Category: PRs

Swiss-AS is pleased to announce AMOSmobile a touch-optimised mobile package that will compile a suite of modules for use on mobile devices. Last year the proof-of-concept phase for AMOSmobile was performed and the prototype completed. A dedicated development team was formed in order to focus on implementing the mobile suite, which is optimised for mobile and touch usage. At the end of last year the company invited a select number of AMOS customers to a workshop in Basel to conduct a gap analysis of the new add-on application with Swiss-AS and to include the customers’ in-the-field experience. As a result, the next development steps were defined. The company says it is convinced that “the close cooperation with members of the AMOS community will be beneficial to this value-adding and user-friendly application.”

AMOSmobile is a set of dedicated modules, each to be separately licensed. In the first phase the mobile application will concentrate on covering functions related to maintenance execution. Initially, the main user group will be technicians who do not work on a desktop but still need to interact with the MRO system on a frequent basis – here the benefit of mobile device systems is clear.

AMOSmobile will support the use of electronically signed documents in order to secure the mobile process flow and avoid the printing and signing of paper documents. Currently the following functions have been developed or are being developed: ,Approval Control, Dispatch of Workorders and Taskcards, Documentation search (AMM, S1000D, MEL etc.), E-Signature for Workorders, Handling and deferring of Workorders, Stock information and parts requests via pickslip, Fleet status and overview and Structural Damage.

At a later stage, SwissAS envisages widening the functional range as well as integrating management/KPI functions and providing functions to cover additional base maintenance requirements in AMOSmobile.

PART, (Pacific Aerospace Resources & Technologies, LLC) says it has recently inducted six Boeing wide-body aircraft into long term storage with contracts to induct at least six more by late spring. “We are actively exploring land improvement projects to dramatically increase the area available for aircraft storage” stated David Green, PART’s Chairman of the Board, in response to the fast growth of PART’s customer base. “We are proud that PART is the only full service MRO located in Victorville, CA and offer a full suite of services including Heavy Maintenance, Structural Modifications/Repairs, Advance Composite Repairs, Aircraft Preservation/Storage as well as Aircraft Disassembly,” he continues. “Our goal is to provide the customer with a single site solution for the life cycle of the aircraft.” PART, an ARC Aerospace Industries Company and Boeing Fleet Services Partner, is located in Victorville, California.

On Tuesday, March 17, 2015 Lufthansa Technik held their annual results meeting in Hamburg, Germany. This meeting was the final results meeting conducted by outgoing Chairman August Henningsen. Dr. Johannes Bussman begins his tenure as chairman forthwith. The company released figures stating that it increased sales revenue by 3.8 percent to 4.3 billion euros. Look for details of the meeting and other announcements in the April issue of Aviation Maintenance magazine as well as our exclusive, final one-on-one interview with August Henningsen.

 

Spectro | Jet-Care has launched a new version of webECHO to further enhance their analysis services. The secure online portal provides customers with access to their latest sample results and trend reports, 24/7/365.

Designed to work on both desktops and mobile devices, users can monitor their entire Spectro | Jet-Care analysis and results in one place, including Oil, Hydraulic Fluid, Fuel, Debris and Filter Analysis and Engine Trend Monitoring by Gas Path Analysis (GPA).

“As one of the largest independent providers of condition monitoring services we understood our customers’ need for an online resource that brought all our analysis services together enabling them to access their data in one place” said Alan Baker, Sales & Marketing Manager, Spectro |Jet-Care. “For customers with fleets of aircraft webECHO is particularly useful in managing their condition monitoring programs, both across our laboratory analysis and GPA engine trend monitoring services”.

webECHO is also a useful tool to manage and review the trends of Spectro | Jet-Care analysis and enables users to create graphs and distributions for comparison. GPA customers are also able to view diagnostic comments, download monitoring and fault code reporting (where applicable) as well as filter by type, severity and date any events relating to their engines/aircraft.

 

Jet-Care says it is strengthening its Gas Path Analysis (GPA) portfolio with the addition of a new engine trend program for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 engine.

“As one of the largest independent providers of GPA services we are continuously developing new programs,” said David Glass, managing director, Jet-Care. “Each program is designed and built for a particular engine type by our in-house thermodynamicists, rather than using one system for all engine types. This enables us to provide a very precise trending analysis service specific to the PT6 family of engines.”

The Jet-Care GPA service targets the detection of engine core deterioration and associated faults by monitoring and trending engine data therefore enabling clients to monitor the health of their aircraft engines efficiently and effectively. The current GPA portfolio includes programs for Honeywell TFE731, HTF7000 Series, ALF502 and LF507 engines, GE CF34 engines, CFE Company CFE738 engines, Pratt & Whitney PW100, PW300 and PW500 Series and JT15D engines, Rolls-Royce BR710 and BR725 engines and Williams International FJ44 engines.

In addition to routine reports detailing the engine status the Jet-Care service offers full technical and administrative support 24/7, with highly experienced engineers available to aid diagnosis, interpretation and provide guidance to maintenance teams.

As part of this service customers are also able to make use of the Jet-Care iECHO GPA application for iPad, which enables pilots to gather engine data during steady state cruise and, once a network connection is made, send directly to Jet-Care for processing and evaluation.

Prep product’s quick drying benefits increase shop productivity by reducing process time

Andover, Kan. – A high quality, two-component urethane surfacer (CM0481030) that provides excellent performance, versatility and productivity characteristics, has been introduced by Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings.

Its quick drying benefits increase shop productivity by reducing process time for topcoat preparation. This new composite surfacer also provides outstanding gloss holdout, resistance to film shrinkage, easy sanding and flexibility.

Intended for use on composite for the aircraft exterior and parts, the new CM0481030 surfacer is ideal to fill and cover surface imperfections to create a smooth surface for topcoat applications.

When applied, this composite surfacer forms a tough film with excellent recoat/intercoat adhesion properties and is compatible with Sherwin-Williams topcoats including SKYscapes® Polyester Urethane basecoat-clearcoat topcoat system.

For information on the new CM0481030 two-component urethane surfacer or other Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings, call 1-888-888-5593 or visit http://www.swaerospace.com.

BizJet International Sales & Support has signed a supplier agreement for engine maintenance services with Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, one of the leading manufacturers of business-jet aircraft with the leading product support network in business aviation.

The three-year agreement will provide Gulfstream with options for quality engine maintenance and customer support for the Gulfstream GII, GIII, GIV, G350 and G450 aircraft world-wide.

“Becoming an engine services supplier to Gulfstream Aerospace is a tremendous accomplishment and honor for our Engine Services team here at BizJet” says Criss Berry, vice president Engine Services. “This represents a great collaboration.”

BizJet has serviced over 375 Rolls-Royce Spey and Tay engines since 2004. With the state-of-the art test cell facility, highly-trained technicians, a dedicated engineering team and a field support team which is available 24/7/365, BizJet delivers a product that meets the highest standards.

BizJet International has recently appointed Rick Townsend as vice president, Business Development, Aircraft Maintenance & Refurbishment. In this position, Townsend will be responsible for developing the Narrow-body Airframe MRO business as well as assisting with BizJet’s Narrow-Body Completions sales.

Before coming to BizJet, Mr. Townsend worked in the commercial aviation market by providing MRO support solutions for Narrow-body and Regional Jet operators at Ascent Aviation and AAR Aircraft Services. He joins BizJet’s corporate and commercial narrow-body business units with strong experience to facilitate expanding its narrow-body MRO customer-base.

Mr. Townsend comes to BizJet with more than thirty-five years of aviation experience. He holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Management, a Commercial Pilot rating and a FAA Repairman’s Certificate.

The Sky Match Color Management System has been introduced by Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings. Sky Match Color Management System is a user-friendly, web-based system designed to make color retrieval faster and more manageable for aerospace paint applicators. From simple color retrieval to custom color matching, Sky Match Color Management System will deliver improved MRO and aircraft paint shop productivity and profitability.

“Color information is now just a click away thanks to the Sky Match Color Management System. It provides simple to use color searches, storing, tracking and reporting; with all the information readily available, 24/7, 365 days a year,” according to Chip Mullins, Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings Global Sales Director. “Sky Match works in concert with the Sherwin-Williams intermix systems making it even easier to use with Jet Glo Express, SKYscapes, Jet Glo, Acry Glo, and JetFlex products.”

The Sky Match Color Management System will provide improved profitability, as painters can now make the specific batch size needed. This also means less product waste (makes grams, ounces, milliliters, liters, quart, gallons, etc.). And with its custom matching capability, this will also result in improved productivity (no waiting for product delivery) as well as better inventory management and improved stock management.

By providing easily accessible and simple information for batch tracking – by purchase order or
by customer – shops will now have the ability to tell where each batch is in the process and
assign employees to specific batches. The result is better workflow management.

Designed to be a global system with simple icons, the system will be translated and available in multiple languages. It is designed to work with multi-platforms as well as multiple devices including tablets, smartphones and PCs. For the paint shop, new equipment is part of the new system as well. This includes an explosion proof touch-screen monitor, a smart scale (attached directly to the computer and moves the formulas directly to them) and a portable color spectrophotometer – which can take a snapshot of the plane’s color and match it.

For information on the Sky Match Color Management System or other Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings products and services, call 1-888-888-5593 or visit http://www.swaerospace.com.