THE VALUE OF CONNECTED APPLICATIONS
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THE VALUE OF CONNECTED
APPLICATIONS
Airlines are focused on making operational It supports everything from smoother dispatch operations
efficiencies. But to achieve them, they face the and on-time performance, to optimizing routes with improved
challenge of integrating multiple applications flight planning and fueling.
across different fleets from various suppliers. With AppsConnect®, airlines can connect cockpit and cabin
They may also have a unique contract for crew applications and more. Pilots can exchange more
each aircraft network, such as for datalink, or timely, improved information for flight planning, position
broadband or cellular connectivity, adding another mapping, journey and technology logs, and en route weather
layer of complexity. awareness.
SITA FOR AIRCRAFT’s connected application ecosystem, Cabin crews, meanwhile, can share and seamlessly
AppsConnect®, helps address these challenges. synchronize important cabin information, such as inflight
reports, onboard transaction verifications and cabin
AppsConnect® expertly enables secure, cost-effective logbooks, straight after landing.
connectivity and real time data for airline applications.
AppsConnect®
A software solution enhancing and enriching your airline applications with
secure, cost-effective connectivity and real time data throughout flight.
FOR AIRCRAFT
APPSCONNECT® DESCRIPTION
AppsConnect® is a single solution for connected to use any type of communication link with ground systems,
applications, removing the complexity of different including traditional ACARS or IP broadband links. It also
aircraft types, different aircraft infrastructure and allows airlines to define traffic priority handling across the
applications, as well as the lowest-cost data links use for the
different communication networks.
connectivity.
It delivers a one-stop solution for aircraft enablement, serving
airlines’ operational and application needs. AppsConnect® In addition, SITA FOR AIRCRAFT’s software vendor
offers a homogeneous user experience for application program guarantees qualitative integration with
integration, and comes with a simple user-friendly customer market-leading applications. Market standard APIs
portal for solution management and dashboards. and testing facilities, combined with real world
flight simulations, enable application providers and
AppsConnect® delivers aircraft data to cockpit and cabin
airlines to rapidly on-board new applications within
applications. SITA FOR AIRCRAFT’s expertise in the
management of diverse aircraft communications media brings
the connected ecosystem.
these application datasets to life via communication with the AppsConnect® customers and developer partners benefit from
aircraft, in real time and inflight, as required. SITA FOR AIRCRAFT’s support service, which includes round-
AppsConnect® improves information sharing by delivering the-clock multilingual support and operations monitoring.
secure connectivity to applications, supporting data
We also provide technical support when new airline
synchronization and content sharing from the cockpit, both
applications are to be on-boarded into the AppsConnect®
inflight and on the ground. It enables onboard applications
ecosystem.
Avionics integration & data aggregation
AID
Pilot and Airline Applications
Cabin Fully managed aircraft connectivity Cockpit
Connectivity Connectivity
Pilot and Airline Applications
Cabin Logbook Crew Appilcations
Cabin Broadband SATCOM Wi-Fi / 3-5G VHF/VDL
Crew Communications eWas Pilot AIRCOM®
Appilcations Tools FlightPlanner
AIRCOM® AIRCOM® AIRCOM®
Application Data Management FlightTracker Flight Messenger Server Platform
Airline Communications Data
Applications Analytics
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APPSCONNECT® DESCRIPTION
Enhances crew and aircraft Supports multiple Independent service Cloud-based platform
applications with connectivity communication networks supporting mixed fleets removes need for airline
and real time application data ground infrastructure
investment
24/7
API
Airline-defined data routing Secures information Provides an integrated API 24/7 monitoring and
policies maximize data transfers with state-of-the- to enhance applications with multilingual helpdesk
throughput and guarantee art security policies avionics data from SITA FOR AIRCRAFT
cost control
APPSCONNECT®
DEVELOPERS PROGRAM
Application developers can benefit from partnership
opportunities through SITA FOR AIRCRAFT’s AppsConnect®
Developers Program. We give developers access to the
AppsConnect® API along with SITA FOR AIRCRAFT’s Lido
engineering support.
AppsConnect® developer partners save time through rapid
integration and easy testing of applications in an environment
representative of today’s aircraft architectures. Our aircraft
enablement lab, with its end-to-end testing environment, offers
the possibility for testing applications with real flight data.
Remote testing facilities are also available.
Applications integrated with AppsConnect® benefit from SITA
FOR AIRCRAFT’s 24/7 monitoring service.
DataCapture®
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AVOIDING THE AVOIDABLE
SITA FOR AIRCRAFT has created a rich and intuitive resource
to meet the growing challenge of significant weather events.
eWAS Pilot provides flight crew with real time, graphically-
DataCapture® optimized views of multiple weather phenomena. Providing
both forecasts and satellite-based observation data, eWAS Pilot enables
airlines to create safer, more economic, intelligent and flexible flight plans.
This cloud-hosted solution integrates with all leading flight planning
vendors, is fully scalable and requires no new airline infrastructure.
Available for either iOS or Windows, eWAS Pilot is fully compatible with
most major mobile and tablet devices. Data is transmitted using highly The visual presentation of route and weather is ideal for
briefing cabin crew with an overview of the flight. The
efficient compression, allowing eWAS Pilot to be updated over Wi-Fi, 3G ability to see real weather observations relative to our
or 4G on the ground, and over either a cabin or cockpit link in the air. flight planned route and levels gives a good idea of how
many extra miles might be needed due Cb avoidance.
REAL TIME UPDATES THANKS TO APPSCONNECT®
AppsConnect® facilitates application connectivity by When applications are coupled with SITA FOR AIRCRAFT
managing inflight and ground-based data exchange for AppsConnect®, it allows airlines to manage the flow of
your applications. To increase the efficiency of applications, files and messages with the ground, connect onboard and
AppsConnect® enables an onboard application to use any on-ground applications, and extract the full benefit of the
type of aircraft communications link, including traditional connected application ecosystem.
ACARS or IP broadband links.
In the case of eWAS Pilot, data used for flight preparation
on the ground is automatically refreshed with the latest
flight plan and weather information using either Wi-Fi or a
cellular link. Once in the air, a preconfigured airline message
routing policy is implemented to allow the most cost-effective
Updated data Increased Improved
updates of real time weather data through available links,
efficiency safety
whether it be SATCOM, SB-S, Cabin Links or even traditional
Datalink ACARS.
INTERESTED?
To request more information about AppsConnect®, please visit the product page at sita.aero/aircraft to submit an enquiry form.
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