Air Berlin Implements Lido OC Solution

Lufthansa Systems, a full-service IT provider for the airline and aviation sector, has announced that Air Berlin and its subsidiary airline LTU, have standardized their flight planning using the Lido Operations Center solution.

The Lido Operations Center (Lido OC) is an IT solution from Lufthansa Systems which ensures efficient flight operations, saves fuel and can be used to plan flights for both long and short-haul fleets. Air Berlin and LTU are already long-standing Lido OC customers.

Air Berlin took over LTU in August 2007. Following the merger of the two airlines, flight operations processes of the Air Berlin Group now have been standardized by combining individually stored fleet data, standard routes, and other customer information, and by adjusting each airline’s fuel calculation specifications and consolidating them in a shared database.

Ibrahim Gulcan, corporate director of operations control at Air Berlin, said: “By using Lido OC for joint flight planning, the Air Berlin Group will benefit from synergies and reduce the cost of our flight operations. The advanced optimization processes offered by the Lufthansa Systems solution will help us reduce our fuel consumption.”