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BYTRON, the UK aviation data management specialists, today announced that it has enhanced its skybook® fuel analysis application by adding a carbon accounting function.

The Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) software tool that may be integrated with the skybook® electronic flight bag, accurately calculates and reports on the level of C02 produced by aircraft operators. Captured data can be analysed and reported on through the skybook® ground based service. The application will help aircraft operators meet the immediate demands of the European Emissions Trading Schemes (ETS). In addition, a full set of reporting tools enables operators to compare fuel consumption/emissions on same and different type aircraft and by route.

BYTRON Business Development Manager David Marks, said; "Airlines have been under pressure to meet the August 31st 2009 deadline for submitting their plans for monitoring carbon dioxide emissions and, although the deadline has been extended the requirement is still urgent. We are still aiming to have the application fully field tested by the August 31st deadline and a European airline will commence operational trials on August 1st."

BYTRON Ltd is delighted to announce it is providing further flight management solutions to OpenSkies as the airline expands its operation into Newark, NJ.

BYTRON has been providing flight briefing services to the unique all business airline since its inaugural flight in June last year operating out of Paris and JFK. In line with current services, BYTRON is providing its skybook® service plus all crew room equipment, including workstations, printers and network infrastructure which is remotely monitored from BYTRON’s base in the UK, providing automatic alerts about equipment and system serviceability. VOIP communications are utilised to allow crews to contact BYTRON Help Desk and the airline operations department in the UK providing direct support when required. This service negates the need for OpenSkies to provide their own IT support in Newark, JFK or Orly and instead rely on BYTRON’s proven track record in this arena.

Simon Clayton, BYTRON’s Aviation Solutions Manager commented, "BYTRON and OpenSkies are two companies at the forefront of their industries, providing innovative and ground breaking services. We both like to do things differently and in the words of Openskies ‘we’re not like everyone else’. We are delighted to be supporting operations in New Jersey and congratulate OpenSkies on their continued success. We look forward to supporting OpenSkies as its operation expands."

UK based aviation data service provider BYTRON Ltd today announced the appointment of David Marks as Business Development Manager. Working across all brands and business units and reporting to the Board, David has a remit targeted at adding to the company’s penetration of the aviation market.

With around twenty years working within aviation both military and civil – including several years in previous operational and business development roles David's background in Sales, Major Accounts and Business Development across the aviation sector will provide substantial additional support to the existing leadership team in BYTRON.

David's most recent role was a senior leadership position in sales and business development with WSI.

Stephen Bailey managing director of BYTRON commented "Reaching our 25th anniversary of involvement in aviation this year, we have built an exceptional and unique support service for airline operations. David brings with him a wealth of experience and domain expertise, gained over many years serving the aviation industry, and we anticipate his contribution to our next 25 years."

FlyGlobespan's business strategy to help weather the downturn has delivered a bonus for BYTRON Ltd, the aviation data supplier, who is contracted to provide ETOPS briefing services.

FlyGlobespan recently wet leased three of its Boeing wide bodied 767-300s, one to the UK Ministry of Defence for their twice weekly UK – Falklands service, another to Air Calin for operations in the Pacific between New Caledonia and Japan and a third to Air India.

BYTRONs briefing services provide airlines with the ability to globally control dispatch information from HQ Ops. The Falklands service and Pacific operations have achieved another two milestones for Bytron as both are dispatched from FlyGlobespan HQ Ops in Edinburgh.

Simon Clayton Aviation Solutions Manager for BYTRON said, "Once again Bytron is setting the standard for global aviation data distribution. For a number of years we have helped manage Hajj flights between Japan, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. Our eFlight/skybook service has now enabled FlyGlobespan to extend their operations further round the globe whilst maintaining control from their Edinburgh HQ".