Monitor Competitors' Flight Network Changes With OAG Alerts

SINGAPORE, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- OAG has announced it is rolling out its groundbreaking aviation monitoring service OAG alerts to airlines and airports in China, Japan and other major markets within the Asia Pacific region from today.

A web-based system that eliminates the need to manually log-in to a database to search for changes, OAG alerts tracks and delivers instant notifications of competitive airline routes, flight frequencies, and aircraft equipment changes based on registered users' selected criteria straight to their inbox. It is ideal for airline revenue management and network planners; airport route development and ground handling managers; and administrators in all sectors of the tourism and aviation industries.

Now, for the first time, Aviation professionals can easily define their automatic schedule change alerts by carrier, route or code share partnership, and amend their alert parameters as often as they choose. The moment OAG receives a carrier's schedule change information it is verified and posted to the customer's online account within seconds. The change is immediately flagged for the user upon log-in, and customers can also elect to receive summary reports by email as often as preferred.

"OAG alerts helps our customers in Asia Pacific gain a first-mover advantage in the rapidly shifting airline industry landscape, where every opportunity to make faster business decisions, eliminate inefficiencies and increase margins must be seized," said John Grant, Executive Vice President, UBM Aviation. "Having moment-by-moment access to competitive movements enables rapid response to potential advantages and threats, and can literally mean a gain or loss of millions of dollars in incremental revenue."

Introduced last month to the USA and UK markets, the OAG alerts system, powered by OAG's renowned schedules database, monitors more than 28 million departures for up to 12 months ahead, will store customers' alert reports for 30 days and is available to trial for free now at www.oag-alerts.com.

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About OAG

OAG, a UBM Aviation brand, is the trusted source for aviation information and analytical services, with data sourced from OAG's comprehensive and proprietary airline schedules, flight status, fleet, MRO and cargo logistics databases. Our airline schedules database holds future and historical flight details for over 1,000 airlines and more than 4,000 airports. Our aggregated data feeds the world's global distribution systems and travel portals, and drives the internal systems of many airlines, airports, air traffic control systems, aircraft manufacturers, and government agencies around the world. For more information, visit www.oag.com.

About UBM Aviation

UBM Aviation, a UBM company, brings together buyers and sellers of air travel and transport through our portfolio of products and services. We specialize in the supply of data, analytics, consulting services, events and media related to the global aviation industry. Our leading brands include the official provider of aviation data and analytics, OAG; a leading provider of solutions for the air freight industry, OAG Cargo; the world-renowned provider of airport route development forums, marketing and networking events, Routes; the leading route development consultancy firm, Airport Strategy & Marketing (ASM); an international program of aviation exhibitions and conferences including the Airline Purchasing & Maintenance Conference & Expo; and must-read aviation publications such as Aircraft Technology Engineering & Maintenance and Airline Fleet Management.  For more information, visit www.ubmaviation.com.