Saudi Arabia’s NAS reaches new heights with Oracle
Posted: 5 October 2003
Centralised financials and HR will help private aviation
leader launch Kingdom’s new domestic airline
Oracle Corporation, the world’s largest enterprise software
company, announced that National Air Services (NAS), the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia’s only privately owned aviation provider,
is deploying the Oracle E-Business Suite to centralise its financial
and human resources operations.
NAS, which has interests in fractional jet ownership, charter flights,
and aircraft maintenance, is streamlining its back-office functions
in preparation for the launch of a competitive new domestic airline
in 2004.
Currently operating both charter and corporate flights with a fleet
of more than 20 aircraft, NAS will utilise the Oracle E-business
Suite to improve the timeliness and accuracy of its financial data
across the company’s related business units. Maintaining an
up-to-the-minute perspective of its finances will be vital to NAS
while establishing the new domestic airline within the Kingdom,
which is anticipated to have an initial capitalisation of US$100
million, funded by NAS and a consortium of mainly Saudi investors.
Oracle E-Business Suite is a complete set of business applications
designed to efficiently manage customer interactions, deliver services,
manufacture products, ship orders, collect payments, maintain financial
records and provide business intelligence – all from a system
built on a unified information architecture. Whether it is implemented
one module at a time or the complete suite, Oracle E-Business Suite
helps organisations make more informed decisions and improve their
business operations – while reducing expenses.
Deploying Oracle’s Human Resources Management System (HRMS)
solution will enable NAS to increase the productivity and efficiency
of employees in the Kingdom. NAS staff, from pilots to aircraft
technicians, can access the human resources component of the Oracle
E-Business Suite online to update flight logs and timesheets, submit
expense reports, and apply for leave and other company benefits
from anywhere in the world.
“We’re anticipating that our new Oracle E-Business
Suite deployment will be especially beneficial to our NetJets fractional
ownership program, which requires very rigorous accounting and scheduling
to ensure maximum customer value. Centralising this information
and making it accessible online will give NAS a clear perspective
on which aircraft are available when, with all of the associated
costs updated in real time, and having this information at our disposal
should actually improve our level of service as well as NAS’s
internal decision-making capabilities,” said Ali Janbi, Communications
and IT Manager for National Air Services.
“Given the highly technical nature of our business, we have
a growing base of skilled pilots and mechanics on board, all of
whom keep records about the number of hours they log with us and
the professional certifications they attain. This information can
now be stored and updated online through NAS’ Oracle-based
human resources system, which will not only make the system more
efficient, but will reduce human error and cut administrative costs
as well,” added Janbi.
Oracle recently announced a number of aviation-specific enhancements
to its Oracle E-Business Suite, including maintenance and planning
improvements, which should benefit NAS in its new solution deployment.
With the addition of NAS to its regional customer base, Oracle is
considered the premier information management provider to the aviation
industry in the Middle East with household customers like Emirates
Airline, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, and Middle East Airlines.
“The extremely aggressive growth plans outlined by NAS --
not only in its existing operations, but also in building a new
domestic carrier to service the regional market with more than 20
additional aircraft -- demand the support of a reliable, real-time
financial and HR infrastructure. Having the latest revenue figures
and staff capabilities at the fingertips of its decision-makers
will enable NAS to capitalise more quickly on business opportunities
both in Saudi Arabia and around the region,” stated Husam
Dajani, Oracle’s Vice President for the Middle East region.
“We’re delighted that NAS has joined the growing number
of aviation companies and other leading businesses in the Middle
East that are choosing the Oracle E-Business Suite to become more
efficient and profitable organisations,” Dajani concluded.
Oracle E-Business Suite
The Oracle E-Business Suite is the industry's first integrated
suite of Internet business applications that automate critical business
processes, offering customers unprecedented choice and flexibility
in implementing business applications. Its open architecture and
single data model allow applications to be deployed as individual
modules, business flows, or as an entire integrated suite. The Oracle
E-Business Suite is offered as traditional software on CD ROMs or
as an outsourced service.
About National Air Service
National Air Services (NAS) is a Saudi Limited Liability
Company established officially in May 1999, which headquarters’
based in Jeddah with branches in Riyadh, Cairo and Bahrain. Today,
NAS is the only privately owned air transportation Services Company
registered and licensed in Saudi Arabia.
NAS has introduced the Middle East to the most revolutionary new
concepts in private aviation – fractional aircraft ownership
– in a very big way, teaming up with the concept’s pioneer
and the outright world leader in private aviation – NetJets
of the US. NAS has expanded its business lines in the last few years
to create a collection of services that furnishes the diversified
official and private travel requirements of clients in the Kingdom
and the Middle East.
About Oracle Corp
Oracle Corporation is the world's largest enterprise software company.
For more information see www.oracle.com/me.
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