Facts & News
21.07.2010 ASISTIM completes new study for 2010
After a very successful flight planning survey in 2009, ASISTIM decided to again launch a small and informative study for this year.
The study reflects an evaluation of the accuracy of costs on over-flying charges. The driving question of Operation Managers was: Do the charged navigation fees coincide with the actual flight plan figures? The investigation revealed only marginal deviations, which in most cases were to the advantage of the airline. Find out more HERE.
14.07.2010 ASISTIM is proud to announce that we have deepened our partnership with the Hewlett-Packard Company.
Lately, HP has admitted ASISTIM to the award-winning, flagship partner program of the California based company, "HP PartnerONE". ASISTIM is now entitled HP Preferred Partner and participates in the support program for excellent partners.
ASISTIM is proud that we are the first company entitled HP Preferred Partner in the sector of Air Services. For our customers this is another guarantee for our outstanding and professional airline services.
In recent years, ASISTIM already was a re-seller of the HP flight planning system and has based its flight planning services and proudcts around the HP flight planning system.
06.07.2010 ASISTIM is proud to welcome a new member in its Management Team: René Weinmann will be responsible for sales and marketing activities at ASISTIM Airline Services.
René Weinmann changed into aviation business after having worked with TUI Deutschland and TUI Portugal for three years. In 2007 he joined the marketing team of Hapag-Lloyd Express and advertised the brand TUIfly.com. René has been working as a marketing executive with TUIfly.com for two years and gained in depth experience in the area of marketing & sales, especially in cooperation- and event-management. Before coming back to Hannover in 2010, René Weinmann has been working for Duesseldorf International airport in the airport advertising team. As a key account manager he was responsible for advertising-sales of airline clients, online and offline, at the airport.
"Working for such a young and dynamic company is a great opportunity for me. I see many chances for ASISTIM to grow and expand its customer base."
27.07.2009 ASISTIM has completed the 2009 Flight Planning Survey. The aim of the survey was to obtain a better picture as of how airlines are set up and what solutions they have put into practice to meet the daily challenge of operational flight planning. A total of 227 airlines have participated in the survey. Exclude from the survey were the Americas and Africa.
15.07.2009 ASISTIM and Blue Air have signed a long term agreement for the provision of Flight Support Services based on the EDS Flight Planning System.
Blue Air is the first Romanian airline that operated low-cost flights with 100% Romanian private capital. The company commenced its first flight on December 13th, 2004. The aim of the Blue Air Company is to transform air transport into a service accessible for all categories of passengers.
At present, the Blue Air fleet consists of nine modern aircrafts, Boeing 737, three 737-300 series and two 737-400, one 737-500, three 737-800 with capacities between 136 and 189 seats. Blue Air has contracts with the Boeing Company for 9 Next Generation aircrafts 800 series and 900 ER series.
09.04.2009 ASISTIM and Medallion Air have signed a long term agreement for the provision of Flight Dispatch Services and Flight Support based on the EDS Flight Planning System.
Medallion Air is a new private airline, based in Bucharest, Romania, mainly involved in ACMI and Charter operations.
It will operate MD-83 type aircraft for airline clients all over the world. Medallion Air's management team has a strong and reputable experience worldwide operating MD-80 aircraft for the past 7 years.
Their team includes high-profile veterans in the airline industry (with over 30 years experience each) as well as highly-successful and ambitious young individuals, who together form a dedicated, determined and customer-oriented team, ready to complete any flight mission.
16.03.2009 The ASISTIM Academy has finalized its first Airport Slot & Scheduling Training Course. The efficient management of airports slots has moved into the focus of small and mid-sized airlines as deficient slots and high fines have become more and more a burden on their budgets. Realizing that airport slots are a valuable asset encouraged smaller airlines to better understand the procedures involved. The course was a great success thanks to the experienced trainer and of course due to the highly motivated participants.
Photo left to right: Glen Burlingame (USA), Rob Clow (UK), Aziz Vallev (Uzbekistan), Sobir Nurmatov (Uzbekistan), Oliver Puff (Germany), Jeanette Wittke (Germany) Karsten Huck (Germany), Kai Herzog (Germany), Laurent Perrier (France).
We like to thank and congratulate all course participants to the successful completion of this course and wish them all the best for their future careers.
23.02.2009 ASISTIM and MIDWEST Airlines have signed a long term agreement for the provision of Flight Dispatch Services and flight support based on the EDS Flight Planning System.
MIDWEST Airlines is an airline based in Cairo, Egypt and operates passenger charter services throughout the Middle East and Europe. MIDWEST Airlines is taking delivery of its first Boeing 737-600 within the next weeks and is planning to deploy the aircraft on an ACMI basis beginning late March 2009.
08.01.2009 On 8th of January the first BREMENFLY aircraft arrived in Bremen and had its final check with the German CAA. The aircraft was positioned from Costa Rica to Bremen, Germany in cooperation with ASISTIM and NavIntAir who conducted the flight.
BREMENFFLY is expecting to secure its air operator's certificate (AOC) over the coming weeks after taking delivery of its first aircraft, a Boeing 737-400 sourced on lease from Aircastle. BREMENFLY is planning to deploy the aircraft on an ACMI basis, ahead of beginning passenger charter operations in late April and is negotiations with four German tour operators, these discussions however are pending finalisation of the AOC. BREMENFLY is hoping to expand its fleet in April with the arrival of a second 737-400, which is currently under negotiation.
04.11.2008 The 2009 course dates for the 1 Week Dispatcher Training (Initial / Refresher) are available now for booking.
10.09.2008 Never-ending economic pressures, in particular today's high and rising fuel price, are forcing airlines to use energy more efficiently. In terms of operational flight planning, fuel costs can be expressed in a simple formula: Flight planning x fuel x distance x habits = cost of fuel. ASISTIM and the services we provide can effectively help you achieve significant reductions in fuel costs. Applying our expertise to each and every part of the formula can realistically result in proven savings of 0.5 - 2.5 minutes of equivalent flight time per sector.
ASISTIM has launched its Airline-Fuel-Saver Website to highlight the potential savings that can be achieved through efficient flight planning. Calculate your potential savings using the ASISTIM fuel calculator.
http://www.airlinefuelsavers.com/
21.07.2008 Wataniya Airways is a new and unique premium airline in Kuwait that has been established to deliver truly world-class quality services to its customers when commencing its operations January 2009.
ASISTIM and Wataniya Airways have signed a long term agreement for the provision of H24 Flight Dispatch Services and flight support based on the EDS Flight Planning System.
Wataniya will have an initial fleet of 3 new A320 aircraft in 2009 and will acquire 6 more within the next two years. Comfort will be assured with only 122 seats per plane with unparalleled leg room and space to relax. No other plane of this size offers so much room and comfort throughout the aircraft and Wataniya will have the lowest seating density on an A320 compared with all other scheduled airlines in the world.
From Kuwait International Airport, Wataniya Airways will offer flights and destinations designed to meet the specific needs of the Kuwaiti passenger with schedules that will serve both the business and leisure traveller seeking a new and unique travel experience.
http://www.wataniyaairways.com/
17.06.2008 ASISTIM Airline Services is proud to announce the partnership with Afriqiyah Airways.
Afriqiya Airways has chosen ASISTIM as their partner of confidence for training purposes of their complete flight operational and dispatch staff of approximately 40 persons. We highly appreciate this challenging opportunity to provide constant quality service to one of the leading North African airlines and support their ongoing process to enhance operational quality according JAR-OPS and ICAO standards.
Afriqiya Airways is based in Tripoli (Lybia) and offers intercontinental traffic between Europe and Africa. With the strategy to operate a wide range of African destinations, the network has been enhanced and extended to reach in African as well as in Europe. The renewed fleet of modern Airbus A320 -aircrafts will soon be extended with brand-new long haul airliners of Airbus A350 and A330 type.
03.06.2008 ASISTIM supplies Bremenfly with operations services since late 2007 mainly focusing on the setup of the Bremenfly operations and operational network. This week Bremenfly and ASISTIM have decided to intensify their cooperation by signing a long term service agreement covering; H24 Operations, Airport Slot Coordination, Daily Crewing and Crew Scheduling.
Roland Taylor, Managing Director BREMENFLY: The ambitious start up plans and challenges involved in the creation of a high quality and Low Cost airline operation fit perfectly to the tailor made services, qualifications and expertise that ASISTIM can offer to provide BREMENFLY with the foundation for it's planned success and growth.
23.04.2008 The ASISTIM Training Academy has launched it's first of five Initial Flight Dispatcher Courses in 2008 on April 14th. The course was a great success thanks to the experienced trainers and of course due to the highly motivated participants.
Photo left to right: Axel Löffler (Germany), Samat Moldabekov (Kazakhstan), Eldar Soopalu (Estonia), Sergiy Lebedyev (Ukraine), Yerzat Kuanyshbekov (Kazakhstan), Karsten Huck (Germany), Egon Philippi (Germany)
We like to thank and congratulate all course participants to the successful completion of this course and wish them all the best for their future careers.
10.03.2008 ASISTIM has joined IACA as an Associate Member. The IACA Membership will provide ASISTIM a communication platform to exchange information, address issues of common concern and develop strong one-to-one contact with IACA airlines and our future customers.
IACA represents 38 Airlines serving leisure destinations in Europe, North Africa, the Americas and the Caribbean. IACA actively cooperates with international institutions, national authorities and airport authorities in order to ensure that the specific needs of leisure airlines are taken into consideration.
ASISTIM will attend the Aviation Charges & Standards Committee (ACAS) in Sham-el-Shek, Egypt on the 11-13 of March