GoAir Continues to Fly Smart with Ramco Aviation Suite

May 2, 2013
It has successfully gone live in record time on Ramco's Aviation Maintenance & Engineering (M&E) suite of software for its 15 fleet across 21 base stations.

Mumbai, India – May 2, 2013 – Go Airlines (GoAir), a leading provider of low fare services in the growing Indian aviation market, today announced that it has successfully gone live in record time on Ramco’s Aviation Maintenance & Engineering (M&E) suite of software for its 15 fleet across 21 base stations.

The go-live marked Ramco’s web-based Series 5 M&E software and Ramco ePublications™, seamlessly integrate with GoAir’s existing Flight Operations ARMS system and SAP Financials. Integration with ARMS has helped GoAir create journey logs automatically whereby users get to know of flight schedules in advance, thus enabling them in better aircraft planning. Ramco’s integration with SAP financials has helped in smooth flow of transactions between the two systems.

Speaking on the go-live, Mr. Giorgio De Roni, Chief Executive Officer, GoAir, said, “We are happy to announce the successful go-live of Ramco Aviation Suite at GoAir. We embarked on adopting Ramco’s web-based M&E software to help us meet regulatory requirements, efficiently monitor the fleet, have better inventory control and bring about cost-effectiveness. Within 200 days of project kick-start, both teams at Ramco and GoAir have ensured a smooth go-live and also ensured seamless integration with the existing system. This is a truly remarkable achievement and we look forward to fully leverage the power of the system as we grow further.”

Key Benefits reaped by GoAir

  • Digitalized maintenance of records- Mandated by DGCA to be available by 1st of April, 2013
  • Integration with ARMS, resulting in automatic maintenance of journey logs thus enabling better planning of aircraft
  • No need for manual computation for flying hours, next due dates for components &equipment
  • Integration with SAP, GL/AP automatically transferred to SAP from Ramco with all relevant information for payment processing & financial transactions
  • Traceability, tracking and visibility of parts/components etc fitted to aircraft, available in stores and with other outside vendors, across locations

Commenting on the achievement, Mr. Virender Aggarwal, CEO, Ramco Systems, said “Ramco’s implementation at GoAir has set new records of being one of the fastest go-live of Aviation M&E solution, and this is indeed a momentous occasion for all of us. With the right products and market spread, our focus is now on building features around customer needs’. This has triggered us to build Mobility, an ubercool User Interface and role-based Aviation WorkSpaces which will take the user experience to the next level.”

About GoAir:

Go Airlines (India) Ltd. is the aviation foray of the Wadia Group, The airline operates its services under the brand GoAir. GoAir launched its operations in November 2005. GoAir, a low-fare carrier launched with the objective of commoditizing air travel, offers airline seats at marginal premium to train fares across India. The airline currently operates across 21 destinations with over 750 weekly flights and more than 2,000 connections. GoAir ensures a smart value-for-money option for both business and leisure travelers, without compromising on either safety or service factors.

About Ramco Systems:

Ramco Systems provides next generation, end-to-end enterprise solutions that render complete transformation of the business in real time. Built on RamcoVirtualWorks®, all Ramco products are cloud architected by design and address the entire business cycle from transaction to analytics. Part of the USD 1 Billion Ramco Group, the company offers ERP, HCM, SCM, CRM, Financials, Service Management, Asset Management, Process Control, Project Management and Analytics to multiple verticals on the most appropriate cloud model—public, private and community. Ramco focuses on providing innovative business solutions that can be delivered quickly and cost-effectively in complex environments. Globally, Ramco has over 150,000 users from 1000+ customer organizations across 35 countries. The company currently has 17 offices spread across India, USA, Canada, Europe, Middle East, South Africa and APAC.

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