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Jazeera Airways selects SITA for Aircraft Communications

Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways K.S.C, the Middle East's first and only private scheduled airline has selected SITA to provide it with a comprehensive VHF AIRCOM service.

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  • Hani El Assaad, SITA Regional Vice-President, Middle East & Turkey.
    Hani El Assaad, SITA Regional Vice-President, Middle East & Turkey.
Representing an investment of US$1.5 million, this 10 year contract will enhance the aircraft communications capabilities of the airline as it expands.

With SITA's VHF AIRCOM services in place, Jazeera's expanding aircraft fleet will enjoy clear air-to-ground communications, real-time engine and aircraft performance monitoring, resulting in reduced turnaround and ground times.

Abdulla Al-Hudaid, VP Engineering, Jazeera Airways, said,

"We chose the SITA VHF AIRCOM solution as we believe it offers superior service and systems functionality along with a convincing projected return on investment. This will allow us to reduce costs, enhance communication capabilities and gain greater process efficiency in the management of our brand new fleet."


Hani El-Assaad, SITA Regional Vice-President, Middle East & Turkey, said, "Jazeera Airways is constantly innovating and understands the need to have the latest technologies in place, to maintain a competitive edge. We are very pleased to be playing a key role supporting their strategy."

"With our AIRCOM solution, Jazeera Airways will experience further cost reductions and greater process efficiency, benefiting both the airline and their passengers."

An additional key added value feature of SITA's AIRCOM solution is that it's fully compatible with the AIRMAN Airbus Maintenance program which Jazeera Airways implemented for their fleet of A320 aircrafts.

SITA AIRCOM services support communications for all flight operations, aircraft maintenance and engineering, air traffic control and cabin administration, as well as passenger telephony and data services including Short Messaging Service (SMS) and e-mail. In addition, cockpit telephone systems can be programmed to give pilots easy access to information and in-flight assistance. Pilots can also use the satellite telephone service to request air traffic controllers for a change of flight plan to avoid bad weather conditions ahead.

SITA is the world's largest provider of air to ground communication systems and has operated services via VHF and Satellite since 1985. With a global network of over 1,000 VHF/VDL radio stations, the AIRCOM Datalink service already provides communications to 7,500 aircraft from more than 150 airlines around the world.
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About SITA
SITA is the world's leading service provider of IT business solutions and communications services to the air transport industry. SITA manages complex communication solutions for its air transport, government and GDS customers over the world's most extensive communication network, complemented by consultancy in the design, deployment and integration of communication services. Its extensive range of airline and airport applications and services includes airport operations and integrated baggage services, common use and desktop services, flight operations and air-to-ground communications and end-to-end airline distribution and fares services.

SITA has two main subsidiaries: OnAir, which is leading the race to bring in-flight mobile telephony to the market, and CHAMP Cargosystems, the world's only IT company solely dedicated to air cargo. SITA also operates two joint ventures providing services to the air transport community: Aviareto for aircraft asset management and CertiPath for secure electronic identity management.

SITA covers 220 countries and territories and the head office is in Geneva, Switzerland.
Further information can be found at www.sita.aero

About Jazeera Airways

Jazeera Airways is a Kuwait Public Shareholding Company established in 2004 (operated in 2005) with a capital of KD 10 million raised through one of the most successful IPOs in Kuwait's history, making it the only privately owned airline in the Middle East. Based on a low fare business model that maximizes across-the-board efficiency in operations, Jazeera Airways enables travelers to fly without a paper ticket and book through the web, giving travelers more independence, spontaneity, and fares up to 50% lesser than the market.

Jazeera Airways, which took its first flight on October 30, 2005, operates a fleet of new Airbus A320 aircraft from hubs Kuwait and Dubai. The airline serves some of the most popular destinations for both business and leisure in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Indian Subcontinent, including Dubai, Beirut, Bahrain, Damascus, Aleppo, Amman, Alexandria, Luxor, Mumbai, New Delhi, Mashhad, Assiut, Cochin, and Sharm El Sheikh, Salalah, Muscat, Tehran, Larnaca, and Shiraz.

Travelers are able to book via jazeeraairways.com or through travel agents to receive a booking reference number for easy, ticket-free check in.

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