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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 16 NOVEMBER 2016 17 Events Shireburn wins Kenya Airports tender KENYA Airports Author- ity (KAA) has chosen Shireburn Group's Concessionaire Ana- lyzer+ (CA+) software solution to better manage its concession- based commercial business and to help improve their non-aero- nautical revenues. KAA manages 11 airports in Kenya. The five-year contract was won by CA Plus Ltd, a member of the Shireburn Group, together with its reseller, Eastra Solutions Ltd, a Nairobi based solution provider specialising in systems integra- tion and enterprise IT operations and services. John de Giorgio, Managing Di- rector of the Shireburn Group, said that "the African airport market is developing rapidly, with increased investments being made in infrastructure. CA+ will enable these airports to secure their commercial revenues in or- der to sustain further investment through boosting non-aeronauti- cal revenues." The CA+ software continues to gain ground on several con- tinents, and now with this first CA+ installation, on the African continent. Earlier this year the company also concluded con- tracts with Antigua Airport in the Caribbean and is currently run- ning a number of pilots projects in the Middle East. Shireburn's CA+ has established itself as the leader in the airport non-aeronautical software sec- tor, and has grown a network of partners and re-sellers in order to assist with its expansion and implementation. These include partners assisting with projects in North America, Latin America, Caribbean as well as the Middle East and India. This has also in turn led to a growth in team resources locally, as well as a recent office expan- sion at SkyParks Business Centre, where the Shireburn Group has increased its office footprint in order to accommodate its growth. Shireburn's CA+ solution will enable KAA to collect transac- tional sales data from each con- cessionaire even though they are each running their own individ- ual POSs on different platforms. All sales data is then integrated into a single platform, where sales can be correlated with conces- sion contracts, flight data and other operational information through the integrated Business Intelligence and Big Data ana- lytics module. This will provide KAA with a level of insight never before possible, allowing them to assess sales patterns and boost their non-aeronautical revenues through better concession man- agement. CA+ will provide an overall im- provement in the sales data col- lection process, enabling more efficient automation of contract management and analysis, replac- ing much of the spreadsheet and manual input of data that today dominates most airport com- mercial teams. KAA will then be more able to work with conces- sionaires to further enhance their performance, optimizing non- aeronautical sales and enhancing revenue management improving the position for both concession- aire and the KAA. KAA opted for an on-premises installation of CA+, and this will include several modules. The CA+ Data Collection module will be integrated with the Flights Module and the BI Module for reporting and dashboards on a web-based platform. The CA+ Revenue Calculation and Billing Module will allow KAA to auto- mate the calculation of revenues due and then integrate with their SAP ERP system for billing pur- poses, drastically reducing the man hours required to invoice concessions. David Kabundu, The Managing Director of Eastra solutions lim- ited, commented that "We part- nered with CA Plus Limited, be- cause we felt that their products addressed KAA needs and would enable efficient management of their concession-based commer- cial business". Kasaine ole Pertet, the General Manager ICT at KAA, comment- ed that "The Authority is excited to be partnering with both CA+ and Eastra to implement the Con- cession Management Solution at our main airport – JKIA. The solution will enable KAA to en- hance non-aeronautical revenues by having clear visibility of sales transactions on a real-time basis." KAA manages 11 airports in Kenya and has chosen Shireburn Group's Concessionaire Analyzer+ to manage its business Emirates moves to an all Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 fleet IN line with its vision to offer a superior passenger experience and improve environmental performance through a modern and state of the art wide-body aircraft f leet, Emirates has re- tired the last Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft in its f leet from active service. This makes Emir- ates the first and only airline in the world to operate a f leet of all Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 air- craft for its passenger f lights. Emirates recently retired A6- EAK from operational service. The aircraft was the last of the 29 Airbus A330 aircraft that had been operating as part of its f leet. Emirates has also phased out A6-ERN, the last serving Airbus A340 in the f leet which had joined the airline in 2004, originally manufactured in 1999. Since January 2015, Emir- ates has retired 18 A330 and 5 A340 aircraft from its f leet. The retirement of older air- craft is balanced by the induc- tion of younger, more modern aircraft into the f leet. This has resulted in Emirates operating one of the youngest f leets in the industry with an average age of 5.2 years. The two youngest aircraft in the f leet- Emirates' 85th A380- the first of the new generation A380 aircraft delivered in Oc- tober 2016 and Emirates' 125th Boeing 777-300ER - are less than 2 weeks old. Emirates' f leet of all Airbus A380 and Boe- ing 777 aircraft will also have a smaller environmental impact as both aircraft types have bet- ter fuel efficiency and emissions performance than the retired aircraft. For the calendar year 2016 Emirates will have taken deliv- ery of 36 new aircraft - 20 Airbus A380s and 16 Boeing 777. This also includes the next genera- tion Boeing 777-300ER aircraft - with upgraded business class seats and other features includ- ing a lower fuel burn ratio - to be delivered from November 2016. Emirates is currently the larg- est operator of the Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft with 85 Airbus A380s and 160 Boe- ing 777s in its f leet. Out of the 234 aircraft worth over USD 112 billion that Emirates has in its order book, 150 will be the new Boeing 777X aircraft that will be delivered starting 2020. The aircraft will feature a range of passenger focused amenities on board including larger windows, higher ceiling, and a wider cabin in addition to being more fuel ef- ficient than older aircraft. Emirates operates daily sched- uled f lights between Malta and Dubai on a Boeing 777-300 aircraft. Emirates f lies twice weekly to Malta, on Mondays and Wednesdays, via Larnaca in Cyprus, and on Sundays, Tues- days, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays the airline operates the Dubai - Malta route on a cir- cular routing via Tunis in Tuni- sia. The return f light f lies direct from Malta to Dubai. Emirates recently retired the last Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft from its fleet