
Press Release
Express Carrier to Collaborate in Refining
Aviation Safety Software
DULUTH, MN, July 30, 2004
– Sinex Aviation Technologies announced today that Federal
Express (NYSE:FDX) will serve as the launch customer for Sinex
FleetCycle® Reliability Manager software application.
The technology is designed to allow aviation companies to
manage a wide range of compliance and fleet component performance
reporting.
As a launch customer, FedEx will collaborate
with Sinex to refine the software designed to track a wide
range of reliability indicators on a fleet-wide basis. Federal
Express, the world’s largest express transportation company,
operates nearly 650 aircraft from 378 airports worldwide.
The company handles about 3.1 million shipments on a daily
basis, delivering to 215 countries. With 137,000 employees
worldwide, it realized $16.5 billion in revenues in 2003.
“Aviation maintenance is under heavy pressure to improve both
effectiveness and efficiency,” said John Miller, Sinex president
and CEO. “However, those objectives aren’t necessarily in
keeping with ensuring safety. Our FleetCycle® Reliability
Manager helps solve that problem – allowing operators to manage
efficiency, safety and fleet readiness.”
Reliability Manager is a database management tool which allows
operators to accumulate and report their reliability information,
including warranty in a single repository. The software is
part of the Sinex FleetCycle® suite of patented software products
developed to automate all stages of aircraft maintenance,
from development of the maintenance program, through the maintenance
execution to reliability analysis. Other FleetCycle® solutions
are already proving their value, helping other airlines and
aircraft operators improve the speed and efficiency of their
maintenance operations by up to 30 percent.
About EmpowerMX
EmpowerMX is an industry leader in aviation
maintenance software solutions and consulting services. The
company’s FleetCycle® Suite of Maintenance Solutions
for airline operators, MRO’s and OEM’s provides
management with real-time, globally available intelligence
on maintenance activity, reliability and fleet status. FleetCycle®
Production Manager is the premier execution tool for heavy
maintenance operations, having been selected by six major
airline organizations. The company’s Consulting Services
empower maintenance operations to maximize their efficiency
by optimizing maintenance programs, training personnel, establishing
best practices and improving processes. EmpowerMX also provides
a full range of customer services including information technology
consulting, system implementation, integration, training and
24/7 support. For more details, visit www.empowermx.com.
For more information contact:
Stan Melling
Vice President, Consulting and Business Development
218.723.7887
stan.melling@empowermx.com