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systems and prevent flight delays for our customers in the new year,” says Duncan Aviation’s vice president of Parts Sales, Avionics, Accessories & Satellites, Mark Cote. For customers still needing to
bring a Honeywell RMU-855 and an RCZ-850 or RCZ-833 series transponder into compliance, contact: John Spellmeyer, Regional Avionics Sales Manager in the Western United States, at +1 316.214.8867 or email
John.Spellmeyer@DuncanAviation.com Michael Kussatz, Regional Avionics Sales Manager in the Eastern United States, at +1 531.207.3951 or email
Michael.Kussatz@DuncanAviation.com.
PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE SOFTWARE FROM AEROGILITY TO FORECAST POWERPLANT
SHOP VISITS FOR SAS AIRCRAFT SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) is implementing Aerogility’s cloud- based predictive maintenance- planning and forecasting solution to plan the maintenance and engineering requirements for its fleet of 125 aircraft. Aerogility will prepare optimized workscopes, initially focusing on powerplant shop visits and operational costs. Arising from research into AI and autonomous systems, Aerogility’s intelligent agents function as “actors” in virtual model-driven simulations that represent SAS’ entire MRO operation. The software-as-a- service (SaaS) solution automatically generates optimized maintenance plans based on a multi-agent model of the SAS fleet and operations. With Aerogility, SAS fleet planners can handle complex planning factors quickly and easily. The transparency of the simulations means the analytics and scheduling results are explicable and understandable — an important factor in safe and trusted decision- making. By comparing different plans and strategies, fleet planners
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can optimize the maintenance and engineering programs for the SAS fleet, achieving the wider goals of overall efficiency and sustainability. SAS has a large and diverse
fleet, which includes Airbus A319, A320, A320neo and A321 aircraft, as well as Boeing 737s, meaning the maintenance requirements are complex. SAS wanted a solution that could not only handle powerplant shop-visit scheduling but also help in the phasing out of 737s and the introduction of new Airbus aircraft. SAS is committed to reduce its climate-affecting impact, and software that results in fewer shop visits will contribute in doing so. Phil Cole, civil aviation business manager at Aerogility, adds: “The key feature in the latest version of Aerogility is a functionality that enables the planner to define the workscope for each powerplant unit. Aerogility provides predicted utilization statuses for each of the three main modules, enabling the planner to make an informed decision and customize the workscope accordingly.” Following the successful
deployment of this powerplant shop-visit forecasting solution, SAS is now planning to extend its use of Aerogility to cover heavy base maintenance scheduling.
WEST STAR AVIATION RECOGNIZED AS GOLD LEADER BY COLORADO’S ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR FIFTH
CONSECUTIVE YEAR West Star Aviation is recognized as a gold leader by the Colorado governor’s Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) in Denver, CO, for a fifth consecutive year. The Environmental Leadership Program is a state-wide recognition and reward program offering benefits
and incentives to members that go above and beyond compliance with state and federal regulations and are committed to continual environmental improvements. West Star Aviation entered the
governor’s Environmental Leadership Program in October 2010. The company is also a Western Slope leader, which assists other companies to successfully enter the program. “We take pride in our ongoing
efforts to reduce our environmental footprint at West Star Aviation. Continual emphasis on growing a green company with new ideas and innovations helps us to keep our employees safe, as well as our environment,” says Dave Krogman, general manager (GJT), West Star Aviation.
ASPEN AVIONICS EVOLUTION E5 ELECTRONIC FLIGHT INSTRUMENT (EFI) RECEIVES
EASA APPROVAL Aspen Avionics announces it has obtained European Union Safety Agency (EASA) approval for the Evolution E5 EFI. The budget- friendly E5 EFI will be sold through Aspen Avionics authorized dealers and directly to aircraft owners through aviation retailers. IFR- and VFR-capable, this
approval opens the door to many aircraft owners and flight schools in the region that want to update their existing steam gauges to glass at an affordable price. The STC’d non-TSO Evolution E5 consolidates attitude indicator plus DG/CDI into a single display with a rechargeable backup battery. It also includes Global Positioning System Steering (GPSS) and an air data, attitude and heading reference system (ADAHRS) starting at $4,995 USD. “The Evolution E5 offers an easy and economic path for aircraft owners to remove outdated and
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