If any of you think this will be an improvement to the current disaster you are delusional.
Emirates would not be paying a dime to go to a new system unless they are going to be able to squeeze even more blood out of you, your families and your life.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DUBAI AIRSHOW -
Jeppesen, a part of Boeing Digital Aviation, will provide Emirates airline
with Jeppesen Crew Rostering services to optimize crew scheduling for its global commercial aviation operations, through a new 10-year service agreement. The new agreement was announced during a ceremony at the 2013 Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central venue.
Jeppesen Crew Rostering services will unify scheduling processes for the current 22,000 Emirates crew members with the potential to expand to more than 32,000 global Emirates crew members.
Jeppesen Crew Rostering is a component of the family of Boeing Digital Aviation solutions that
optimize operations and increase efficiency for airlines. Jeppesen Crew Rostering takes into account numerous factors to create efficient roster assignments, including crew preferences, bid models and all relevant constraints on duty time, rest time, days off, time zones and other factors.
"Teaming with Emirates to provide Jeppesen Crew Rostering services will deliver optimized crew assignments that meet real-world operational needs for Emirates on a global scale," said Michael Brusberg, managing director, Jeppesen. "Simplifying complex processes is a hallmark of our crew management portfolio of services and
we are proud to provide Emirates with the tools needed to efficiently manage their crew rostering and gain an edge in a highly competitive business environment."
For more information on Jeppesen crew and fleet management services, please visit
Crew & Fleet Management Solutions. For further detail on the industry-leading navigation, operations, training and optimization
solutions provided by Jeppesen, please visit
Jeppesen ? Transforming the Way the World Moves.
The difference between Emirates and other airlines who use Jeppesen (currently they show the only other customer as JetBlue for this new system; there are older Jeppesen optimizers used by other airlines) is the "other guys" have either unions or other pilot representation to monitor how the various planning parameters are utilized. As such, optimization is used as a tool to balance airline efficiency with enhancing employee quality of life. This is prohibited in Emirates.
Note the difference in the press release from the one above for JetBlue:
Jeppesen, a part of Boeing Digital Aviation, and JetBlue Airways, a leading New York-based commercial carrier, recently agreed to a new five-year service contract. Through the agreement, Jeppesen will provide its Crew Pairing solution to optimize JetBlue’s monthly crew pairings for all pilot and in-flight crewmembers.
Jeppesen’s industry-leading crew pairing capabilities will be used to increase operational efficiency and enhance quality of life for crewmembers, while reducing overall costs related to crew planning for JetBlue’s 850 daily flights. JetBlue will operate the Jeppesen Crew Pairing product in-house, customized for JetBlue needs, using Jeppesen’s industry-leading pairing optimizer to enhance the airline’s crew planning capabilities.
“Providing cost savings and increased overall efficiency through optimized crew pairings will provide JetBlue with an operational advantage in a competitive business environment,” said Tim Huegel, director, Jeppesen Aviation Portfolio Management. “We will support JetBlue in managing crew planning through this agreement and are pleased to team with such a dynamic airline that continues to expand its operations.”
Emirates precludes such input and therefore will be able to squeeze optimization to its extreme (Jeppesen claims they can get a 3%-15% increase in productivity out of crews depending upon the level of "optimization"). Like their "profit bar", any guess how much Emirates is looking for in their "optimization bar"?
Here is a link to a PDF outlining this new system for those who might be interested in what crew control will be using to decimate your existence later this year.
http://ww1.jeppesen.com/documents/av...wRostering.pdf