Valley International Airport (HRL), located in Harlingen, Texas, is the largest airport in the Rio Grande Valley. Nearly 700,000 passengers and visitors walk through their terminal annually. Southwest Airlines offers nonstop service to Houston/Hobby and Austin. United Express offers nonstop service to Houston/Intercontinental. American Airlines offers nonstop service to Dallas. Frontier Airlines offers nonstop service to Chicago and Denver. Delta Air Lines offers seasonal nonstop service between Harlingen and Minneapolis/St. Paul between December and April. Sun Country Airlines offers seasonal nonstop service between Harlingen and Minneapolis/St. Paul between November and April.  Swift Airlines, and Sun Country Airlines offer scheduled casino charter flights year-round.

Valley International Airport leadership identified the need for a data management solution for managing and tracking their Part-139 Inspections, operational inspections, training and leases for the airport. EPIC configured and provided the Simplify i3® Airport Data Management Solution to VIA for ongoing use. The solution was specifically designed to grow with VIA’s business needs and delivery optional efficiencies to VIA staff.

EPIC provided software configuration services and initial setup for the following modules of the Simplify i3® Airport Data Management Solution:

Subsequent to the configuration and initial setup activities, EPIC provided training to end users of the Simplify i3® application. This included one Administrator training and two end user trainings. The training was planned using the Train the Trainer approach and included a Power Point overview training, hands-on training exercise instructions, and quick reference guides in PDF format, which could be printed for desk use.