US Airways Selects Informatica Data Integration Platform to Pilot Real-Time Business Reporting and Analysis
Major U.S. Airline Will Leverage Informatica PowerCenter and PowerExchange to Realize Post-Merger Synergies and Support FAA Compliance
Informatica Corporation (Nasdaq: INFA - News), a leading provider of data integration solutions, today announced that US Airways (NYSE: LCC - News), the nation's fifth-largest domestic airline, has selected the Informatica PowerCenter data integration platform and PowerExchange data-access software to drive the company's centralized business-reporting and management information initiatives. Delivering timely, consolidated information across the organization -- including real-time mainframe-based data -- the Informatica solution will help the recently-merged US Airways reduce operating costs, optimize safety-critical maintenance processes, and comply with FAA operating regulations.
"The Informatica platform will help us manage data volumes that tripled overnight as a result of our merger and provides a robust framework for leveraging real-time data generated by the systems that run the combined airline," said Andrew Clifford, senior manager, US Airways. "For example, PowerCenter and PowerExchange will enable US Airways to analyze events affecting aircraft maintenance and operations as they happen, which will help make our operations more transparent, efficient and cost-effective. We selected Informatica over competing solutions for its proven mainframe data access, high performance and scalable platform that will support our long-term data integration needs."
Replacing multiple, in-house developed data integration routines, PowerCenter and PowerExchange will access changed data records in real time from US Airway's mainframe operational environment and consolidate such records into a single enterprise data warehouse. This represents a significant step towards integrating the IT systems of both airlines, which when completed will enable the FAA to award a single operating certificate.
The data consolidated by the Informatica solution will be used by line personnel and managers across the organization for operational reporting, inventory management, parts purchasing and aircraft records maintenance. It will also be used to drive management reporting and analyses of procurement, maintenance, personnel and other key operations. Integral to the overall data integration process, PowerCenter will cleanse the collected data, ensure its integrity, and provide a comprehensive audit trail for aircraft parts.
"Companies like US Airways underscore the critical role of enterprise data integration in a merger or acquisition scenario," said Brian Gentile, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Informatica. "When data integration processes and skill sets are standardized on a single easy-to-manage platform, companies can move more quickly and confidently in combining post-merger operations, presenting a single face to the world, and complying with regulatory mandates. From data quality and consistency assurance to real-time data delivery and comprehensive audit trails, the Informatica data integration platform addresses the entire data integration lifecycle to help companies rapidly realize post-merger synergies."
US Airways and America West's recent merger creates the fifth-largest domestic airline employing nearly 35,000 aviation professionals. US Airways, US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express operate approximately 3,800 flights per day and serve more than 230 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America.
About Informatica
Informatica Corporation is a leading provider of enterprise data integration software and services. With Informatica, companies can gain greater business value by integrating all their information assets from across the enterprise. More than 2,650 companies worldwide rely on Informatica to reduce the cost and expedite the time to address data integration needs of any complexity and scale. For more information, call 650-385-5000 (1-800-653-9871 in the U.S.), or visit www.informatica.com .
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