Bombardier Inc. announced during the Regional Airline Association convention, which was held in Cleveland, Ohio that it is going to team up with United Technologies Corporation Pratt and Whitney, on order to develop a latest Aircraft Data Management System for its aircraft – Cseries. This management system is part of Aircraft Health Management System, which transfers real-time data from aircraft to enable remote troubleshooting. It also supports in forwarding aircraft maintenance diagnostic and will deliver technical information to the aircraft crew.
The Aircraft Health Management System is CSeries aircraft part, which provides on-board and on-ground support and will be accessible as soon as aircraft enters. It deals with the faulty messages from the aircraft and modifies it. The system has the capacity to record date, avionics, flight controls, engine and electrical, braking and landing systems together with environmental control and many other systems.
Vice President of Bombardier, Todd Young said that technicians were required to download important aircraft metrics by using a laptop which took a lot of time. The AHMS system help recover that information immediately through cellular network of Wi-Fi.
As per the contract, the systems infrastructure called as the eFast system, is going to be delivered by Pratt & Whitney. According to Graham Webb, Pratt & Whitney Vice President, this latest system will revolutionize the operations of aircraft and will facilitate performing monitoring better in real-time.
Mr. Webb said, "We're thrilled that this technology has evolved to the next level. CSeries operators will be able to immediately review the performance of their aircraft, allowing them to make smarter business decisions related to their PurePower engine fleet. This is truly revolutionary and will enable operators to maximize their fleet performance, while optimizing their maintenance and reliability expenditures."
The CSeries is going to be fortified with PurePower engines of Pratt & Whitney, which provides as much as 15%efficiency in regards to fuel, maintenance cost and noise pollution against majority of other aircraft engines. Almost 1000 of total test hours have been registered by CSeries-300 since its initial flight earlier in February.
On the other hand, aircraft makers like AIRBUS Group and Boeing Co have been emphasizing on establishing smaller aircraft with twin engine. Boeing launched the 737Max and 777X narrow body airplanes, which are more fuel friendly as compared to 777 and 787 Dreamliner.
Likewise, the AIRBUS is doubtful about the decision of continuing A380 aircraft production beyond 2020, as its other aircraft A330 is more popular compared to A380. One of the major reasons for this alteration is to be prepared if prices of fuel increase in the medium term.
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