British Airways Chooses WSI Hubcast
Birmingham, UK, 12th July 2006: — WSI (Weather Services International) today announced that operations decision support tool WSI Hubcast will be adopted by British Airways. Developed in conjunction with the FAA, WSI Hubcast provides precise hour-by-hour forecasts of terminal weather conditions that impact airport acceptance rates and ground operations. The tool enables airlines and airport operators to make timely and cost effective decisions in the areas of runway anti-icing, terminal passenger management and operational safety and efficiency.
“British Airways is a key client of WSI’s and their selection of WSI Hubcast reflects the growing need of airlines to access continual, detailed, high accuracy weather forecast products”. says WSI Regional Director Aviation Sales, Colin Pollard. “British Airways has built a solid and compelling business case around the implementation of WSI Hubcast and we look forward to assisting them realise these operational efficiencies and benefits”. WSI currently supports over 80 commercial aviation customers in Europe.
British Airways is one the world's largest international airlines, carrying around 36 million passengers worldwide. “Utilising WSI Hubcast allows us not only to proactively limit negative effects caused by weather events but also to anticipate issues such as air traffic delays” says Mitch Preston, Flight Technical Manager B777, British Airways. WSI Hubcast will be in use within British Airways to monitor London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
WSI (Weather Services International)
WSI is a part of the largest private weather company in the world, with the expertise and resources to continually lead the way in forecast accuracy and innovation. Each day, WSI's weather-driven business solutions are put to the test by thousands of aviation professionals around the world. ( www.wsieurope.com )
WSI Hubcast
WSI Hubcast is a new operations decision support tool for key hub airports. It provides detailed
hour-by-hour forecasts of selected weather elements and enables accurate planning for disruption
caused by fog, snow/ice, strong winds and thunderstorms. Customisable alert thresholds inform
operators of deteriorating forecast weather and also provide insight into actual weather trends.
British Airways
British Airways is one the world's largest international airlines, carrying around 36 million
passengers worldwide. Also, one of the world's longest established airlines, it has always been
regarded as an industry-leader. The airline's two main operating bases are London's two main
airports, Heathrow (the world's biggest international airport) and Gatwick.
(www.britishairways.com)
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