SITA eWAS, a digital weather awareness application aggregating multiple weather sources, has now been integrated across all Swiss International Air Lines fleet.
Stefan-Kenan Scheib, head of flight operations at the Swiss carrier, explained: “We have selected SITA eWAS because the application provides an advanced and comprehensive view of the weather situation – both during flight planning as well as mid-flight,” extending his confidence that the more precise data situation would further enhance flight safety and passenger comfort.
The eWAS solution, which contains a high-resolution turbulence forecast from Germany’s meteorological service, Deutscher Wetterdienst, also displays real-time turbulence measures from other aircraft worldwide. The multi-feed high-resolution 4D weather forecast is then displayed to pilots via a user-friendly interface.
“With solutions like SITA eWAS equipping pilots to mitigate turbulence, SWISS can spend more time flying and less time dealing with disruptions,” concluded Yann Cabaret, CEO, SITA for aircraft.