As airlines accelerate efforts to improve operational efficiency and reduce fuel consumption, many are facing a challenge: transitioning from legacy tools to modern, data-driven solutions. Choosing the right platform can make a significant difference, not only in performance but also in ease of implementation and the ability to scale fuel-efficiency initiatives across the airline.
👋 Meet Mohamed Al Mansoori, Manager for Fuel Optimization and Emissions Reporting at Gulf Air.
In this interview, he shares their experience moving from a discontinued legacy system to SkyBreathe®. From evaluating alternative solutions to implementing the platform, Gulf Air explains why SkyBreathe® stood out and how the transition has enabled their team to take the next step in their fuel efficiency journey.
Before adopting SkyBreathe®, how were you managing fuel efficiency?
The previous system we had was the Honeywell fuel monitoring system. We managed to utilize the system to the max, even though it required a bit of manual input from our end. However, we managed, and savings were made using the system.
The risks that I can see that happened are that it was time-consuming for us to apply each best practice that we have for our fuel efficiency program. The reason we adopted SkyBreathe® was the Honeywell system's discontinuation, so we explored other options and then reached out to SkyBreathe®.
Did you look at other alternatives?
We considered a few different systems and went through trials and presentations about them.
Honestly speaking, SkyBreathe® was leaps ahead of the systems we have seen. Even though financially, we had to make a decision to go with SkyBreathe®. We saw the advancement in technology. We've seen the user friendly system that SkyBreathe® offers so that was the main reason we had to go with SkyBreathe®.
How did the implementation process go from kickoff to go live? Were there any challenges?
The implementation process was a highlight for us because we have experienced similar implementations in the past, and the whole process was smooth on our end, with the data set and systems we had, and the team and implementation team required. All the documents were smoothly integrated, and we followed the timeline exactly as we planned.
What advice would you give managers evaluating a fuel efficiency solution?
Go and check, different vendors. However, I'm sure that once you reach SkyBreathe®, you will make the decision easy.
If you had to summarize your experience with SkyBreathe® in one sentence, what would it be?
The only thing I can honestly say is: a smooth and supportive transition.
Any final thoughts you’d like to share with the airline community?
I'm literally at the beginning of the whole process, so my advice or my take from this is it's a good start. It's a very ambitious step from Gulf Air to go with the system, and I'm very excited about what the system can do and how we can implement all the best practices.
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