New Performance Tool by PACE and Lufthansa CityLine

Regional carrier to equip its jet fleet with cost index optimization
capabilities - New PACE flight performance software expected to yield
substantial savings

ATLANTA, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Berlin software provider PACE and
Lufthansa's regional carrier Lufthansa CityLine today introduced the new
flight performance tool Pacelab CI OPS. The latest Pacelab product enables
flexible cost index optimization at the flight planning stage and in tactical
on-board flight management and was developed in close collaboration with
experts of launch customer Lufthansa CityLine. The airline will use the
software to improve the operating efficiency of its Bombardier CRJ fleet, with
an expected annual reduction of fuel burn and emissions of CO2 and other
pollutants of at least two percent.
Cost index (CI) optimization aims to determine the optimum, or most
economical, airspeed by counterbalancing time-dependent operating costs such
as crew salaries, incremental maintenance and fuel costs.
To tap the full savings potential of cost index optimization, Lufthansa
CityLine will run the Pacelab CI OPS software on all future Electronic Flight
Bags, enabling crews to dynamically update the initial planned cruise
procedure as flight conditions change. In order to cover the widest possible
range of scenarios, varying indices may be used in the calculation. In
addition, Pacelab CI OPS will be used to generate first principle-based CI
data for Lufthansa's operational flight planning tool "Lido OC".
"Being able to calculate optimal trajectories on the spot is a giant step
forward, especially with all present constraints taken into account. The
software delivers operational data which have not been available for regional
aircraft before -- but even on short-distance flights, the efficiency gains
are huge", says Capt. Joachim Scheiderer, Manager Flight Engineering at
Lufthansa CityLine and responsible for the airline's fuel conservation
program.
"We are very pleased to break new ground with Pacelab CI OPS. The
application of fresh, sophisticated software is 100 percent in line with our
Upgrade to Industry Leadership initiative, which promotes innovative thinking
and the elimination of inefficiencies wherever they occur," agrees Klaus
Froese, Lufthansa CityLine Managing Director.
"We see great market potential for Pacelab CI OPS because it gives
airlines instant and tangible benefits -- both in terms of fuel economy and
emission reduction. In Lufthansa CityLine, a widely recognized innovation
leader, we have found the perfect launch customer," says Dr. Oliver Kranz,
PACE managing partner.

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About Lufthansa CityLine
Lufthansa CityLine, as a wholly-owned group company of Deutsche Lufthansa
AG, is one of five strong partners in the Lufthansa Regional concept. In 2007,
more than 7.3 million passengers flew with Lufthansa CityLine. With its fleet
of 74 modern and environmentally compatible medium- and short-range jets,
Lufthansa CityLine serves all important airports across Europe with a total of
up to 500 daily flights. Lufthansa CityLine counts 2,522 employees, of whom
736 work in the cockpit, 893 in the cabin and 893 on the ground in the
technical and administrative areas (as of December 31, 2007).
About PACE
PACE, with offices in the U.S., Germany, and France, develops knowledge-
based engineering software that helps customers in the aerospace and
automotive industries to design, operate and market highly engineered products
and increase their productivity and competitiveness. These include Airbus, Air
France, Bombardier, Embraer, Emirates, Eurocopter, ExpressJet Airlines, GECAS,
Hawaiian Airlines, Rolls-Royce, Snecma and Sukhoi. More information about PACE
is available on the Internet at www.pacelab.com.
SOURCE PACE

Oltion Kociu of PACE, +1-706-354-5492, oltion.kociu@pacelab.com