SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Oct. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre
Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to
the global travel industry, announced today that Azul Airlines,
Brazil's fastest growing airline,
has completed its migration to Sabre AirCentre Crew
Manager. The comprehensive technology will enable the airline
to quickly manage and track all crew operations – one of the most
costly and complex aspects of airline operations – from a single,
integrated and real-time platform. This marks the first
implementation of Crew Manager in the Americas.
Crew Manager helps an airline maximize crew utilization, enable
cost control and support regulatory compliance through optimized
planning, innovative tracking and management, and disruption
management decision support. Crew Manager, built on modern cloud
technologies, allows for proactive, event-based messaging to crew
members in real-time, powered by web services-based integration. It
will empower Azul to manage crew from planning through day-of
operations.
As the fastest growing carrier in the Latin America region, Azul will also benefit
from Crew Manager's flexibility to scale operations and share
information with crew members through state-of-the-art technology
as business needs change. Additionally, given the expanding
demand for pilots and cabin crew, Crew Manager will contribute to
crew satisfaction through mobile solutions that grant crew members
immediate access to self-service options to view and manage their
work schedules.
Azul's selection of Crew Manager bears added significance given
the airline's formidable industry presence. It is one of the top 10
airlines in the world as recognized by the 2018 TripAdvisor
Travelers' Choice Awards; was the most on-time low cost carrier
(LCC) in the world in 2018; and won the 2018 Skytraxx World Airline
Award for "Best Airline Staff in South
America" and "Best Regional Airline in South America."
"As a global airline leader, we have high standards that are
impossible to maintain without a properly equipped crew," said
Azul's CIO Kleber Linhares. "Sabre has been an ideal partner in
this initiative and beyond. We have worked together since 2010 and
Sabre's technologies have never failed to be a reliable asset in
building and reinforcing our strong, service-oriented culture."
Prior to its migration to Crew Manager, Azul used Sabre's Crew
Control solution along with Sabre AirCentre Operations solutions
and Sabre AirVision Commercial Planning solutions. Migration from
Crew Control to Crew Manager signals Azul's platform modernization
effort to support continued growth.
"We are honored to share this milestone with Azul Airlines at
such a pivotal time in their business growth," said Cam Kenyon, senior vice president - product
management, Operations Solutions for Sabre Airline Solutions. "Azul
has no shortage of accolades, and its crew-member satisfaction
rates rank highly among them. Its confidence in Sabre to support
its crews' mission-critical roles is a tremendous endorsement of
Crew Manager's capabilities."
About Sabre Corporation
Sabre Corporation is the leading technology provider to the global
travel industry. Sabre's software, data, mobile and distribution
solutions are used by hundreds of airlines and thousands of hotel
properties to manage critical operations, including passenger and
guest reservations, revenue management, flight, network and crew
management. Sabre also operates a leading global travel
marketplace, which processes more than US$120 billion of global travel spend annually by
connecting travel buyers and suppliers. Headquartered in
Southlake, Texas, USA, Sabre
serves customers in more than 160 countries around the world.
About Azul
Azul S.A., the largest airline
in Brazil by number of flight departures and cities
served, offers 854 daily flights to 114 destinations. With an
operating fleet of 129 aircraft and more than 11,000 crewmembers,
the Company has a network of 252 non-stop routes as of June
30, 2019. In 2019, Azul was awarded best airline in Latin
America by TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice and in 2018, the
Company was elected best airline by Kayak's Flight Hacker Guide,
and also best regional carrier in South America for the
ninth consecutive time by Skytrax. Azul also ranked as most on-time
airline in Brazil in 2018 according to FlightStats. For
more information visit www.voeazul.com.br/ir.
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Sabre Media Contact
Cassidy Smith
Cassidy.Smith@sabre.com
Azul Media Relations
Tel: +55 11 4831 1245
imprensa@voeazul.com.br
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