Avinor : 46 airports, 500 ATCOs, one planning solution!

's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, February 17, 2012

Avinor will now carry out the planning of all its regions in Norway as if they form a single operation, using Quintiq standard planning solution for ANSPs. Avinor is responsible for planning, developing and operating the Norwegian airport network, consisting of 46 airports which are controlled from 4 different locations.

Avinor have over 500 controllers operating from Oslo, Bergen and other airports in Norway. Due to increasing traffic and the complexities of planning, Avinor decided that a new system was needed to take the company forward in its planning of controllers’ work time.  Following a public tender process and detailed evaluations, Avinor has selected the Quintiq Workforce Planning application to provide the rostering and task-planning for their controllers. The new system will allow Avinor to make more efficient use of their workforce and ensure that safety- and fatigue-reduction rules are observed.

Jens Petter Duestad, Director Business Area Enroute & East, commented: “We are very excited to have found a solution that exactly fits our needs. It was a detailed process and we looked at all aspects including reference visits to other Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs). Quintiq were able to show that with their industry knowledge and collaborative development process they can deliver the system that meets our requirements.”

Arjen Heeres, COO of Quintiq, added: ”With the signing of Avinor our number of clients in air traffic control keeps on growing, which underlines the importance of this industry to Quintiq. We look forward to making this a successful project for them as we strive towards our goal of becoming the market leader in air traffic control.”

Enhanced planning and safety reliability

Based on Quintiq’s standard solution for ANSPs - which is already used to plan the air traffic controlling of more than 30 percent of the world’s airspace, including the United States, Canada, Australia and Germany - the system will be configured to meet the specific rules associated with labor regulations in Norway and agreements with the unions representing the Avinor workforce. In addition to the improvement of personnel utilization at Avinor, the system will also make it easier to plan days off and shift swaps, and express working preferences. Also, the system will allow Avinor to apply stricter safety requirements without slowing down the planning process. The project will start at Royken, Avinor’s biggest location. After a successful rolling out of the project, the solution will be expanded to include Avinor locations in Oslo, Stavanger and Bodø.

About Avinor

Avinor is responsible for planning, developing and operating the Norwegian airport network. Avinor operates 46 airports in Norway: 12 in cooperation with the armed forces. Operations also include air traffic control towers, control centres and technical infrastructure for aircraft navigation. Safety is the highest priority, and Avinor is responsible for maintaining the correct security level at all airports. Avinor continuously works towards limiting environmentally harmful emissions to air and ground and towards reducing aircraft noise. The company is self-financing. For more information on Avinor please visit www.avinor.no

About Quintiq

Quintiq provides advanced employee & resource scheduling along with supply chain optimization software solutions. This fast-growing company, established in 1997, offers and implements software for planning and optimizing complex business processes throughout the enterprise. The company’s worldwide headquarters are located in The Netherlands and the USA with subsidiaries in Australia, China, Finland, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom. Quintiq systems are implemented in 77 countries worldwide. For more information please visit our website at www.quintiq.com

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