I-Saudia, umthwali wefulegi kazwelonke waseSaudi Arabia, umemezele namuhla ukukhethwa kwezixazululo ezimbalwa ezixhunyiwe zezindiza ezivela ku-Collins Aerospace, ibhizinisi le-RTX. Lesi sivumelwano sihambisana nokuphishekela kwenkampani yezindiza ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle, ukuthuthukisa ukuphepha kanye nokunciphisa izindleko zokusebenza nezokulungisa.
Isivumelwano seminyaka eyishumi sizoletha ukuqwashisa okuthuthukisiwe kwesimo somshayeli, i-ACARS exhunyiwe (ngaphezu kwe-IP), kanye nokuphakelayo kwedatha okuzenzakalelayo okuzenzakalelayo kokuqapha kwezempilo okubikezelwe kanye nokunakekelwa okubikezelwayo ezindizeni eziyi-120 zaseSaudia.
UNicole White, iPhini likaMongameli wezokuthuthukiswa kwebhizinisi, iConnected Aviation Solutions, kwaCollins Aerospace, uthe:
"Kube yilungelo ukusebenzisana neSaudia ezinhlosweni zabo zokufeza iSaudi Vision 2030 ngokuguqula inkampani yezindiza ngokwedijithali ngokwandisa ukusebenza kahle okuthuthukisa ulwazi lwamakhasimende."
White, wanezela: “Lezi zixazululo zizokwenza ukuthi izinqubo zedijithali zikwazi ukwenza okuzenzakalelayo okwengeziwe emisebenzini yamanje, zinikeze inkundla eyodwa yesimo sesikhathi sangempela nezibuyekezo, zinciphise umthelela wokusebenza okungavamile (IROPS) futhi zinciphise umsebenzi wezisebenzi—zilethe izinzuzo zangempela kubagibeli.
Ngasekuqaleni konyaka, i-Collins Aerospace yenza isivumelwano sokusekela nokusevisa Izindiza zaseSaudia' yonke imikhumbi ye-A320, A330 kanye ne-Boeing 787 ukuze inikeze i-Saudia izincomo zokulungisa ezithuthukisiwe ukuze kuncishiswe isikhathi sokuphumula semikhumbi.
UCaptain Ibrahim Koshy, oyi-CEO yaseSaudia, uthe: “I-Saudia izibophezele ekuthuthukiseni amakhono ethu okusebenza kanye nokuqinisekisa amazinga aphezulu okuphepha nokusebenza kahle kwezivakashi zethu. Ukusebenzisana ne-Collins Aerospace kuphawula ingqopha-mlando ohambweni lwethu oluya empumelelweni ngokuguqula imisebenzi yethu ngokwedijithali. Ukwamukelwa kwezixazululo ezixhumene zezindiza kuhambisana nombono wethu wesikhathi esizayo futhi kunomthelela ekugcwalisekeni kweSaudi Vision 2030. Siyaqiniseka ukuthi le ntuthuko ngeke nje ithuthukise ukusebenza kwethu kodwa futhi iphakamise ulwazi lokuhamba lulonke lwezivakashi zethu ezibalulekile.”
