GE Aviation today announced new customers for its Flight Efficiency Services business which uses the Industrial Internet to provide business intelligence and actionable insight to significantly improve an airline’s overall efficiency.
EVA Airways and Garuda Indonesia Airlines have selected GE’s Flight Efficiency Services business, which support airlines in fuel management, flight data analytics, navigation services and fleet synchronization to optimize airline operational efficiency. The entire fleet of both EVA Airways and Garuda Indonesia Airlines will specifically utilize GE Aviation’s fuel management services.
“GE’s Flight Efficiency Services collects real-time data generated by the aircraft and applies proprietary techniques that use historic intelligence to help drive airlines’ business strategies,” said Alan Caslavka, president of Avionics & Digital Systems for GE Aviation. “Aircraft performance analytics are used to reveal patterns, transforming data into actionable insights that improve operations.”
Through its contract with EVA Airways, GE is providing consultation and evaluation services with the aim of reducing the airline’s fuel consumption and carbon emissions. GE is also designing and implementing custom solutions for EVA and performing on-going efficiency measurement. The Garuda Indonesia program will commence in October and GE will provide all phases of fuel management including the consulting, analytics and business intelligence in order to make informed decisions for improved flight operations.
“As part of our Quantum Leap initiative to be the best airline and global player, Garuda Indonesia continuously seeks ways to improve its services and operation, including improving the efficiency. The fuel efficiency solution from GE will help us operate more efficiently, save fuel cost and reduce carbon emission, which are important for our sustainable growth," said Emirsyah Satar, president & CEO of Garuda Indonesia.