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Support and Services, Franck Saudo. Later
in June this year, will be the first milestone
for the new offering, when the launch
customer will go 100% paperless and fully
manage their engines through BOOST
solely with the e-engine logbook. Bristow
Helicopters Ltd will also join the program
this year.
BOOST offers the full integration of
three key features: The Electronic Engine
Logbook, Electronic Technical Publications,
Electronic Configuration Manager. The
Electronic Engine Logbook is directly linked
Turbomeca Launches BOOST Online Engine Maintenance to the Interactive Electronic Technical
Management Service Publications tailored to the configuration of
Turbomeca announced the entry into service “Turbomeca is first aero engine each customer’s engines and an Electronic
of BOOST, its new online engine maintenance manufacturer to propose such high level Configuration Manager to track technical
management service at the HAI Heli-Expo in of features integration in an online engine upgrades and modifications. The Online
Louisville, USA on March 1st. A highly secured, support application. The engine logbook is Engine Maintenance Management Service
web-based application developed in association like a health record. Having it online, fully has been selected and is being deployed
with IBM, BOOST (Bank Of Online Services & integrated with the technical publication by several customers such as Heli-Union,
Technologies) will allow Turbomeca-powered and the configuration manager will help HeliDax, Helicopters Italia and Advanced
helicopter operators will access real-time, to manage engine maintenance more Helicopter Services. The new online
personalized engine data for their own fleet efficiently. It brings significant value-added service contributes to the airworthiness
maintenance management, with the direct benefits to Turbomeca engine operators”, and availability requirements of helicopter
support of Turbomeca teams, 24/7. said Turbomeca Executive Vice President fleets, says Turbomeca.

MTU Aero Engines Develops New Propulsion Technologies
MTU Aero Engines, Germany’s leading work doesn’t stop at developing new for the European aerospace industry,”
engine manufacturer, has announced the technologies for our high-pressure explains Dr. Rainer Martens, Chief
development of new technologies as a compressor and low-pressure turbine Operating Officer at MTU Aero Engines.
result of its participation Clean Sky, the modules, we also qualify new partners Partners from industry and
largest aviation technology research research are participating in this sub-
initiative ever launched by the European project alongside MTU. Most of the
Commission. In the pursuit of development new companies and institutes to join
of new advanced aircraft and engine MTU’s innovation value chain come
technologies, innovative propulsion from Germany, but not all: some are
system technologies have been developed based in the United Kingdom, Italy,
and integrated into a demonstrator: MTU Austria and Sweden. “Our objective
is responsible for SAGE 4 (Sustainable was to bring together the best in class,
and Green Engines), one of five Clean Sky and that’s exactly what we’ve done,”
engine demonstrators, which was tested in Dr. Jörg Henne, Senior Vice President
Munich in late 2015. Engineering and Technology at MTU,
Based on a geared turbofan engine, sums up. The outcome is a win-win
the demonstrator incorporates a situation for both sides: “In addition
number of innovations, including to new hardware, we also gain new
components – blades for example – partners,” he explains. The cooperation
that are made from new materials under Clean Sky provides the partners
and feature a new design. New with an opportunity to get a foothold in
manufacturing techniques, advanced the European aviation industry for the
simulation methods and measurement first time, or to establish themselves in
techniques have also been tested. “Our a specific segment of the industry.

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