News
10th February 2009
Widerøe, Norway Agrees Delivery of the
Rainmaker Operations Intelligence Suite
Widerøe, based in Bodo, Norway, today reached agreement for delivery of the Rainmaker Operations Intelligence Suite, including electronic Voyage Reporting and Management Information. The deal will allow Rainmaker and Wideroe to work together in improving cost efficiencies and processes in a number of areas.
Widerøe is a Norwegian regional carrier, operating Europe's largest Dash 8 fleet to various destinations. The majority of the carriers operations are under contract from the government, flying subsidised services to commercially unviable destinations.
Founded by Viggo Widerøe together with four friends, and provided air taxi, ambulance, flight training, and aerial photography until after World War II, when it commenced scheduled seaplane services. A growing public demand for more frequencies and higher punctuality resulted in the Government deciding to replace the seaplane services by establishing a number of STOL-ports (Short Take Off and Landing). Widerøe was reorganised in 1970 to play a more leading role in the development of scheduled air services in the rural districts, and development into a pure scheduled airline was completed by an injection of new capital. In late November 1997, SAS, the Scandinavian flag carrier, purchased 29% of Widerøe's shares, since increased to 100%.
16th February 2009
MESA Airlines, Phoenix, Arizona
MESA Airlines from Phoenix, Arizona, today signed an agreement to use Rainmaker Operations Intelligence suite as the basis for the provision of web based Crew Pay and Allowance calculation. In a complex project comparing crew duties and preferred bids, the service will be developed and delivered over the next few months to provide a complete end to end service in the area of Flight Crew pay.
Established in 1980, MESA is a major regional carrier operating feeder services through code shares with Delta Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways and Midwest Airlines. Mesa also operates as an independent low cost carrier from Albuquerque, and flies inter-island routes from Honolulu, under the 'go! Hawaii' brand. In all, a fleet of nearly two hundred aircraft serving over 170 cities in 46 states, the District of Columbia, the Bahamas and Mexico.
