Etihad Airways has entered an agreement with Boeing covering multiple crew management solutions to support the planning and operation of the airline's 7,500 crewmembers.

Through the agreement, Etihad Airways will integrate Crew Pairing, Rostering and Fatigue Risk Management solutions to optimise planning, increase crew satisfaction and reduce costs. Provided through Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen, the solutions are powered by Boeing AnalytX and provide airlines with advanced optimisation and analysis.

Crew Pairing is designed to help airlines create optimised work duties, improving crew efficiency and operational robustness, while minimising cost.

Crew Rostering allows airlines to build quality rosters that respect crews' preferences and relevant constraints, while reducing total costs and time to market.

Fatigue Risk Management solutions, supported by the Boeing Alertness Model, provide strategies and proven solutions for reducing fatigue risk in crew rosters.

According to Boeing, airlines using these services often see cost reductions of three percent or more annually and a significant uptake in crew satisfaction over their rosters.