European business aviation services provider ExecuJet is at EBACE to launch iPad app myExecuJet, designed to provide its management customers with a detailed, personalised and user-friendly breakdown of their aircraft's utilisation, schedule and cost of operation.

"This is an advanced asset-management tool," says ExecuJet Europe managing director Gerrit Basson.

The system is adapted from ExecuJet's business aviation on-demand system FlightForce. This software is used by departments including operations control, flight scheduling, crew and fleet management, safety and quality, marketing and charter sales, says the company.

"Owners can download the myExecuJet app for free on their iPad [provided by ExecuJet]," says Basson, who is also ExecuJet chief operating officer. This, he explains, gives them access to a comprehensive suite of information about their aircraft - from how much they have spent on landing fees, catering and fuel per trip, to who their crew will be on subsequent journeys.

Owners can also see where their aircraft is located on a world map in real time, and view routes, aircraft-usage statistics, weather forecasts, flight schedules and maintenance events for past or future dates.

Basson says ExecuJet has developed this tool "purely for the owner's benefit". "Aircraft management is all about trust," he adds, "and we have developed a tool that provides detailed information to the owner in a totally transparent way."

Basson says this move is part of ExecuJet's strategy to create a "premier brand" in the highly competitive charter and management sector. The Zurich-headquartered company manages 50, mainly large-cabin aircraft in Europe. A total of 12 business jets have been added to its fleet in the past 12 months and ExecuJet hopes to add a further 15 types in the coming 12 months.

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Source: Flight Daily News

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