AirAsia signs new deal with NAVBLUE

AirAsia (AXM) has signed an new agreement for three state-of-the-art NAVBLUE solutions which will “help the airline digitalise and enhance flight operations”. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, AirAsia currently operates a fleet of over 200 Airbus aircraft flying to more than 165 destinations in 25 countries. AirAsia selected N-Flight Planning, Mission+ FLIGHT and Flysmart+ to implement, expanding its current agreements and NAVBLUE systems. Through its subsidiaries, AirAsia will implement these systems across 6 affiliated airlines and 4 countries in Southeast Asia by the end of this year: Thailand (Thai AirAsia – AIQ and Thai AirAsia X - TAX); Indonesia (Indonesia AirAsia - AWQ); the Philippines (Philippines AirAsia – APQ) and Malaysia, with AirAsia Malaysia (AXM) and AirAsia X (XAX). Marc Lemeilleur, CEO of NAVBLUE said: “AirAsia has been a NAVBLUE customer for almost ten years with N-Flight Planning and we are proud that the airline has decided to expand its NAVBLUE service portfolio today by choosing more of our innovative solutions to digitalise its pilot briefing process. “Tailored for our customer and co-designed together, this suite of state-of-the-art solutions will enable AirAsia to really enhance and optimise their operations”. Captain Suresh Bangah, Group Director of Flight Operations at AirAsia, added: “With the addition of these NAVBLUE solutions to the ones already used by AirAsia, we are taking our flight operations to another level, by offering our pilots the latest technologies and tools to optimise their workflow and streamline their daily operations, enabling them to navigate in more efficient and safe conditions, for the benefit of our customers.”