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By Modernizing the Ramp Handling System, a Leading Asian Airline Reduced Infrastructure Cost by 70%

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Overview.

Our client, a leading Asian Airline, was facing safety and compliance issues with the ramp management system. Their outdated legacy system was presenting maintenance challenge due to expired product support and complexities in its monolithic implementation. To address the multiple issues, the client partnered with Coforge to design a system that allowed users to harvest unique service values and increase the serviceability of their airport ecosystem

Challenge.

Existing legacy application, built on Sybase and Power Builder, was posing significant risks to the airline, such as:

  • Rigid application structure to allow any changes
  • Risky and expensive enhancements
  • Slower GTM and extended-release cycles

This monolithic implementation, outdated technology, and no platform support made it challenging for the airline to maintain. In addition, the legacy system lacked advanced security measures and was incapable of integrating modern data collection. Our client’s system was struggling to keep up with the airline industry’s changing regulations, causing compliance issues.

Solution.

A complete rewrite of the existing application was done using microservices architecture and web-enabled user interface. The cloud-based architecture provided agility, flexibility, and scalability and was ready to adopt technologies, like Kubernetes and Angular. In addition, we powered the new system by:  

  • Containerization of Ramp Handling System application  
  • On-demand, Auto-scaling configuration for Worker node and Amazon Aurora Serverless  
  • Application Modernization by building and natively deploying applications on AWS   
  • Deployed Infrastructure as a Code (IaC) which empowered the revamped system to launch services using CloudFormation scripts  
  • Executed Release on Demand to immediately roll out new functionality   

Pivotal features Coforge provided:  

  • Modularity  
  • Cloud-based architecture  
  • Microservices for a future proof and resilient architecture  
  • Next generation UI/UX  
  • Mobile Ready  
  • DevSecOps agility  

The Impact.

  • 70% reduction in infrastructure cost  
  • 35% faster user response time due to improved application efficiency  
  • Fully compliant system for safety & regulatory requirements  
  • Harnessed cloud-native services for built-in log analytics & monitoring which boosted system performance and user experience  
  • Powered the new application with high availability, resiliency, and optimization to improve overall system performance  
  • Advanced and agile system owing to the platform engineering approach  

Are you still struggling with legacy systems? If yes, Coforge can assist you in migrating your legacy system to microservices. With a global customer base of 50+ airlines, we have the exact expertise you are looking for. Shoot us a message and our team will connect with you.   

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