen will ultimately enhance our crewmembers’ quality of life, it will also provide our Crew Services team new tools and solutions to effectively plan and track our crewmembers as well as improve their ability to recover schedules quickly and efficiently after any disruptions.”

“We selected Jeppesen’s Carmen Crew Tracking because we believe that Jeppesen’s integrated, end-to-end decision support system, in concert with their unique business modeling language, RAVE, provides a powerful and flexible system to meet JetBlue’s business needs both now and in the future,” said Todd Thompson, senior vice president, chief information officer at JetBlue.

“We are really proud to partner with JetBlue, and we are looking forward to working with them. They are a fantastic airline with an impressive growth. We share their vision. JetBlue is an industry changing leader. Their operational strategy is based on focusing on their core and partnering with industry-leading vendors, like Jeppesen. This partnership is yet another step towards establishing the Carmen Crew Management solution in the marketplace, adding optimization into all critical processes, and creating an industry standard,” says Per Norén, managing director of Jeppesen Systems AB.

Jeppesen is the only company able to offer its customers a Total Mission Solution, including EFB (Electronic Flight Bag); airline operations services, including flight planning, scheduling and resource optimization; plus complete navigation services; and document logistics management. More than just tools and technology, Jeppesen has the experience and resources to ensure success. Only Jeppesen brings all of this together and delivers real world solutions from a single trusted source.

Airlines using Jeppesen’s crew management solutions include Air France, Alitalia, British Airways, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa, Mexicana, Northwest Airlines, SAS, Singapore Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways.

About JetBlue Airways

In the six years since its launch, JetBlue Airways has focused on creating a new airline category – an airline that offers value, service and style. Based out of New York City, the low-cost carrier currently serves 45 destinations with up to 470 flights daily. The airline has a fleet of 95 Airbus A320 and 21 EMBRAER 190 aircraft. Furthermore, JetBlue has orders or options for as many as 233 total A320 and up to 201 total EMBRAER 190 aircraft. Onboard JetBlue, customers enjoy roomy leather seats and 36 channels of free DIRECTV programming*, the most live TV available on any airline. On flights longer than two hours, a selection of first-run movies and bonus features from FOX InFlight is also available. With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all travel is ticketless, all fares are one-way, and an overnight stay is never required. For more information, please visit www.jetblue.com.

* DIRECTV service is not available on flights outside the continental United States; however, where applicable FOX InFlight is offered complimentary on these routes. FOX InFlight is a trademark of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. JetBlue's in-flight entertainment is po



 

Further information
For more information, please contact Michael Brusberg, Dir Corporate Communication, +46 31 720 81 00, +46 704 20 81 43 (direct) or
michael.brusberg (at) jeppesen.com