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and analyze a significant amount of engine years of testing to be collated and analysed, provider for A320neo and B737MAX, is clear
data should allow us to optimize the engine faster than ever before. on the future of Big Data, “Big Data has the
MRO actions through Pronostic and Health GE has quickly moved ahead in the potential to fundamentally change the MRO
Monitoring developments and associated application of data analytics and earlier this industry, but this will require significant
preventive maintenance actions.” It is this year, announced the creation of a new Digital investments and time,” Jeremy Remacha CEO
data analysis capability that will be key to Solutions business within GE Aviation to SR Technics told Asian Airlines & Aerospace
customisation of the LEAP Family engine bring all of its digital expertise from across in an email response, “Access to data and the
maintenance programme and in-shop engine Aviation into one business. An estimated ability to analyse information can lead to
workscope to the actual individual engine 35,000 GE and GE partner engines are improved reliability, greater predictability,
operating conditions and the approach has monitored daily, and the quantum of data and ultimately, improved safety,” he
been a key contributor to the optimisation generated by a modern large turbofan can be observed. SR Technics recently announced,
of the LEAP maintenance costs. The data gauged from the fact that two GEnX engines that its shareholder Mubadala had agreed to
generated will also be vitally important can generate 1 TB of data per day! In July, GE sell 80 percent of its shares in SR Technics to
during the development of follow-on engine announced that one of the first customers for HNA Aviation and retain a 20 percent stake
variants and is expected to substantially digital solutions built on GE’s Predix platform in the company. Further expansion into the
reduce the time needed for such efforts. was flydubai. GE’s Network Operations fast-growing Asia-Pacific market is one of
The benefits of predictive analysis or Big Insights solution at flydubai aimed to the company’s key priorities, says Remacha.
Data can be realised when one considers help the low-cost carrier to minimize the SR Technics opened its 160,000 square foot
that Safran analysed the experience of 800 impact of unavoidable delays, enhance pilot facility in Kuala Lumpur two years ago and
hundred million flight hours on the CFM56, operational understanding, while optimally the Malaysian entity has the capability for
to make sure that all the lessons learned protecting schedules and revenue. The real- over 750 part numbers with a focus on the
were built in the LEAP design. The company time tools allow flydubai to understand the Airbus A320 family, the A330, the A340 and
also spent years before design freeze to impact of potential operational disruptions the Boeing 737NG.
prove technologies on component, module and the ability to minimise any such impact
and engine tests and extensive flight test on their network. 3D Printing and Additive
campaigns were used to perform engine Zurich based, SR Technics a leading Manufacturing
stress tests typical airline operations. component MRO services provider for A320 3D printing (additive layer manufacturing)
Predictive analysis will allow the data from and B737 Family operators and also an MRO has made giant strides in the past few years.

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