Case Study: Lufthansa Systems achieves real-time, reliable flight planning with Actian Ingres and OpenROAD

Lufthansa Systems depends on Actian Ingres and OpenROAD to ensure thousands of flights go smoothly for millions of passengers worldwide

Lufthansa Systems, a leading full-service IT provider for the airline industry serving about 300 airlines, built the market-leading Lido/FlightPlanning product to calculate routes, fuel needs and safety constraints for flights. The company needed a robust, stable and cost-effective database platform to underpin this mission‑critical software and deliver real‑time, 24/7 data to airlines and pilots worldwide.

They implemented Actian Ingres with Actian OpenROAD as the central database and application platform, providing secure, high‑performance, always‑available data and strong vendor support. The solution delivered high uptime, reliability and lower licensing costs, enabling cost‑optimal routing that boosts operational efficiency, supports safe flight operations and generates millions in additional annual revenue for customers.

Lufthansa Systems

Rudi Koffer

Senior Database Software Architect