Southwest Airlines, TechPubs to discuss advanced technical publications management in September Barcelona industry event

Special session at World Low Cost Airlines Congress event, September 29-30, 2009, to examine challenges and benefits of move to centralized techpubs management

Longmont, CO, June 9, 2009: TechPubs, a leader in technical document management for the global aviation marketplace, and Southwest Airlines (SWA), the world’s leading low-fare carrier, will appear together at a special session at the World Low Cost Airlines Congress (WLCAC), Barcelona, September 29-30. The companies will discuss the motivation, challenges, and benefits of Southwest’s recent decision to adopt next-generation technical publications management technology and processes.

The session “Case study: Southwest Airlines and Next-Generation Technical Publications Management: Easing Regulatory Burdens; Increasing Efficiency” will take place at 2pm on September 30, as part of the WLCAC “Getting the Most from IT” Stream. Full information on the session is available in the Event programme (scroll down to the 2pm session)

Parties interested in attending the WLCAC will receive discounted admission as special guests of TechPubs, a WLCAC gold sponsor. Click here for a preview of the case study to be discussed in the event. The study contains a link to special pricing for TechPubs guests.

In the session, Don Tilden, SWA’s Director, Centralized Publications, and Mel Schwann, TechPubs Inc EVP Sales and Marketing, will discuss key elements of SWA’s decision to centralize and streamline technical publications, including:

  • Centralizing Publication Management: reducing redundancy, improving access and reuse, lowering costs
  • Moving to “Automated Compliance” solutions for streamlined regulatory review and approval
  • Cross-functional considerations: Flight Ops, Maintenance, and beyond
  • Transitioning to new systems: organizational challenges and opportunities
  • How paper-based & outdated technologies create roadblocks, delays, and cost challenges
  • Return on investment: how advanced centralized publications pay off across the enterprise

About TechPubs

TechPubs, a PTC Global Airline Industry Platinum Partner, is a leader in aviation technical documentation management (TDM) – a critical contributor to safety regulatory compliance and operational efficiency. TDM requires a unique combination of powerful technology and industry expertise – great software and related services to ensure the right solution for the specific challenges each airline faces in running streamlined, compliant operations. See www.techpubsglobal.com for more information.

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