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FLIGHT DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT
ETLs in BizAv: Additional Opportunities Having explored the benefits and the challenges of Electronic Technical Logbooks, Mario Pierobon concludes his overview with a discussion on the additional opportunities they present Flight Departments…
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ne major advantage of Electronic Technical Logbooks (ETLs) to business aircraft operators is that information can be instantly transmitted from flight crews to the ground, helping the maintenance personnel prepare better, ultimately decreasing turnaround times. Lufthansa Technik’s AVIATAR Logbook, for example, “has a seamless two-way connection to popular MIS AMOS to enable that communication,” notes Mona Stuenckel, Senior Director of Digital Solutions Automation & Technology in Digital Fleet Services, Lufthansa Technik. Indeed, customers of Conduce eTechLog8 report a significant reduction in errors, and data of greater accuracy and consistency, according to Hayley Russell, Marketing Manager, Conduce Mobile Aviation Solutions. “eTechLog8 has a logical workflow, and uses mandatory
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fields so you can’t miss entering key information”, she adds. “Electronic systems mean back-office teams have near real-time, read-only access to the ETL in the cockpit via middleware, such as Conduce’s eCentral8. This enables proactive maintenance planning and support, and reduces delays. Teams no longer have to wait for the aircraft to return to base, or for somebody to email a copy of the technical logbooks, in order to understand the status of the aircraft/fleet.”
Opportunity to Increase Efficiency
The ETL can be set up for the flight crews by pre-filling all sorts of information via interfaces or templates to simplify its use compared to a paper logbook, says Stuenckel. “Having data available in a standardized, readable, electronic format supports follow-up processes www.AVBUYER.com
