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Qantas has become the first airline in the world to roll-out the Amadeus developed next generation
load control system, known as Altéa Departure ControlFlight, providing increased efficiency and
accuracy of flight departures managed by the airline’s Sydney and Melbourne load control
centres.
The new system
receives data direct from the
airline’s load planning, freight, fuelling and airport information systems, removing existing manual
processes.
Qantas Chief Information Officer John Willett
said, “A feature of Altéa DC-Flight is the Autoload function, ensuring items to be loaded onto the aircraft
are automatically designated to positions to optimise fuel efficiency and streamline loading and
unloading.
“This new Amadeus solution includes a Windows-based graphic user interface application, making it
more intuitive and easier to use for load controllers,” he said.
The rollout of the new system
commenced last month, with the airline completing exhaustive trials, including running
the new system alongside Qantas’ old systems.
“Rigorous preparation has been critical as weight and balance is the process which ensures an aircraft is loaded in accordance with all
safety requirements,” Mr Willett said.
Altéa DC-Flight is the first of two elements comprising the new generation Amadeus Altéa Departure Control Solution. The second
component, Altéa DC Customer Management, is a new check-in, boarding and baggage management solution that is expected to be
introduced by Qantas next year.
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