Azul Implements SITA's Flight Tracking and
Weather Solution
(21/10/22)
The Brazilian carrier, Azul Linhas Aéreas
Brasileiras, has implemented SITA eWAS Dispatch, a
flight tracking and weather data solution that gives dispatchers a
real-time view of the location of every aircraft as well as live and
upcoming weather hazards.
Operating domestic and international
flights across the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, Azul has selected SITA’s
cloud-based tracking and weather awareness solution to strengthen
its weather resiliency and safety.
Instead of the usual approach
of a single weather source, eWAS Dispatch has global weather
coverage from multiple providers, allowing dispatchers to make
better decisions based on more accurate and extensive data.
The solution also features an early warning system
that provides alerts on potential weather issues and is Global Aeronautical
Distress and Safety System (GADSS) compliant - the industry
standard for global flight tracking to support inflight safety.
Diogo Youssef, Engineering and Flight Dispatch
Manager, Azul, said, “We are operating in a region impacted by
extreme weather. We selected SITA eWAS Dispatch because it
provides superior aviation weather data and next-generation flight
tracking to help build our resiliency to weather events, while
improving operational efficiencies and reducing emissions.”
Severe weather events often prove expensive for
airlines when factoring in the cost of network and operational
impacts, passenger reallocation, and so on.
SITA estimates that its
eWAS Dispatch solution could save around $600,000 in avoiding just
one weather incident.
The flight replanning feature can save
airlines like Azul approximately 153 tons of fuel and 488 tons of
CO2 per year based on conservative estimates.
The carbon reduction
benefits support Azul’s sustainability ambitions to be net-zero by
2045, five years ahead of the industry’s long-term net-zero carbon
emissions by 2050 goal.
Yann Cabaret, Chief Executive Officer, SITA for
Aircraft, said, “We’re providing and developing best-in-class
solutions that help address the challenges facing our industry
today and tomorrow. Real-time data flow is key to helping airlines
like Azul adapt to changing environments and support better
decision-making for more resilient and sustainable flight
operations.”
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