Kelsterbach, November 27, 2012 – Lufthansa Systems today announced that the newly established regional German airline known as OLT Express Germany has opted for its NetLine/Ops ++ IT solution and Lido/RouteManual navigation charts. The airline will use the latest version of the successful operations control solution and will benefit from Lufthansa Systems’ lengthy experience with route charts. The two companies recently signed a five-year agreement to this effect.

NetLine/Ops ++ will enable OLT Express to make its flight operations more efficient by reacting optimally to short-notice disruptions in order to significantly lower the resulting costs. The solution’s high degree of automation and support for decision-making processes will also make it possible to increase the punctuality of flight operations by up to six percent. Contact Air, which was recently acquired by OLT Express, has been a satisfied user of products in the NetLine suite from Lufthansa Systems for over ten years.

In addition to introducing NetLine Ops ++, OLT Express has decided to change its long-standing partner for navigation charts and move to the Lido/RouteManual solution from Lufthansa Systems. Generated directly from the Lido navigation database, the charts contain all important route information including altitude and airport data.

Günter Daxhammer, Vice President Flight Operations at OLT Express Germany, said, “The punctuality aspect is very important to us. As a customer-focused airline, we place great value in minimizing the effects of any planned or unplanned schedule changes for our passengers. The modern NetLine/Ops + system from Lufthansa Systems offers the best promise of maximum punctuality. With NetLine/Ops +, we can also further increase our operational efficiency and overall productivity. Having clear, user-friendly navigation charts for our pilots is equally important, of course, and Lufthansa Systems has won us over in this respect as well.”

Lufthansa Systems also welcomes the cooperation with OLT Express. “We are pleased to expand our cooperation with OLT Express through these products. With NetLine/Ops ++ and the NetLine/Crew crew management system which is already in use, we can assist the airline in making its flight operations even more efficient,” said Marco Cesa, Senior Vice President Regional Management Europe at Lufthansa Systems.

OLT Express Germany is a quality low-cost airline offering domestic flights within Germany and international flights within Europe. The key airports on our route network are Bremen, Dresden, Münster/Osnabrück, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Saarbrücken. OLT Express plans to take over business operations of Contact Air on 1 September 2012. After the acquisition, the company will have more than 500 employees, primarily based in Bremen, Stuttgart and Saarbrücken, and its fleet will comprise a total of fifteen aircraft, including ten Fokker 100 jets.