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s-coftMtntce Companies click with internet LAURA HAILSTONE/LONDON AS BUSINESS-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions take hold of the global aerospace industry, Flight International has assembled details of the latest internet-based developments in the industry. This is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of air line and supplier internet-based activities. It highlights the latest e-commerce initiatives being planned and implemented by manufacturers, airlines and indus try suppliers as an indication of the way internet technology is affect ing airlines, aerospace and defence suppliers and manufacturers. Most manufacturers and airlines have provided online ordering for parts, products and flights for sev eral years, but it has only been since late lastyear and early this year that airlines, aerospace and defence companies have fully embraced B2B e-commerce solutions. The latest e-initiatives are industry-wide activities which link competing manufacturers and cut across global airline alliances. Airlines and suppliers are no longer aligning with their traditional part ners, but seeking new ones in an effort to secure up to 3 5% cost sav ings and efficiency improvements promised bye-commerce. The air line websites are already starting to draw the legal fire of travel agents and others in the USA which claim the sites would allow collusion in the setting of fares, while US anti trust authorities are also beginning to look closely at the industry exchanges to ensure they are open to all. SUPPLIERS • BAE Systems, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and e-commerce specialist Commerce One aim to establish their as yet unnamed exchange for the global aerospace and defence industry by mid-year. The venture, announced in March, will provide an exchange for products, services and technical data. • Aeronautical communication specialist SITA and US aerospace inventory management company AAR joined on 15 February to form aerospan.com. The website, to be launched in the middle of the year, will enable customers to buy and sell air transport industry products and services online. • United Technologies and Honeywell have linked with elec tronic commerce specialist i2 Technologies to form MyAir- craft.com, a venture focusing on the aerospace aftersales market. It is expected to be launched during the second quarter of the year. • BAE Systems is to use Aspect Development's eCommerce solu tion to consolidate $8.7 billion global spend across all divisions. Aspect eSource will also be used as the e-commerce foundation for BAE Systems' global exchange with Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, enabling BAE Systems Services On-Line, all of which will also be available on the new site. Boeing has set up New Ventures, headed by Anil Shrikhande, a for mer executive of Unisys, which will include the manufacturer's e-com merce activities. • TradeAir.Com, based in Minnesota, launched its commer cial aircraft parts supply service earlier this year, with the first trans action conducted by BFGoodrich Aerospace. The website allows buyers and sellers to conduct secure business on the internet with the open market or a user- selectable group of approved traders. • AviationX is developing a neu tral, global e-commerce network for the aviation industry. It has beta test user agreements with US regional airlines Express Airlines signed more than 3,000 subscribers for its global e-marketplace, which was launched this year. Parts exchange and auction capabilities are already available, while an online transaction capability will be introduced diis quarter. Current members of the marketplace include Boeing, Honeywell, Fed Ex, Southwest Airlines, BFGood rich, Northrop Grumman and United Parcel Service. • SkyFish.com has secured $4 million financing for its proposed aerospace trading hub. SkyFish.com aims to provide the airline and aerospace industries with a web-based platform to link customers, suppliers, content and data providers, targeted at provid ing cost savings for the aerospace supply chain. • FastAero.com will announce E-commerce is promising efficiency improvements and cost savings throughout aerospace manufacturing to negotiate cost savings with a reduced supplier list. • Boeing has launched myboeingfleet.com, a single source of online maintenance, engineering and flight operations data. The portal uses personalised technology from BroadVision which allows content to be cus tomised for each user. Boeing intends to integrate the web site into its global exchange with BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. Other Boeing online offerings include Boeing Digital, Web BOLD and Flight Technical and Chautauqua. AviationX esti mates that by 2004 it will save the commercial aviation industry at least $300 million a year by reduc ing costs of transactions conducted over its network by 15 %. • DaimlerChrysler has signed an agreement with FreeMarkets, an online auction marketplace, to enable DaimlerChrysler to con duct purchasing through the online auction site. FreeMarkets created online auctions for over $2.7 billion worth of purchase orders in 1999. • PartsBase.com has already financial backers and technology partners next mondi for a new neu tral aerospace exchange for initial service introduction with launch customers in July. Full system avail ability is planned for the fourth quarter. FastAero.com will provide a global real-time B2B e-market place for aerospace spare parts, ser vices and equipment for com mercial and business aviation. Mili tary markets will also be addressed. FastAero.com says'it will be die first neutral European exchange serving the entire supply chain. • Airline caterer Gate Gourmet 34 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 23 - 29 May 2000
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