A multi-engine, instrument rated pilot, James Wynbrandt has been an AIN and Business Jet Traveler contributor since 2003. His in-depth reporting and insightful features have won more than a dozen editorial honors, including two National Business Aviation Association Gold Wing Awards (2019; 2021), and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Barron’s, Fortune, Forbes, and Smithsonian Air &amp; Space. He has flown his Mooney M20K 252 on assignments throughout North and Central America and the Caribbean. Wynbrandt is also the author of Flying High (Wiley &amp; Sons), a biography of Jet Blue founder David Neeleman, as well as histories, references works, and books on a variety of other topics from major publishers. He lives in New York City.

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Romanian oil and gas services company Vega Offshore has chosen Switzerland-based Rusada’s Envision software to manage operations for its fleet of Airbus Helicopters H155s, the operator said on Wednesday. The Envision software will manage functions including continuing airworthiness, maintenance planning and tracking, and inventory management for Vega, which provides passenger and cargo flights from Constanta, Romania,&nbsp;for energy producers and offers&nbsp;medevac and SAR services.

 


“One of the key things we were looking for in a provider was a proven track record of success,” said Dana Claudia Glavan, managing director at Vega Offshore. “Rusada has been supporting rotor operators for over 30 years, and that gave us great confidence.”

 


Rusada’s European Client Services team integrated and implemented Envision over six months, while the team configured process flows, trained staff, and migrated over Vega’s existing data.

 


“We have a long-running history in the rotary industry," said&nbsp;Rusada CEO&nbsp;Julian Stourton,&nbsp;"and I’m glad we can now add another important name to our heli-community.”

 


Rusada software supports more than 100 customers worldwide and manages 2,000 aircraft in over 40 countries.

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