GE Aviation and Avation PLC has announced an agreement to provide the AirVault Asset Transfer System across the lessor's fleet of ATR72 turboprops, A220-300, A320 and A321 narrow-body jets, Boeing 777-300ER and Airbus A330-300 twin-aisle airplanes.
The implementation is starting this month, with anticipated completion this year.
"By providing the expertise to digitally manage mission-critical records across Avation's fleet, we're strengthening the focus on asset lifecycle management and aircraft transition optimisation for the aviation industry," said Gib Bosworth, global lessor director for GE Aviation.
The Asset Transfer System is a collaborative tool that aims to simplify the way that leased asset documentation is managed between airlines and lessors by allowing operators to organise records in accordance with industry standard.
The system enhances the efficiency of lease returns several ways by helping operators harmonize and standardise files, perform collaborative document reviews with their lessor partners, and transfer files through an intuitive digital user interface which includes SPEC 2500 functionality.
Jeff Chatfield, executive chairman of Avation PLC said: "Avation is pleased to have selected the GE Aviation Air Vault Asset Transfer System to store and manage our fleet's aircraft records. Avation went through an extensive evaluation and comparison process to select a platform."
Elsewhere, GE Aviation has teamed up with Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) as partner in an EFB flight safety project implementing Flight Pulse amongst its pilot community. The project aim is to evaluate its effect on further improving the pilot's performance.
The pilots will benefit from having direct access to their performance data through a mobile app. SWISS is supporting academic research in this area to better understand technical, operational, human factors and information that will lead to improved pilot performance, the company says.
"The FlightPulse project expands upon GE Aviation's digital solutions already in use by SWISS enabling them to get more benefit from a comprehensive use of flight analytics and services," said John Mansfield, chief digital officer for GE Aviation. "FlightPulse provides an additional benefit through this mobile flight data app that provides pilots with data and analytics to help them understand their performance, putting valuable information directly into the hands of the pilots.