by Elsie Clark | Nov 14, 2025 | Flight Ops IT, Innovation
Vietnam Airlines has adopted Lido 4D Flight Planning software for better operational safety and efficiency.
Produced by Lufthansa Systems, the tool enhances real-time situational awareness with updates from weather stations and air traffic control. Sustainability is also a focus, with Lido 4D helping airlines reducing unnecessary emissions and chart optimal flight paths. The solution is a significant step above traditional semi-automated processes, allowing pilots to make decisions more dynamically and adapt to changing circumstances more rapidly.
To Ngoc Giang, Executive Vice President at Vietnam Airlines, commented,
With the support from Lufthansa Systems, we are well-positioned to navigate the challenges and opportunities of the future, reinforcing our status as a premier airline in Asia and beyond.
Other airlines who have adopted Lido 4D include ANA, Emirates, and Malaysia Airlines. Vietnam Airlines currently holds a 4-star rating on Skytrax. Tech investment hopes to put them on equal footing with top airlines in APAC and achieve that coveted 5-star rating. More efficient planning will not only reduce their carbon emissions, but pass on benefits to customers such as smoother flights and improved on-time performance (OTP).
Lufthansa Systems, the in-house innovation team from German airline Lufthansa, supports over 350 customers. Vietnam Airlines adds Lido 4D Flight Planning to its existing suite of Lufthansa Systems solutions,, including mPilot, Lido FMS, and Lido AMDB.
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by Elsie Clark | Sep 17, 2025 | Flight Ops IT, Innovation
Air India has adopted SITA OptiFlight’s advanced climb optimisation solution, OptiClimb, and SITA eWAS for improved operational sustainability. The data-driven insights provided will reduce the airline’s carbon emissions by 35,000 tons each year.
The Indian national carrier has adopted the software as part of is intensive modernisation strategy, which includes retrofitting its current planes and purchasing more aircraft. The SITA technology has now rolled out across its fleet of Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s, with the widebody fleet to be added soon.
The SITA OptiFlight suite helps airlines optimise key phases of flights, especially energy-intense phases. Without compromising safety or performance, the intelligence tools provide custom climb-out schedules for each aircraft, reducing fuel burn.
SITA eWAS, on the other hand, is a complementary programme that provides pilots with weather updates and predictive forecasting. The availability of this real-time data helps the crew avoid turbulence and re-route efficiently.
Sumesh Patel, President, Asia Pacific at SITA, said:
Air India’s deployment of SITA OptiFlight and eWAS is a strong example of how smart digital technologies can cut emissions, save fuel, and unlock real operational value across every flight.
Basil Kwauk, Chief Operations Officer, Air India, added:
Sustainability and efficiency are core to our transformation into a world-class airline. With SITA OptiFlight and SITA eWAS, we’re taking meaningful steps to modernize our operations, reduce our carbon footprint.
Fuel savings across the fleet as a result of SITA’s optimisations are expected to be in the region 11,000 tons. The announcement comes after Air India signed a memorandum of understanding with IndianOil for the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in August 2025 – a further component of its net-zero emissions strategy.
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