Swedish IT company IFS, which has software development facilities in Sri Lanka, recently announced that it had signed with USA-based aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company Sabreliner Corp. to support its government prime contractor role with the US government, according to an IFS statement.
Further, the statement said, "Sabreliner supplies other aviation organisations and the U.S. military with aircraft MRO services. Sabreliner also manufactures airframe assemblies, parts, components and tooling for use in new fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft production. Some of Sabreliner’s customers include Airbus, BAE Systems, Boeing, Bombardier Aerospace, L-3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Sikorsky Aircraft".
IFS's statement also indicates that "Sabreliner plans to implement IFS Applications components for Financials, Distribution, Manufacturing, Engineering, Maintenance, Sales and Support, and Human Resources" and quoted Cindy Jaudon, President and Chief Executive of the 500 employee strong Sabreliner, as saying that IFS’s solution “covers everything from quotation handling, maintenance planning, and tracking of open service bulletins (SBs) and airworthiness directives (ADs) to maintenance execution, warranty management, supply chain logistics, cost tracking, and invoicing". (JH) |