Presented by: Aaqib Qasim
             Hassan Imran
             Unzila Shoaib
            Mustafa Mahdi
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             Behjut Fatima
An Introduction
   Private airline based in Karachi, Pakistan with its main hub at
    Jinnah International Airport, Karachi

   Established in 2003 and started operating its flights from 2004

   fleet consists of 10 aircrafts as on April 2007 of Airbus A320
    and A321 aircrafts

   Operates 30 daily services to
       7 domestic destinations

       International services to
           Dubai from four different cities
           Manchester from Islamabad

   Current CEO: Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
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   Unique innovations to its name

       First private airline of Pakistan to commence direct flights to
        Manchester from 1st June 2007 twice a week and on daily
        basis from 15th December 2007 onwards.

       the first airline of Pakistan and South Asia to introduce self
        check-in and wireless check-in kiosk facilities

       The first airline to introduce e-ticketing in Pakistan, that is,
        complete online reservation systems




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Previous System

   Global Distribution System (GDS)
       Includes browser based system
         Sabre-Amadeus-Worldspan


       VPN based
         Galileo


   Airblue: Sabre system

   Some of the pitfalls of Sabre:
           fee per transaction
           Maintenance fee
           Hidden cost                 4
Current System
•   A user friendly customized system

•   Developed by their own IS Specialists and
    Programmers Based in Los Angeles

•   Overseen by Mr. Tariq, the owner of the airline, and his
    assistants

•   All inter-related party with the airline are connected
    through the same website i.e. www.airblue.com

•   Specialized Usernames & Passwords to those
    accessing this website according to authority levels


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Communication
                    Model
   Intranet:
       All the employees are connected through the
        intranet formed on the website
       www.airblue.com/ednet .

   Internet:
       Is used by:
           The travel agents
            travel counselors
           the customers themselves.
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Online Reservation
 www.airblue.com
    Customers




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Step 1
Step 2
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Step 6
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Online Reservation:
www.airblue.com/agents




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Online Reservation
www.airblue.com/counselors




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   What’s happening at the front end
    and the back end?

   E- Drawer




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Flight Operations Process

   Before Flight Departure:
     Self-check in
     Kiosk mechanism
     Supply Chain Management
     Closing Flight


   After Flight Departure:
     Updating Flight Reports




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Enterprise
           Collaboration Systems

   Employees communicate with each other
    through
       E-mail

       IP Phone

   Communication between the Pilot and the
    Ground Staff
       Radio Phone
         VHF Technology


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CRM
   BlueMiles Frequent Flyer Program

   Call Centre 111-AIR-BLU

   Web-based self service

   Visit the Direct Sales Office (DSO)


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Human Resource System
   Hiring Process

       Online Application Form

       Applicant given an application number

       Stores Information on the database

       Call Applicants for respective job interviews

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Advantages Of IS
   Cost benefit

   Time saving and convenient to use

   User friendly System

   Erased the concept of all manual
    paperwork.
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Disadvantages Of IS


   Internet connectivity might go down




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Thank You




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Air Blue

  • 1.
    Presented by: AaqibQasim Hassan Imran Unzila Shoaib Mustafa Mahdi 1 Behjut Fatima
  • 2.
    An Introduction  Private airline based in Karachi, Pakistan with its main hub at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi  Established in 2003 and started operating its flights from 2004  fleet consists of 10 aircrafts as on April 2007 of Airbus A320 and A321 aircrafts  Operates 30 daily services to  7 domestic destinations  International services to  Dubai from four different cities  Manchester from Islamabad  Current CEO: Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi 2
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    Unique innovations to its name  First private airline of Pakistan to commence direct flights to Manchester from 1st June 2007 twice a week and on daily basis from 15th December 2007 onwards.  the first airline of Pakistan and South Asia to introduce self check-in and wireless check-in kiosk facilities  The first airline to introduce e-ticketing in Pakistan, that is, complete online reservation systems 3
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    Previous System  Global Distribution System (GDS)  Includes browser based system  Sabre-Amadeus-Worldspan  VPN based  Galileo  Airblue: Sabre system  Some of the pitfalls of Sabre:  fee per transaction  Maintenance fee  Hidden cost 4
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    Current System • A user friendly customized system • Developed by their own IS Specialists and Programmers Based in Los Angeles • Overseen by Mr. Tariq, the owner of the airline, and his assistants • All inter-related party with the airline are connected through the same website i.e. www.airblue.com • Specialized Usernames & Passwords to those accessing this website according to authority levels 5
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    Communication Model  Intranet:  All the employees are connected through the intranet formed on the website  www.airblue.com/ednet .  Internet:  Is used by:  The travel agents  travel counselors  the customers themselves. 6
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    What’s happening at the front end and the back end?  E- Drawer 19
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    Flight Operations Process  Before Flight Departure:  Self-check in  Kiosk mechanism  Supply Chain Management  Closing Flight  After Flight Departure:  Updating Flight Reports 20
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    Enterprise Collaboration Systems  Employees communicate with each other through  E-mail  IP Phone  Communication between the Pilot and the Ground Staff  Radio Phone  VHF Technology 21
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    CRM  BlueMiles Frequent Flyer Program  Call Centre 111-AIR-BLU  Web-based self service  Visit the Direct Sales Office (DSO) 22
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    Human Resource System  Hiring Process  Online Application Form  Applicant given an application number  Stores Information on the database  Call Applicants for respective job interviews 23
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    Advantages Of IS  Cost benefit  Time saving and convenient to use  User friendly System  Erased the concept of all manual paperwork. 24
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    Disadvantages Of IS  Internet connectivity might go down 25
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