Airlines are constantly faced with the challenge of taking their aircraft resources and deploying them in a way that generates the most possible revenue while keeping their operating costs at a low level. The difficult tradeoff between revenue generation and cost savings is further complicated by a host of operational requirements that must be met by an operational schedule.

Seabury APG offers a sophisticated optimization model which uses fleet assignment technology that has been proven over the years. The model combines the economic analysis that is so critical to an airlines success with a thorough modeling of operational constraints that is critical to producing solutions that are implemented into production schedules.

APGFam provides vast upside to carriers in identifying their optimal fleet plan. The model maximizes long-term profitability by analyzing all feasible fleet options, balancing operating cost, ownership cost and revenue considerations.

In a tactical model, APGFam assigns a carrier's fleet to its schedule plans in order to maximize contribution. The model is able to use realistic constraints for maintenance, range/payload restrictions and other operational issues.

• Flexible and Powerful: APGFam has been used on carriers of varying sizes and network structures and runs on a standard laptop or desktop PC. There is no need to buy expensive additional computer hardware to operate APGFam.

• Proven forecasting and spill analysis methods: APGFam uses demand forecasts that incorporate historical results with APGNet network forecasts to produce robust and accurate demand forecasts, the key to any fleet assignment optimization model. It also uses proven spill models, initially developed by Boeing. Traffic and revenue forecasts can be for up to four separate cabins on a single flight.

• Schedule control: Experience has proven that a fleet assignment model needs to allow the schedule to force certain fleetings, turns, layovers and crew breakouts in order for a schedule to operate smoothly. APGFam allows the scheduler the ability to force those elements that are desired while allowing the optimizer to maximize network profitability simultaneously.

• Typical day and 7-day models fully supported: Airlines can plan a "daily" or "weekly" schedule.

• Schedule Planning Support: APGFam allows airline planners the ability to optimize a schedule by identifying the best or worst performing "aircraft", key "1-stop through routings", opportunities for adding utilization, and sliding flight times to improve schedule reliability and slot feasibility

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