The AirVision suite helps airlines with scheduling, planning of networks, pricing and managing revenues. AirCentre, an operations solution suite, supports airlines by helping them manage crew resources, flight planning, and also provides airlines with a graphical monitoring of airline operations.

Dasha Kuksenko (pictured left), Sabre Airline Solutions’ head of sales for Asia Pacific and India, said the company was in constant conversation with its airline partners to find out their concerns and challenges.

“Our solutions are built to directly address these issues, and therefore Sabre is able to bring immediate benefits to the airlines.”

Another challenge faced by airlines in China and around the world is the overbooking of seat inventory. Sabre’s Revenue Integrity offers the solution to address this problem by identifying and eliminating non-revenue generating bookings.

Kuksenko revealed that of its airline partners in the Middle East saw a US$26 million benefit from using the Sabre AirVision Revenue Integrity after just five months.

“That translates to a huge boost to the bottom line,” she added.

Earlier this year Sabre reported that its airline partner, China Eastern Airlines, had been enjoying greater efficiency after automating its fleet planning and scheduling processes with Sabre’s AirVision Network solutions.

The company is also helping airlines to address rising fuel prices – another major concern – with its Flight Plan Manager. With this, the entire flight planning process is automated, integrating complete data support services such as weather, airport and airspace restrictions information. This industry-leading solution has been proven to save airlines fuel by up to seven percent.

Airlines in China, grappling with constraints on resources against a backdrop of tremendous growth, are also looking at  Sabre’s AirCentre Airport resource management solution. This allows airlines, airports and ground handling companies to efficiently and effectively plan, administer and manage ground resources such as employees, equipment and gates.

Seven of the top 10 airlines in the world, which use Sabre AirCentre Airport, have reported a reduction of full-time employee and equipment requirements by 25%. Administrative costs are also reduced by up to 20%.

Sabre said that all these tools would help airlines better forecast network profitability, evaluate optimal flight times against aircraft availability, and better plan frequency of operation. Airlines that have chosen to automate these processes have found immediate savings upwards of two percent.