27 September 2001: Carmen Systems Closes Deal with Mexicana Airlines Worth $1.6 Million

Mexicana, one of the major Latin American airlines based in Mexico, has signed a 4-year contract with Carmen Systems AB for Carmen Crew Assignment with Carmen Preferential Bidding. This optimization application plans crew, cuts operational costs and makes it possible for crew members to express their desired work schedules from any device with an Internet connection. The order is worth a total of 1.6 million dollars.

Carmen Systems initiated its business relationship Mexicana with in October 1999 with the implementation of the Carmen Crew Pairing system.

"Our previous experience with the performance and flexibility of Carmen's optimization software and the focus on customer care was the basis for the extended relationship with Carmen. We are very excited about this new project and we are sure that Mexicana will see important improvements in its crew and fleet operation," says Ivonne Escobar, Mexicana IT Manager.

"I am very proud that we were able to close this deal in these turbulent times. Furthermore, it is a great pleasure for Carmen to expand our cooperation with Mexicana. The introduction of Carmen Crew Pairing was a great success largely due to the significant cost savings we were able to achieve and we feel certain that Mexicana will be equally happy with Carmen Crew Assignment," says Carmen's CEO Per Norén.

Carmen Systems AB is a world leader in integrated planning and decision-support solutions for airlines and railways. Clients include British Airways, Lufthansa, SAS, Aeroméxico and Deutsche Bahn (German Railways). Carmen Systems is a rapidly expanding organization and today has over 120 employees from 22 countries. Carmen is also involved in joint research and software development activities with some of the world's leading universities and Carmen's headquarters in Göteborg has the largest R&D; section in the industry.