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Boeing’s Commercial
Deliveries and Orders Set
Records
u.S. airframer Boeing broke its annual
delivery tally record for the second straight
year, with 723 commercial aircraft handed
over to customers in 2014.
The tally - which easily outstripped
the 648 produced in 2013 – was boosted
by the accelerating production rate of the
737 and steady production on the 777 and
787 lines.
China Eastern Saves More than US$4 Million The 737, which accounted for
Leading international airline China see the investment pay for itself in less 485, the largest number of any one
Eastern has witnessed a 16% fall in than a year. model delivered in a single year in the
staffing hours and a 60% drop in overtime More than 8,000 employees run the commercial jet age.
for ground operations – thanks to a new ground handling operations at China Boeing’s wide-body aircraft
Hub Control Center (HCC) using SITA’s Eastern’s two major hubs, Hongqiao including 747-8, 767, 777 and 787
resource management technology. (SHA) and Pudong (PVG), and about accounted for more than 60% of all
The enhanced efficiencies are 5,500 are managed with SITA Airport twin-aisle deliveries last year, further
expected to deliver China Eastern - one Resource Manager. strengthening the company’s position as
of the world’s top five airlines with more It handles efficient allocation of staff the industry leader.
than 500 aircraft - savings of more than to more than 13,000 tasks for 1,100 The u.S. manufacturer also booked
$4 million this year. flights each day by sending operational 1,432 net orders valued at $232.7 billion
The latest control center covers information to the systems, which use in list prices, exceeding the 1,355 orders
resource, hub and turnaround optimization algorithms developed by taken in 2013, and breaking the previous
management. At times of delay and SITA with top university researchers. all-time high set in 2007.
disruption, the HCC reallocates gates, SITA President in Asia Pacific Ilya The company’s unfilled commercial
ground tasks, suggests flight schedule Gutlin says China Eastern has integrated order book stood at 5,789 at the end of
changes and re-accommodates SITA’s technology into a Hub Control 2014, marking another new company
travelers, all in real time. Center that is delivering benefits in all-time high.
China Eastern’s Chief Service Officer three areas -- high utilization of staff, Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes
and General Director of Airport Service improving on-time performance and President and Chief Executive
Hu Zhenming, says the airline has advancing passenger experience by Officer Ray Conner says that the
“worked very closely with SITA” to build reallocating transfers effectively during team’s achievement in 2014 is “truly
up the new HCC. times of disruption. unprecedented, especially in the face of
“The results we have seen from “China Eastern’s experience of the fierce competition.”
using SITA’s integrated technology for drop in both overall staffing hours and “Our current and future lineup of
our ground operations are impressive,” overtime shows how SITA’s technology products is formidable competitors in
Zhenming says further. enables real-time and collaborative the marketplace, delivering the best
He adds that the cost savings the decision making to deliver improvements efficiency, best performance and superior
company is presently experiencing will across the business,” Gutlin says. value to our customers,” Conner adds.

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