The Alliance Drone Team, one of the UK’s largest police unmanned aviation systems (UAS) programmes, has been able to expand and effectively manage operations covering almost 5,000 square miles, thanks to Centrik. The operational management system – the only one of its type approved by Regulators to manage both manned and unmanned operations – has easily and effective co-ordinated activity for almost 50 police UAS pilots across South West England.…

Birmingham Airport, one of the UK’s fastest growing airports, has implemented powerful operational management system, Centrik, to transform its airside operating procedures. Birmingham is the seventh largest airport in the UK. With annual aircraft movements now in excess of 130,000, its safety and compliance procedures are becoming ever more complex. As such, the airport has turned to Centrik, citing it as the only fully integrated system able to handle the…

Plowman Craven, one of the largest surveying companies in the UK, has transformed the safety, risk and compliance processes of its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) thanks to Centrik, the powerful operational management system. The company, which uses its fleet of UAVs to compile detailed 3D topographic surveys in hazardous and restricted locations, needed a comprehensive and concise way to monitor and track its increasing flight procedures. Tom Wren, UAV Manager…

Virginia-based international intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) provider, MAG Aerospace, has used Centrik to consolidate the operational management of its 20 separate specialist aviation programmes, a move that has revolutionised the way the company operates. As a rapidly growing business, MAG Aerospace was originally looking for a Safety Management System (SMS) to oversee its increasingly complex flight requirements. However, after a demonstration of Centrik’s overarching capabilities, the company decided to…

New Maldives airline, Manta Air, has taken to the skies with the help of Centrik, implementing the system as part of its daily operations management. Centrik’s modular structure, intuitive interface and unlimited concurrent user functionality – alongside glowing reports from existing users and regulators – were cited by the airline as the main reasons for choosing Centrik as one of its operational management systems. Edward Alsford, Chief Operating Officer at…

Aurigny has dramatically simplified its operational management after implementing Centrik. Guernsey-based Aurigny selected Centrik for its operational management after finding it to be the only system capable of handling the airline’s highly complex fleet requirements – which range from Dornier 228s to Embraer 195s – while remaining accessible and easy to use for all staff. The system, which has been tailored to the specifics of Aurigny’s operations, enables the team…

Aircraft maintenance provider Bournemouth Aviation Services has transformed the efficiency of its operations thanks to its new management system, Centrik. Handling all maintenance and repair of Pilatus PC-12 aircraft for parent company Jetfly, Bournemouth Aviation Services turned to Centrik at the start of 2018 to streamline its operational procedures, adding a more structured, centralised way of tracking and evidencing all MRO processes. Dave Munday, Technical Director at Bournemouth Aviation Services,…

Operational compliance management company Total AOC has been accredited by the Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register (JOSCAR) for the defence industry. JOSCAR accreditation means that Centrik, the powerful operational management system developed by Total AOC, is now approved to manage every aspect of a defence contractor’s operations. Additionally, defence contractors can use Total AOC’s services, such as AOC set-up and management, safe in the knowledge that the company meets all…

London City Airport has turned to Centrik to transform its day-to-day operations, after finding that it was the only management system capable of handling the airport’s extensive and complex requirements. London’s most central airport, which has 2,100 employees working across its campus, has been enjoying a record-breaking year and is also progressing its transformative, £480 million City Airport Development Programme. Now, various aspects of the airport’s safety and quality management…

UAS operators who boast a record of zero safety incidents could be at major risk of disaster, according to David Hunkin, Head of UAS at operational management software provider Centrik. Hunkin has expressed concern that operators who aggressively push a zero-incident record are inadvertently discouraging proper safety reporting, putting both themselves and their co-workers in danger. He says: “Even the safest operator is likely to have an occasional ‘near miss’,…