BANGALORE, INDIA: IBS Software, a leading provider of new-generation IT solutions to the global Travel, Transportation and Logistics (TTL) industry, has announced that its Crew Management System- AvientCrew, has gone live with Jet Airways. With this implementation, Jet Airways becomes the first Indian customer for IBS and also the first in the Indian aviation industry to use AvientCrew to handle mission-critical flight operations.

IBS also announced the inauguration of its 12th global centre at Bangalore, which will be its 3rd development centre in India. With the Indian aviation industry growing at its current pace, IBS sees a big business opportunity for its new-generation solutions in the Indian market.

AvientCrew, IBS' Crew Management System helps airlines manage their crew & optimize crew utilization and enhance productivity right from initial planning through to the day of operation. It enables easy viewing and manipulation of pairings, rosters, crew data and fast system enquiry. It provides crew management decision support functions that are effective in solving a wide range of problems by real time simulation and advanced 'What if' capabilities. The system improves crew productivity through pairing and rostering optimization and reduces disruptions due to absence of crew.  

Talking on the occasion V K Mathews, chairman and CEO, IBS Group said "We are delighted to have an airline of the status of Jet Airways as our first Indian customer. We are encouraged that Jet Airways has seen the value of using a solution that will help them scale up to manage the increasing complexity of its crew operations as a result of flying to multiple domestic and international destinations. Our solutions are cost-effective and offer airlines the flexibility and scalability to gear their businesses to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving market. We are confident that this will see a prelude to other airlines in India following suit. We feel that the rapidly growing Indian aviation industry is now ready for our new-generation products and solutions."

The Bangalore office is IBS' 12th global centre and the 3rd in India, located at Brigade Techpark, Whitefield. The inauguration of the Bangalore centre, underscores IBS' plans to expand to become a 1000 crore company by 2010. In addition to the recently inaugurated first fully owned campus at Trivandrum, IBS has plans to set up its own campuses at Cochin and Kozhikode in the near future as also another development centre in Chennai. IBS is also looking at acquisitions in the coming months to build on their domain expertise.

On the occasion of the inauguration of the Bangalore office, V. K. Mathews, said, "We are excited about the opportunities that Bangalore offers. The centre at Bangalore will be our third in India following the two at Trivandrum and Cochin. The city is the premier IT innovation hub in the country and has the distinction of housing one of the largest IT clusters in the world in addition to being a recognized hub for the aviation industry in India. The opening of this centre will help us reach out to a large talent pool with industry experience as well as to prospective customers in the domestic market."