Up to 12% crew costs save
Leverage AI to minimize crew-related expenses by creating optimized pairings and rosters that fully align with your airline’s operational rules, regulatory requirements, and strategic objectives — faster and smarter than ever before.
OPTIMAL CREW
For whom
Major Airlines
Airlines with extensive route networks and large crew numbers can significantly reduce operational costs by automating shift planning, hotel bookings, and deadhead flights.
Low-Cost and Charter Airlines
Airlines with strict cost control can optimize crew utilization, minimize idle time, and maximize efficiency in flight operations.
Regional Airlines
Carriers operating short-haul flights between smaller airports can reduce expenses on crew repositioning and ensure fair workload distribution.
How does Planex Optimal Crew work?
The solution is based on complex numerical methods and algorithms for solving a discrete optimization problem.
Data including flight schedules, personnel details, and pre-assignments is imported from the airline's master system into Optimal Crew.
Load input data
Optimal Crew calculation
Using the loaded data, a crew planner initiates parallel calculations for pairings and rosters, each with distinct rule sets and priorities.
Choosing the best plan
After calculations, the planner compares optimized plans in Optimal Crew, using statistics to select the best one for the company.
Plan download
The chosen plan is exported from Optimal Crew into the airline's master system for further processing and operational handling.
What are your benefits from Planex Optimal Crew
Legality
automatic compliance with legislative requirements
Increased transparency
formalization of the Company specific rules and their setup to the best suit its planning process, limitations and goals in a clear and manageable way
Time efficiency
reduction of planning time from two or more weeks to one hour
Scenario analysis
simultaneous generation of multiple plans based on different input data,
limitations and rule sets
with their further comparison
limitations and rule sets
with their further comparison
Fairness
even distribution of flight/working hours, night duties, layovers, days off, etc.
Comprehensive statistics
over 50 different metrics
allowing for the crew roster analysis in terms of finance, coverage, quality and resource sufficiency
allowing for the crew roster analysis in terms of finance, coverage, quality and resource sufficiency
Comprehensive SaaS Approach
Comprehensive all-inclusive service package designed to ensure seamless operations and effortless management of all tasks involved.
- Full Infrastructure & SoftwareSecure 24/7 access to licensed software and infrastructure.
- Unlimited FeaturesAccess to all features without hidden fees.
- Flexible CustomizationTailor the system to your specific business needs.
- Crew Planning TrainingDedicated training for your crew planning department.
- Implementation SupportAssistance throughout the implementation process, from testing to ongoing support.
- Regular UpdatesEnjoy regular updates with no additional costs.
Where to start
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Decision-Making
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