News — 2006
‘There's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you'll enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?’* Air Safety has often been a joking matter for comedians and in films such as Airplane. For those who work in the industry, however, it’s no laughing matter. Air Safety is of major importance in these days of ever more congested airspace and heightened security. There are more and more airlines in the world competing for business, whether it is passenger or cargo transport. Competition is fierce. However, reassuringly, airlines do not compete over Quality and Safety and there is a great element of knowledge sharing, benchmarking and best practice when it comes to these matters. As a direct result of this, Q-Pulse has grown in this area through referrals and recommendations rather than direct marketing. This month we’ve provided a system to another member of the SAS Group, SAS Cargo. The solution was to provide a central Corrective Action and Improvement Opportunity Management System for their operations in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. This was made possible due to our existing long-term relationships with many other members of the SAS Group, including SAS Technical, SAS Ground Services, SAS Braathens, Blue1 and AirBaltic. Aviation companies have found that Q-Pulse works in tandem with the regulations that govern the industry to ensure best practice is met. Other new customers this month included Siemens Business Services in Dubai. Gael Quality is to provide a Document Control System for Siemens Logistics and Assembly Systems for their project provision of an automated Baggage Handling System for the new Terminal 4 of Dubai International Airport. Nicholas Campbell, International Development Manager from Gael said: ‘Over the last 3 years, the Aviation sector has been a major focus for us. We’ve found that due to the specific nature of Q-Pulse and its methodology and ability to be customised, it’s been a perfect fit for JAR, EASA and FAA regulations. Within the Aviation sector Q-Pulse is used for ongoing compliance management as well as specific areas such as Deviation Report Handling. ‘In addition, we’re looking to further increase our own understanding of compliance issues within this market by engaging directly with our Aviation customers at our Q-Pulse user group in Dubai. We are running this in conjunction with another of our long-term customers, Emirates Airlines.’ *Airplane, 1980, Jim Abrahams & David Zucker For further information please contact: |